Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week

by 05/19/08 4 Comments

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has designated the week before Memorial Day weekend to be Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week. This year, it will run from May 19-25.

The goal is to encourage healthy swimming behavior, such as not swallowing recreational water and showering before and after entering the water.

The CDC has compiled resources including a FAQ section, a glossary of terms, a toolkit and documents highlighting safe water behavior. For more water resources, visit Earth 911′s sister site Beaches 911.

Trey Granger

Trey Granger

Trey Granger is a staff member at Earth911.com.


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  3. globalwarming911

    posted on May 3rd, 2008 at 11:21 am

    whatif you can’t help swallowing water

  4. goldiegreen87

    posted on May 9th, 2008 at 9:39 pm

    I think that is a great way to spread the news about water saftey and such for this summer cant waite.

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