Healthy Swimming Topics
Below is a listing of topics related to healthy swimming; for more information on a particular topic, simply click on the link provided. Please note that as a service to our users, we have listed topics related to healthy swimming and recreational water for which dedicated content pages may not exist within our site. Some of these links will lead to other CDC web pages outside of Healthy Swimming.
Common abbreviations used: RWI (Recreational Water Illness), MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), EID (Emerging Infectious Diseases).
A-C
- Acanthamoeba Infection
- Adenovirus Infection
- Air Quality, Indoor Pools
- Algal Blooms (HABs), Harmful — see Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
- Amebiasis — see Entamoeba histolytica Infection
- Aseptic Meningitis — see Viral Meningitis
- Aquatic Health Code, Model
- Aquatics Staff, Education and Information
- Audio Podcasts
- Beaches — see Natural Bodies of Water
- Behavioral Science and RWIs (MMWR and EID Articles)
- Bilharzia — see Schistosomiasis
- Blood Contamination of Pool Water
- Boating Safety
- Body Fluid Spills, Cleaning Up
- Brochures
- Calicivirus — see Norovirus Infection
- Campylobacter Infection [Campylobacteriosis]
- Campylobacteriosis — see Campylobacter Infection
- CDC Programs and Projects related to Healthy Swimming and Recreational Water
- Cercarial dermatitis Infection — see Swimmer's Itch
- Certification, Training, and Education
- Chemicals
- Preventing Injuries from Pool
- Swimming Pool (MMWR and EID Articles)
- Chloramines and Indoor Pool Air Quality
- Chlorine and pH, Disinfection With
- Chlorine Disinfection Timetable for Killing Common Illness-causing Germs
- Cholera [Vibrio cholerae Infection]
- Cleaning
- Code, Model Aquatic Health
- Commentaries, Prevention
- CORE — see Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) [PDF - 244 kb]
- "Crypto" — see Cryptosporidium Infection
- Cryptosporidiosis — see Cryptosporidium Infection
- Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) [PDF - 244 kb]
- Cryptosporidium Infection [Cryptosporidiosis]
- Cyclospora Infection [Cyclosporiasis]
- Cyclosporiasis — see Cyclospora Infection
D-F
- Data and Statistics on Recreational Water Topics
- Dermatitis, Cercarial — see Swimmer's Itch
- Design and Operation
- Diagnostic Assistance on Parasitic Diseases — see DPDx
- Diarrhea
- Disease Tracking/Surveillance of Waterborne Diseases
- Diseases, Contaminants, and Injuries, Water-related
- Disinfection
- Chlorine and pH
- and Operation, Swimming Pool (MMWR and EID Articles)
- Pools and Hot Tubs
- DPDx [Laboratory Diagnostic Assistance on Parasitic Diseases]
- Dracunculiasis — see Guinea Worm Disease
- Drowning
- E. coli 0157:H7 Infection [Escherichia coli Infection]
- Electrocution Prevention
- EID (Emerging Infectious Disease) Articles on Recreational Water
- Entamoeba histolytica Infection [Amebiasis]
- Enteroviruses
- Environmental Health Services Information
- Escherichia coli Infection — see E. coli 0157:H7 Infection
- Fact Sheets
- Fasciolopsis Infection [Fasciolopsiasis]
- Fasciolopsiasis — see Fasciolopsis Infection
- Fast Facts about Recreational Water [Statistics about Recreational Water]
- Fecal Incident Response [PDF - 582 kb]
- Fecal Matter, Prevalence of Parasites in
- Foodborne Outbreak Response
- Frequently Asked Questions on Healthy Swimming Topics
G-K
- General Public, Education and Information on Healthy Swimming and Recreational Water for
- Giardia Infection [Giardiasis]
- Giardiasis — see Giardia Infection
- Guinea Worm Disease [Dracunculiasis]
- Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
- Head Lice and Swimming
- Health Benefits of Water-Based Exercise
- Health Professionals, Education and Information
- Healthy Swimming, Six Steps for
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis E
- Historical CDC Design and Operation Manuals for Pools and Hot Tubs
- Home Test Strips, Instructions for Pool and Spa (Hot Tub)
- Hot Tub(s)
- Hot Tub Rash [Pseudomonas Dermatitis]
- Hydrotherapy Tank and Pool Operation
- Indoor Pool Air Quality, Irritants and
- Inflatable and Plastic Pools [Kiddie Pools]
- Injuries (MMWR and EID Articles)
- Injury and Skin Cancer Prevention
- Inspector Training, Certified Pool-Spa
- Interactive Fountains, Water Play Areas and
- International Recreational Water (MMWR and EID Articles)
- Investigation Survey, Environmental Health (for RWI Outbreaks)
- Irritants (Chloramines) and Indoor Pool Air Quality
- Kiddie Pools — see Inflatable and Plastic Pools
L-O
- Laboratory Diagnostic Assistance on Parasitic Diseases — see DPDx
- Lakes — see Natural Bodies of Water
- Legionnaire’s Disease [Legionella Infection, Legionellosis, Pontiac Fever]
- Legionella Infection — see Legionnaire’s Disease
- Legionellosis — see Legionnaire’s Disease
- Leptospira Infection [Leptospirosis]
- Leptospirosis — see Leptospira Infection
- Letters, Samples for RWI Outbreak Response
- Manuals for Pools and Hot Tubs, CDC Historical Design and Operation
- Marine Toxins
- Media Releases — see Press Releases
