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Health and Safety

Health and Safety

Remember, there are activities Scouts shouldn’t do

May 20, 2021 2

Your unit might have big plans this year, but it’s important to remember what shouldn’t be on your schedule.

Health and Safety

What’s in the Scouter Code of Conduct, which every BSA leader agrees to follow?

May 5, 2021 6

The Scouter Code of Conduct is just about using the BSA’s program as designed, including all of the program features designed to protect youth.

Health and Safety

Scout leaders whose troop trailers were stolen share what they’d do differently

April 28, 2021 22

We asked three leaders whose trailers were stolen or burglarized to tell us what they’d do differently in hindsight.

Health and Safety

Plan now to complete your Annual Health and Medical Record for this summer

April 27, 2021 0

There aren’t any exemptions for 2021, so now is the time to make sure you and your Scout’s records are up-to-date and complete.

Health and Safety

Review these revised safety checklists before any service project

March 25, 2021 1

While we take a face covering with us when we head out now, it’s important to remind ourselves what else we need to do to keep safely serving.

Health and Safety

He installed carbon monoxide detectors while earning Family Life MB. A few months later, they saved his family

February 19, 2021 2

“You don’t know when a situation like this could happen to you and your family,” the First Class Scout from Indiana says.

Health and Safety

Illinois Scouter credits BSA health exam to saving his life

January 28, 2021 7

Before joining his son on a Philmont Scout Ranch trek, Greg Bedell went to his doctor, who found something serious.

Health and Safety

Before you meet, make sure you screen for COVID-19

January 21, 2021 3

There’s a lot about 2020 most of us would like to forget, but protecting ourselves and our Scouts from COVID-19 is something we all must remember to do.

App Feed

How to host a Pinewood Derby event safely this year

November 19, 2020 3

A lot of things have been cancelled, pared down and changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but your pack’s Pinewood Derby season can totally still happen.

Camping

Camping is not only fun, it’s good for your health

September 29, 2020 0

There are plenty of reasons to go camping. It’s fun; you can learn new skills; you can relax — but it also has health benefits. 

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Bryan Wendell

Bryan Wendell, an Eagle Scout, is the founder of Bryan on Scouting and a contributing writer.


Michael Freeman

Michael Freeman, an Eagle Scout, is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


Aaron Derr

Aaron Derr is the senior editor of Scout Life magazine and Bryan on Scouting, and also a former Cubmaster and Scouts BSA volunteer.

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