Information for Health Professionals
These products have been designed for health professionals to be used for training, outbreak investigations, advocacy, and laboratory diagnosis.
On this Page:
- Information for State and Local Health Departments
- Information for Pediatricians and Healthcare Professionals
- Laboratory Diagnostic Assistance on Parasitic Diseases
- Other Related Links
Information for State and Local Health Departments
- RWI Prevention Week
- RWI Health Promotion Toolkit for Public Health Professionals
- Model Aquatic Health Code
- Prevention Commentaries
- Training and Education
- Outbreak Response Toolkits
- Design and Operation Guidelines
- Disinfection and Remediation Guidelines
- Educational Materials for Distribution (Brochures, Fact Sheets, Podcasts, Posters)
- Environmental Health Services Information
Information for 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.
Laboratory Diagnostic Assistance on Parasitic Diseases
The Division of Parasitic Diseases offers reference, training, and diagnostic assistance for state and local health department laboratorians through DPDx.
Other Related Links
- Environmental Health Services Information
- References and Resources
- Division of Parasitic Diseases: Drinking Water
- Kansas State University: Information on Cryptosporidium and Other Parasites
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Division of Parasitic Diseases
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Page last modified: September 16, 2008