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.
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
Algal Blooms, Harmful (HABs)
Amebiasis (Entamoeba histolytica Infection)
Aquatics Staff (General Information for)
B
Beaches, EPA Brochure (PDF, 82 KB)
Behavioral Science and RWIs (MMWR and EID Articles)
Bilharzia (Schistosomiasis)
Blood and Vomit Contamination of Pools
Body Fluid Spills (Clean Up)
- Beaches, EPA Brochure (PDF, 82 KB)
- Healthy Swimming (PDF, 1 MB)
- Healthy Swimming, Spanish Version (En Español) (PDF, 1.9 MB)
- Multi Media Brochure
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
CPI Training (Certified Pool-Spa Inspector)
Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium Infection)
Cryptosporidiosis Facts (For People With Compromised Immune Systems)
Cryptosporidiosis Surveillance
Cryptosporidium fact sheet (PDF, 51 KB)
Cyclosporiasis (Cyclospora Infection)
D
Design and Operation Guidelines
Design, Pool (PDF, 40 KB)
Diagnostic Assistance on Parasitic Diseases
Diarrhea and Spreading Illness at the Pool
Diarrhea, MMWR and EID articles
Diarrhea: What To Do If You Are Ill
Disease Tracking/ Surveillance
Disinfection (Chlorine and pH)
Disinfection and Remediation Guidelines
Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Infection)
Drinking Water-Associated Outbreaks (Surveillance Summaries)
Drowning (Fact Sheet)
Drowning Prevention (PDF, 40 KB)
E
EID (Emerging Infectious Disease) and MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) Articles
Entamoeba histolytica Infection (Amebiasis)
Environmental Health Services Information
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brochure- beaches (PDF, 82 KB)
F
- Cryptosporidium (PDF, 51 KB)
- Crypto for immune compromised (PDF, 32 KB)
- Giardia (PDF, 50 KB)
- Hot Tub Rash (PDF, 75 KB)
- Media Release (PDF, 43 KB)
- Swimmer's Ear (PDF, 44 KB)
Fasciolopsiasis (Fasciolopsis Infection)
Fecal Matter, presence of parasites
G
Giardia Fact Sheet (PDF, 50 KB)
Giardiasis (Giardia Infection)
Guinea Worm (Dracunculiasis)
H
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
Healthy Swimming (General Information)
Healthy Swimming Behaviors (6 PLEAs for Swimmers)
Hot Tub Rash (Pseudomonas Dermatitis)
Hot Tub Rash Fact Sheet (PDF, 75 KB)
Hydrotherapy Tank and Pool Operation
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, 227 KB)
Irritants (Chloramines) and Indoor Pool Air Quality
L
Laboratory Diagnostic Assistance on Parasitic Diseases
Legionellosis (Legionnaire’s Disease and Pontiac Fever)
Legionellosis Resources (For Health and Laboratory Professionals)
Letters (Samples for Use in Outbreak Situation)
M
Media Release ( PDF document, 43 KB)
Meningitis, Aseptic (Viral Meningitis, Enterovirus Infection)
MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) and EID (Emerging Infectious Disease) Articles
Molluscum (Molluscum Contagiosum)
Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC)
N
Natural Bodies of Water (Oceans, Lakes, and Rivers)
Neurologic Infections (MMWR and EID Articles)
O
Otitis Externa (Swimmer’s Ear)
Otitis Externa Fact Sheet (Swimmer’s Ear) (PDF, 44 KB)
Operation and Disinfection, Swimming Pool (MMWR and EID Articles)
Operator Tips (Pools) (PDF, 51 KB)
Operator Tips (Spas) (PDF, 60 KB)
Other Illnesses (MMWR and EID Articles)
Outbreak Reporting Form (PDF, 87 KB)
Outbreak Response, helpful tips
Outbreak Response, Environmental Health Investigation Survey (Word, 227 KB)
Outbreak Response, Questionnaires (Examples)
Outbreak Response, Sample Letters
Outbreaks, Drinking Water (Surveillance Summaries)
Outbreaks, RWIs (Surveillance Summaries)
P
Pediatricians (Prevent RWIs) (PDF, 511 KB)
Pediatricians (talk to parents) (PDF, 148 KB)
pH and Chlorine (Disinfection)
Pool Code, Model Aquatic Health Code
Pool Codes, State (select state from map or list)
Pool Design Tips (PDF, 40 KB)
Pool Operator Tips (PDF, 51 KB)
Pool User Tips (PDF, 64 KB)
Pool-Spa Inspector Training (CD)
Prevention, Aquatics Staff (12 steps)
Prevention, Swimmers (Swimmer Protection)
Pseudomonas Dermatitis (Hot Tub Rash)
Q
Questionnaires (Examples for Use in Outbreak Situation)
R
Recreational Water Illnesses (RWIs)
- What are they?
- Where are they found?
- How are they spread?
- Why doesn't chlorine eliminate RWI germs?
- Who is most likely to get ill from RWIs?
- How can we prevent RWIs?
RWI Outbreaks (Surveillance Summaries)
RWI Prevention, Aquatics Staff (12 steps)
RWI Prevention, Swimmers (Swimmer Protection)
RWIs and Aquatics Staff: Why Be Concerned?
Respiratory Infections (MMWR and EID Articles)
S
Salmonella Typhi Infection (Typhoid Fever)
Salmonellosis (Salmonella Infection)
Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia)
Shigellosis (Shigella Infection)
Skin, Ear, and Eye Infections (MMWR and EID Articles)
Spa Operator Tips (PDF, 60 KB)
Spa User Tips (PDF, 388 KB)
Spanish Version of Healthy Swimming Information
Splashpads (Interactive Fountains, Sprayparks, Wet Decks)
Sprayparks (Interactive Fountains, Splashpads, Wet Decks)
Sun Exposure, Sunburn, and Skin Cancer Prevention
Surfaces and Cleaning Around the Pool
Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa)
Swimmer's Ear Fact Sheet (PDF, 44 KB)
Swimmer’s Itch (Cercarial Dermatitis)
T
Test Strips ( (PDF document, 27 KB)
Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma Infection)
Training Courses, Pool Operator
Training CD (for Environmental Health Pool Programs)
Typhoid Fever (Salmonella Typhi Infection)
V
Viral gastroenteritis (Diarrhea)
Vibrio cholerae Infection (Cholera)
Vibrio parahaemolyticus Infection
Vomit and Blood Contamination of Pools
W
Waterborne Disease Outbreak Reporting Form (PDF, 87 KB)
Wet Decks (Interactive Fountains, Splashpads, Sprayparks)
Wound Infections (MMWR and EID Articles)
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Division of Parasitic Diseases
National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-borne, and Enteric Diseases
Page last modified: October 20, 2008