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- RWIIPW 2012 - Rec Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week
- New Report on Swimming - New Info on Swimming Habits and Knowledge
- Drinking Water Week 2012 - Making tap Water Safe and Healthy
With its many uses for drinking, recreation, sanitation, hygiene, and industry, water is our most precious global resource. Clean and safe drinking water is critical to sustain human life and without it waterborne illness can be a serious problem. Water, which is necessary for recreational water activities like swimming, also helps promote healthy living. Often, water’s vital role is most apparent during an emergency or disaster.
Answers to your water-related questions can be found within our healthy water pages, below.
Healthy Water Topics
Drinking Water
Public Water Systems, Private Water Systems, Water Fluoridation, Camping, Hiking, Travel…
Global Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene (WASH)
Community Systems, Household Treatment & Storage, Sanitation and Hygiene, Travelers’ Health…
Healthy Swimming / Recreational Water
Pools and Spas, Oceans/Lakes/Rivers, Injury and Skin Cancer, Recreational Water Illnesses…
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