A Survey of Camp Leadership to Assess Immunization Requirements, Policies and Current Practices in a National Cohort of Summer Camps

Autor: Michael Ambrose, Andrew N. Hashikawa, Barry A. Garst, Carissa Bunke, Alexsandra Dubin, Tracey Gaslin, Stuart Bradin, Natalie Schellpfeffer
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Pediatrics. 147:209-210
ISSN: 1098-4275
0031-4005
DOI: 10.1542/peds.147.3ma2.209
Popis: Background: 14 million children attend summer camps yearly. While the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends all campers and staff receive vaccinations, camp leaderships’ immunization practices and perspectives have not been well characterized. Our study objective was to assess the current state of summer camps’ immunization requirements, policies, and practices by surveying a national cohort of camp leadership. Methods: We partnered with CampDoc.com, an online camp electronic health record system and the Association of Camp Nursing to conduct a 20-question online survey of camp leadership regarding current immunization requirements, policies and …
Databáze: OpenAIRE