With funding by a grant from Pfizer and Sanofi the AHA is able to organize a specialized annual virtual conference that focuses on the work of bleeding disorder summer camps. Designed by a planning team from across the country, NACCHO (North American Camping Conference for Hemophilia Organizations) is facilitated by nationally known presenters and leaders from the bleeding disorder community who share useful camp resources and techniques. Participants can exchange resource materials, meet with representatives from NHF, pick up new ideas, and share their most successful endeavors with people from other camps.

Thank you to those of you who attended this year’s virtual conference!

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Eligibility and approval process (must be submitted with approval from your sponsoring agency)

• Organizations that want to start a camp may send two representatives (New camp programs started by established camps do not qualify).
• Organizations that have a program and serve 49 or fewer campers may send two representatives.
• Organizations that have a program and serve 50 or more campers may send three representatives.
• Organizations that have a family camp in addition to a regular camp may bring one additional person.
• The maximum number of people that can come per camp through the conference funding is four.

What to Expect We will provide education and learning opportunities through five major interest tracks:

• Administration Track: All the nuts and bolts sessions on how to budget, market, promote, insure and manage camp – including facilities management, registration, policies, purchasing supplies for camp, and much more.
• Campers and Parent Track: All sessions relating to child/youth development in theory and in practice, contemporary parenting issues, working with children with behavioral challenges, sending children home, developmental or practical issues related to bleeding disorders, as well as current topics relating to working with parents, building partnerships, setting limits, and enforcing camp rules.
• Programs and Activities Track: All sessions related to instruction in sports, arts, adventure and waterfront operation.
• Staff and Leadership Track: Sessions within this category fall into two areas: those relating to staff hiring, training and management; and those relating to camp leadership theory and practice, cultivation and training, vision, ethics, community building, and establishing or changing camp culture.
• Medical Services Track: All sessions related to the providing of medical and social services at camp.Should you have any questions regarding NACCHO, please feel free to contact us at (602) 955-3947 or by email: NACCHO@arizonahemophilia.org