Policy & Recommendations
Below are links to current and historic policy documents, position statements, case definitions, technical reports, and clinical reports related to recreational water.
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Clinical Reports
- AAP. Rice SG, Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness. Medical conditions affecting sports participation. Cdc-pdf[PDF – 6 pages]External 2008;121:841-8.
- AAP. Murphy NA, Carbone PS, Council on Children With Disabilities. Promoting the participation of children with disabilities in sports, recreation, and physical activities.External Pediatrics. 2008;121(5):1057-61.
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Position Statements
- ACOG. Artal R, O’Toole M, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Guidelines of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists for exercise during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Cdc-pdf[PDF – 7 pages]External NIH. 2002;99:171-3.
- CSTE. Prevention and control of recreational water illnesses. Cdc-pdf[PDF – 4 pages]External 2004.
- AAP. Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention. Personal watercraft use by children and adolescents.External Pediatrics. 2000;105:452-3.
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Policy Statements
- AAP. Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention. Prevention of drowning.External Pediatrics. 2010;126(1):178-85.
- AAP. Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness and Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention. Policy statement—swimming programs for infants and toddlers.External Pediatrics. 2000;105(4):868-71.
- AAP. Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention. Prevention of drowning in infants, children, and adolescents.External Pediatrics. 2003;112(2):437-40.
- AAP. Committee on Environmental Health. Policy statement-ultraviolent light: A hazard to children.External Pediatrics. 1999;104:328-33.
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Technical Reports
- AAP. Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention, Weiss J. Prevention of drowning.External Pediatrics. 2010;126(1):e253-62.
- AAP. Brenner RA, Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention. Prevention of drowning in infants, children, and adolescents.External Pediatrics. 2010;126(1):440-5.
- Government Actions
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Clinical Report
- AAP. Committee on Fetus and Newborn and ACOG: Committee on Obstetric Practice. Immersion in water during labor and delivery.External Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2014;123(4):912-15.
- Case Definitions
- Position Statements
- Case Definitions
- Position Statements
Page last reviewed: May 4, 2016
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention