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Prevention Materials

Prevention materials are designed for different audiences to provide ideas and methods for potentially reducing the risk of contracting or spreading RWIs. These suggestions should reduce risk and lead to a healthier swimming experience for the general public.

All Audiences

• RWI Prevention Week

General Public

• Swimmer Protection
• Prevention Commentaries

Aquatics Staff

• Crypto Alert: Aquatics Sector (PDF, 62 KB)
• 12 Steps for Prevention ( PDF document, 435 KB)
• Design and Operation Guidelines
• Disinfection and Remediation Guidelines
• Prevention Commentaries

Public Health Professionals

• Crypto Alert: Health Professionals (PDF, 62 KB)
• Model Aquatic Health Code
• RWI Health Promotion Toolkit
• Prevention Commentaries
• Pool Inspector Training

Pediatricians and Healthcare Professionals

These articles were written to inform pediatricians about recreational water illnesses and the need to give guidance to parents about having their children stay out of recreational water while they are ill with diarrhea.

• Safe Swimming: Talk to Parents about Preventing Recreational Water Illnesses (PDF, 148 KB)
  (reprinted with permission from the American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Prevention of Recreational Water Illnesses (PDF, 511 KB)
  (reprinted with permission from SLACK Incorporated)
• Therapy Pool Operation in Healthcare Facilities

Additional reference:

• Castor ML, Beach MJ. (2004). Reducing illness transmission from disinfected recreational water venues: Swimming, diarrhea, and the emergence of a new public health concern.
  Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 23:866-870.

Please note: Some of these publications are available for download only as *.pdf files. These files require Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to be viewed. Please review the information on downloading and using Acrobat Reader software.

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