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Preparing for Healthy and Safe Swimming
Ensure health and safety in and around pools, hot tubs, splash pads, oceans, lakes, and rivers.
May 14, 2024
Healthy and Safe Swimming Week
Promote healthy swimming May 18–24 with the theme, “Don’t let diarrhea sink the fun this summer!”
How to prevent swimmer’s ear, diarrhea, hot tub rash, and other swimming-related illnesses.
Understand how to clean up and decontaminate the water after poop, vomit, blood and dead animals.
For aquatics professionals
Aquatics Professionals Toolkit
Explore recommendations for operating and maintaining clean and safe public aquatic facilities.
June 23, 2025
For public health professionals
Use our resources to improve your program’s inspections of public pools, hot tubs, and water parks.
Aug 26, 2025