News feed for the Monterey Bay Area Council http://mbacbsa.org/rss/CurrentNews Sat, 19 May 2012 06:55:12 GMT Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:32:18 GMT en Copyright 2005 Sitecore A/S Sitecore CMS: http://www.sitecore.net. Sitecore RSS module: Sitecore.Modules.RSS, Version=1.2.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null <p>The Annual Health and Medical Record was released in December 2008, and its use became mandatory on January 1, 2010. The latest update to the record consolidates all records from the National Council and the three national high-adventure base forms, enabling a single medical form to be used across all BSA activities. The new form, bin No. 680-001, supersedes the previous, catalog No. 34605; this new item should be phased in immediately as it renders the old forms obsolete.</p> <p>The Annual Health and Medical Record is required for participation in all Scouting events, including day and resident camps and high-adventure bases. It should be updated no less than annually.</p> <h3>Highlights/changes with the 2011 update:</h3> <br /> <ul> <li>The record now lives on an interactive web page on Scouting Safely. Scouts, Scouters, parents and staff can download, fill in, and print it on standard paper, and can save an electronic copy for their personal files. The link is now live <a href="http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/HealthandSafety/ahmr.aspx">here</a> and should be substituted for any outdated links you may have hosting the record.</li> <li>Parts A and B-the health history and release statement-will be utilized the most.</li> <li>Part C is the physical exam.</li> <li>Part D is a review piece for participants attending any of the national high-adventure bases.</li> <li>The record 680-001 supersedes and is the equivalent for meeting day and resident camp standard requirements that for 2011 still reference No. 34605.</li> </ul> <p>The <a href="http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/HealthandSafety/Resources/MedicalFormFAQs.aspx">Frequently Asked Questions</a> (FAQs) have been updated to reflect the changes in the record. We strongly encourage councils to highlight the link to the FAQs; experience indicates that 95 percent of the questions we receive are answered on this page.</p> <p>If you have any other concerns, please direct them to <a href="mailto:Health.Safety@scouting.org">Health.Safety@scouting.org</a>. If you have questions for a specific high-adventure base, please contact the base directly.</p> <hr /> http://mbacbsa.org/News%20Articles/Annual%20Health%20and%20Medical%20Record%20Update Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:32:18 GMT http://mbacbsa.org/News%20Articles/Annual%20Health%20and%20Medical%20Record%20Update http://mbacbsa.org/News%20Articles/Blair%20Atholl%20International%20Patrol%20Jamborette Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:37:15 GMT http://mbacbsa.org/News%20Articles/Blair%20Atholl%20International%20Patrol%20Jamborette Our goal is simple, we want today's youth to be exposed to all the outdoor adventures and activities available for their enjoyment. Then hopefully they will become the stewards. Modern society and electronics have made it too easy for today's kids to get wrapped up in their video games and computers. This event hopes to showcase wonderful and exciting outdoor activities that are healthy for the body and the soul. http://mbacbsa.org/News%20Articles/MBYOD Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:14:36 GMT http://mbacbsa.org/News%20Articles/MBYOD