- Feature #1 - Journal of Environmental Health - Healthy and Safe Swimming: Pool Chemical–Associated Health Events.
- Feature #2 - New Article: Restaurant Food Cooling Practices.
- Feature #3 - Recreational Water Illness & Injury Prevention Week 2013.
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- EHS Fact Sheet [PDF - 147 KB] Describes EHS work
- GWASH Fact Sheet [PDF - 476 KB] A Conceptual Framework to Evaluate Water Safety Plans
- Public Health Emergency Response Guide for State, Local, and Tribal PH Directors - version 2.0
- Integrated Pest Management: Conducting Urban Rodent Surveys [PDF - 626 KB]
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