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Healthy Drinking Water
National Drinking Water Week, May 4-10, 2008
World Water Day, March 22, 2008
National Groundwater Awareness Week, March 9-15, 2008
Water is basic to life and health. Over 1 billion people worldwide have no access to safe drinking water. The United States is fortunate to have one of the best supplies of drinking water in the world. Although tap water that meets federal and state standards is generally safe to drink, threats to drinking water quality in the United States still exist. Outbreaks of drinking water-associated illness and water restrictions during droughts demonstrate that we cannot take our drinking water for granted.
DPD’s Healthy Drinking Water Program was created to reduce the spread
of drinking water-associated illness by working with partners to:
- develop evidence-based prevention recommendations and health communication materials,
- enhance surveillance for drinking water-associated illness,
- support illness outbreak investigations and emergency responses, and
- support epidemiologic and laboratory research on drinking water issues.
The drinking water information on this Web site has been designed with different audiences and interests in mind. To find out more information about drinking water, click on one of the following links:
Information for Special Groups & Settings
Related Drinking Water Links
National Center for Infectious Diseases' Water-Related Diseases
National Estimate of Waterborne Disease Associated with Public Drinking Water
Related Waterborne Parasitic Diseases
For more information on a particular parasitic disease that may be associated with water, please select from the list below.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Amebiasis (Entamoeba histolytica Infection)
C
Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium Infection)
Cyclosporiasis (Cyclospora Infection)
D
Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease)
E
Entamoeba histolytica Infection (Amebiasis)
G
Giardiasis (Giardia Infection)
Guinea Worm Disease (Dracunculiasis)