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Healthy Swimming A-Z

For more information on a particular Healthy Swimming topic, please click on the letter that corresponds to the first letter of the name of your topic of interest in the alphabet list below.

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A

Acanthamoeba Infection

Adenovirus Infection

Air Quality, Indoor Pools

Algal Blooms, Harmful (HABs)

Amebiasis (Entamoeba histolytica Infection)

Aquatic Health, Model Code

Aquatics Staff (General Information for)

Aquatics Operators and RWIs

Audio Podcasts

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B

Beaches

Beaches, EPA Brochure pdf icon (PDF, 82 KB)

Behavioral Science and RWIs (MMWR and EID Articles)

Bilharzia (Schistosomiasis)

Blood and Vomit Contamination of Pools

Boating Safety

Body Fluid Spills (Clean Up)

Brochures

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C

Campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter Infection)

Cercarial Dermatitis (Swimmer's Itch)

Chemicals, Swimming Pool (MMWR and EID Articles)

Chlorine and pH (Disinfection)

Chlorine Disinfection: Time Table for Killing Common Germs

Cholera (Vibrio cholerae Infection)

Cleaning Surfaces Around the Pool

Code, Model Aquatic Health

Commentaries, Prevention

Contact Us

CPI Training (Certified Pool-Spa Inspector)

Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium Infection)

Cryptosporidiosis Facts (For People With Compromised Immune Systems)

Cryptosporidiosis Surveillance

Cryptosporidium fact sheet pdf icon (PDF, 51 KB)

Cyclosporiasis (Cyclospora Infection)

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D

Design, Pool pdf icon (PDF, 40 KB)

Diagnostic Assistance on Parasitic Diseases

Diarrhea

Diarrhea and Spreading Illness at the Pool

Diarrhea, Chronic

Diarrhea, MMWR and EID articles

Diarrhea, RWI Fact Sheets

Diarrhea, Travelers'

Disease Tracking/ Surveillance

Diarrhea: What To Do If You Are Ill

Disinfection (Chlorine and pH)

Disinfection and Operation Guidelines (Aquatics Operators)

Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Infection)

Drinking Water

Drinking Water-Associated Outbreaks (Surveillance Summaries)

Drowning (Fact Sheet)

Drowning Prevention pdf icon (PDF, 40 KB)

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E

E. coli 0157:H7

Electrocution Prevention

EID (Emerging Infectious Disease) and MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) Articles

Entamoeba histolytica Infection (Amebiasis)

Enteroviruses

Environmental Health Services Information

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brochure- beaches pdf icon (PDF, 82 KB)

En Español

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F

Fact Sheets

Fasciolopsiasis (Fasciolopsis Infection)

Fecal Accident Response

Fecal Matter, presence of parasites

Foodborne Outbreak Response

Frequently Asked Questions

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G

Giardia Fact Sheet pdf icon (PDF, 50 KB)

Giardiasis (Giardia Infection)

Giardiasis Surveillance

Guinea Worm (Dracunculiasis)

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H

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)

Head Lice and Swimming

Health Professionals

Healthy Swimming (General Information)

Healthy Swimming Behaviors (6 PLEAs for Swimmers)

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis E

Hot Tub Rash (Pseudomonas Dermatitis)

Hot Tub Rash Fact Sheet pdf icon (PDF, 75 KB)

Hot Tub Rash Outbreak

Hydrotherapy Tank and Pool Operation

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I

Injuries (MMWR and EID Articles)

Inspector Training (Certified Pool-Spa Inspector)

Interactive Fountains, Wet Decks and Spray Pads

International Recreational Water (MMWR and EID Articles)

Investigation Survey, Environmental Health (For Use in Swimming Pool Outbreak) Word Doc Icon (Word, 227 KB)

Irritants (Chloramines) and Indoor Pool Air Quality

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L

Laboratory Diagnostic Assistance on Parasitic Diseases

Leptospirosis

Legionellosis (Legionnaire’s Disease and Pontiac Fever)

Legionellosis Resources (For Health and Laboratory Professionals)

Letters (Samples for Use in Outbreak Situation)

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M

Marine Toxins

Media Release (pdf icon PDF document, 43 KB)

Meningitis, Aseptic (Viral Meningitis, Enterovirus Infection)

MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) and EID (Emerging Infectious Disease) Articles