- Meningitis, Viral or Aseptic — see Viral Meningitis
- MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) Articles on Recreational Water
- Model Aquatic Health Code
- Molluscum Contagiosum
- Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC)
- Naegleria Infection [Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM)]
- National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS)
- Natural Bodies of Water
- NEEAR Water Study (EPA Study of Recreational Water)
- Neurologic Infections (MMWR and EID Articles)
- Norovirus Infection [Calicivirus]
- NORS (National Outbreak Reporting System)
- Oceans — see Natural Bodies of Water
- Operation
- and Disinfection, Swimming Pool (MMWR and EID Articles)
- Pools and Hot Tubs
- Operator Training, Pool and Spa
- Other Illnesses (MMWR and EID Articles)
- Otitis Externa — see Swimmer's Ear
- Outbreak Reporting Form, National Outbreak Reporting System
- Outbreak Response
- Outbreaks, Recreational and Drinking Water (Surveillance Summaries)
P-R
- Pediatricians, Healthy Swimming Information for
- pH, Chlorine and
- Pharyngoconjunctival Fever
- Physical Activity
- Pinworm and Swimming
- Podcasts
- Pontiac Fever — see Legionnaire’s Disease
- Pool(s)
- Area, Cleaning Surfaces Around
- Code, National — see Model Aquatic Health Code
- Codes, State — see State-based Healthy Swimming Information
- Design and Operation
- Inflatable and Plastic Pools [Kiddie Pools]
- Inspector Training
- and Spa (Hot Tub) Test Strips Home Test Instructions
- Surfaces, Cleaning Up Body Fluid Spills
- Posters
- Press Releases [Media Releases] (Including Samples on Healthy Swimming Topics)
- Prevention, Recreational Water Illnesses
- Commentaries (Articles)
- Information for Aquatics Staff
- Information for Swimmers
- Materials (Resources)
- Prevention Week, Recreational Water Illness (RWI)
- Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) — see Naegleria Infection
- Programs and Projects, CDC
- Pseudomonas
- Hot Tub Rash
- Swimmer's Ear [Otitis Externa]
- Public Health Professionals, Education and Information
- Public Health Professionals, RWI Prevention and Response Tools for
- Publications, Resources and
- Publications, Scientific (Data, MMWR and EID Articles on Recreational Water Topics)
- Questionnaires, Samples for RWI Outbreak Response
- Recreational Water Illness (RWI)
- Recreational Water Illness (RWI) Prevention Week
- References (Data, MMWR and EID Articles on Recreational Water Topics)
- Resources and Publications
- Rivers — see Natural Bodies of Water
- RWI — see Recreational Water Illness
- RWI Outbreak Response Toolkit
- RWI Outbreaks (Surveillance Summaries)
- RWI Prevention, Twelve Steps for Aquatics Staff
- RWI Prevention, Swimmers
- RWI Prevention and Response Tools for Public Health Professionals
- RWI Prevention Week
- Respiratory Infections (MMWR and EID Articles)
S-T
- Salmonella Infection [Salmonellosis]
- Salmonella Typhi Infection — see Typhoid Fever
- Salmonellosis — see Salmonella Infection
- Schistosoma Infection [Schistosomiasis]
- Schistosomiasis — see Schistosoma Infection
- Shigella Infection [Shigellosis]
- Shigellosis — see Shigella Infection
- Six Steps for Healthy Swimming
- Skin, Ear, and Eye Infections (MMWR and EID Articles)
- Skin Cancer Prevention, Injury and
- Spa(s)
- Spanish Versions of Healthy Swimming Information
- Splash Pads — see Water Play Areas and Interactive Fountains
- Spray Parks — see Water Play Areas and Interactive Fountains
- State-based Healthy Swimming Information
- State Pool Codes — see State-based Healthy Swimming Information
- Statistics on Recreational Water Topics
- Sun Exposure, Sunburn, and Skin Cancer Prevention
- Surfaces
- Surveillance Summaries for Waterborne Disease and Outbreaks
- Swim Diapers and Swim Pants
- Swimmers and Hot Tub Users, Information for
- Swimmer's Ear [Otitis Externa]
- Swimmer’s Itch [Cercarial dermatitis Infection]
- Swimming or Water-Based Exercise, Health Benefits of
- Test Strips, Instructions for Pool and Spa (Hot Tub)
- Timetable for Killing Common Illness-causing Germs, Chlorine Disinfection
- Tools, Prevention and Response for Public Health Professionals
- Toxins, Marine
- Toxoplasma Infection — see Toxoplasmosis
- Toxoplasmosis [Toxoplasma Infection]
- Training (Certification, Training, and Education)
- Travelers, Education and Information
- Travelers' Diarrhea
- Travelers' Health
- Twelve (12) Steps for Recreational Water Illness (RWI) Prevention (for Aquatics Staff)
- Typhoid Fever [Salmonella Typhi Infection]
U-Z
- Viral gastroenteritis
- Vibrio cholerae Infection — see Cholera
- Vibrio parahaemolyticus Infection
- Vibrio vulnificus Infection
- Viral Meningitis [Aseptic Meningitis, Enterovirus Infection]
- Videos/TV
- Vomit and Blood Contamination of Pool Water
- Water Play Areas and Interactive Fountains [Splash Pads, Spray Parks, Wet Decks]
- Waterborne Disease Outbreak Reporting Form
- Water-related Diseases, Contaminants, and Injuries
- Wet Decks — see Water Play Areas and Interactive Fountains
- Wound Infections (MMWR and EID Articles)
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