Posters
These posters are designed for all swimmers, especially parents with young children. They can be used to help raise awareness about recreational water illnesses (RWIs). They also provide easy steps for protecting swimmers from RWIs. Display the posters in highly visible areas (for example in bathroom stalls and shower areas and near diaper changing stations and kiddie pools) where patrons can easily see and read them before getting into the water.
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Six PLEAs for Protection Against RWIs
Why Would You Drink the Water You Swim In?
Six "PLEAS" for Protection Against Recreational Water Illnesses (RWIs)
(PDF, 104 KB)
Designed for all swimmers.
Can You Read This?
(PDF, 41 KB)
PLEA 1: Don’t swim when ill with diarrhea.
Designed for adolescents or adult swimmers.
Why Would You Drink the Water You Swim In?
(PDF, 134 KB)
PLEA 2: Don't swallow the pool water.
Designed for swimmers.
Why Not Wash Your Hands?
(PDF, 48 KB)
PLEA 3: Practice good hygiene.
Designed for all swimmers.
There Are Some Things You Would Rather NOT Share
(PDF, 137 KB)
PLEA 3: Practice good hygiene.
Designed for all swimmers, especially children and adolescents.
Bathroom Break
(PDF, 115 KB)
PLEA 4: Take your child on bathroom breaks or check diapers often.
Designed for all swimmers, especially parents with children in the pool.
Wanted: Saggy Diapers
(PDF, 143 KB)
PLEA 4: Take your child on bathroom breaks or check diapers often.
PLEA 5: Change diapers in the bathroom, not at poolside
Designed for parents of young children.
Wash Your Baby
(PDF, 53 KB)
PLEA 6: Wash your child before swimming.
Designed for parents of young children.
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.
Division of Parasitic Diseases
National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-borne, and Enteric Diseases
Page last modified: June 26, 2008