Model Aquatic Health Code

Molluscum (Molluscum Contagiosum)

Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC)

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N

Natural Bodies of Water (Oceans, Lakes, and Rivers)

Naegleria Infection

NEEAR Water Study

Neurologic Infections (MMWR and EID Articles)

Norovirus

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O

Otitis Externa (Swimmer’s Ear)

Otitis Externa Fact Sheet (Swimmer’s Ear) pdf icon (PDF, 44 KB)

Operation and Disinfection, Swimming Pool (MMWR and EID Articles)

Operator Tips (Pools) pdf icon (PDF, 51 KB)

Operator Tips (Spas) pdf icon (PDF, 60 KB)

Operator Training Courses

Other Illnesses (MMWR and EID Articles)

Outbreak Reporting Form pdf icon (PDF, 87 KB)

Outbreak Response Toolkit

Outbreak Response, helpful tips

Outbreak Response, Environmental Health Investigation Survey Word Doc Icon (Word, 227 KB)

Outbreak Response, Questionnaires (Examples)

Outbreak Response, Sample Letters

Outbreaks, Drinking Water (Surveillance Summaries)

Outbreaks, RWIs (Surveillance Summaries)

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P

Pediatricians (Prevent RWIs) pdf icon (PDF, 511 KB)

Pediatricians (talk to parents) pdf icon (PDF, 148 KB)

pH and Chlorine (Disinfection)

Pharyngoconjunctival Fever

Physical Activity

Pinworm and Swimming

Podcasts

Pool Code, Model Aquatic Health Code

Pool Codes, State (select state from map or list)

Pool Design Tips pdf icon (PDF, 40 KB)

Pool Operator Tips pdf icon (PDF, 51 KB)

Pool User Tips pdf icon (PDF, 64 KB)

Pool-Spa Inspector Training (CD)

Posters

Prevention, Aquatics Staff (12 steps)

Prevention Commentaries

Prevention, Swimmers (Swimmer Protection)

Prevention Week

Pseudomonas Dermatitis (Hot Tub Rash)

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Q

Questionnaires (Examples for Use in Outbreak Situation)

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R

Recreational Water Illnesses (RWIs)

RWI Audio Interview

RWI Outbreaks (Surveillance Summaries)

RWI Prevention, Aquatics Staff (12 steps)

RWI Prevention, Swimmers (Swimmer Protection)

RWI Prevention Week

RWIs and Aquatics Staff: Why Be Concerned?

Reference Manuals

References and Resources

Respiratory Infections (MMWR and EID Articles)

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S

Salmonella Typhi Infection (Typhoid Fever)

Salmonellosis (Salmonella Infection)

Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia)

Search CDC

Shigellosis (Shigella Infection)

Six PLEAs for Prevention

Skin, Ear, and Eye Infections (MMWR and EID Articles)

Spa Operator Tips pdf icon (PDF, 60 KB)

Spa User Tips pdf icon (PDF, 388 KB)

Spanish Version of Healthy Swimming Information

Splashpads (Interactive Fountains, Sprayparks, Wet Decks)

Sprayparks (Interactive Fountains, Splashpads, Wet Decks)

State Programs

Sun Exposure, Sunburn, and Skin Cancer Prevention

Surfaces and Cleaning Around the Pool

Surveillance Summaries

Swim Diapers and Swim Pants

Swimmer Protection

Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa)

Swimmer's Ear Fact Sheetpdf icon (PDF, 44 KB)

Swimmer’s Itch (Cercarial Dermatitis)

Swimming (all)

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T

Technical Information

Test Strips (pdf icon (PDF document, 27 KB)

Toxins, Marine

Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma Infection)

Training Courses, Pool Operator

Training CD (for Environmental Health Pool Programs)

Travelers

Travelers' Diarrhea

Travelers' Health

Twelve Steps for Prevention

Typhoid Fever (Salmonella Typhi Infection)

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V

Viral gastroenteritis (Diarrhea)

Vibrio cholerae Infection (Cholera)

Vibrio parahaemolyticus Infection

Vibrio vulnificus Infection

Vomit and Blood Contamination of Pools

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W

Water-Associated Illnesses

Waterborne Disease Outbreak Reporting Form pdf icon (PDF, 87 KB)

Wet Decks (Interactive Fountains, Splashpads, Sprayparks)

Where are RWIs found?

Wound Infections (MMWR and EID Articles)

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