2012 National Recreational Water Illness and Injury (RWII) Prevention Week
Darke County, Ohio — The week before Memorial Day (May 21-27, 2012) is National Recreational Water Illness and Injury (RWII) Prevention Week. The goal of this observance is to raise awareness about healthy swimming behaviors, including ways to prevent recreational water illnesses (RWIs).
RWII Prevention Week 2012 Themes: the use of health communication materials (videos, posters, fact sheets, etc.) to educate the public on how to prevent RWIIs and drowning prevention.
CDC will enhance its communication outreach and impact by developing new educational materials for the public. In addition, CDC will publish new information on the effectiveness of recent health communication campaigns and updated data on drowning.
How Do I Protect Myself and My Family?
What are Recreational water illnesses?
Recreational water illnesses (RWIs) are caused by germs spread by swallowing, breathing in mists or aerosols of, or having contact with contaminated water in swimming pools, hot tubs, water parks, water play areas, interactive fountains, lakes, rivers, or oceans. RWIs can also be caused by chemicals in the water or chemicals that evaporate from the water and cause indoor air quality problems. Diarrhea is the most common RWI, and it is often caused by germs like Crypto (short for Cryptosporidium), Giardia, norovirus, Shigella, and E. coli O157:H7. Other common RWIs include skin, ear, respiratory, eye, neurologic, and wound infections. Children, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems are most at risk for RWIs. More information about RWIs can be found on the CDC’s webpage.
Recreational Water Illnesses (RWIs)
The best way to prevent RWIs is to keep germs out of the pool in the first place. Follow these six steps for a safe and healthy swimming experience:
Three Steps for all Swimmers
RWII Prevention Week 2012 Themes: the use of health communication materials (videos, posters, fact sheets, etc.) to educate the public on how to prevent RWIIs and drowning prevention.
CDC will enhance its communication outreach and impact by developing new educational materials for the public. In addition, CDC will publish new information on the effectiveness of recent health communication campaigns and updated data on drowning.
How Do I Protect Myself and My Family?
What are Recreational water illnesses?
Recreational water illnesses (RWIs) are caused by germs spread by swallowing, breathing in mists or aerosols of, or having contact with contaminated water in swimming pools, hot tubs, water parks, water play areas, interactive fountains, lakes, rivers, or oceans. RWIs can also be caused by chemicals in the water or chemicals that evaporate from the water and cause indoor air quality problems. Diarrhea is the most common RWI, and it is often caused by germs like Crypto (short for Cryptosporidium), Giardia, norovirus, Shigella, and E. coli O157:H7. Other common RWIs include skin, ear, respiratory, eye, neurologic, and wound infections. Children, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems are most at risk for RWIs. More information about RWIs can be found on the CDC’s webpage.
Recreational Water Illnesses (RWIs)
The best way to prevent RWIs is to keep germs out of the pool in the first place. Follow these six steps for a safe and healthy swimming experience:
Three Steps for all Swimmers
- Don’t swim when you have diarrhea.
- Don’t swallow pool water.
- Practice good hygiene. Shower with soap before swimming and wash your hands after using the toilet or changing diapers. Germs on your body end up in the water.
- Take your kids on bathroom breaks or check diapers often.
- Change diapers in a bathroom or a diaper-changing area and not at poolside.
- Wash your children thoroughly (especially the rear end) with soap and water before they go swimming.
- CDC’s Healthy Swimming website at www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming
- The Environmental Protection Agency’s beaches website www.epa.gov/beaches
- The Darke County Health Department website at www.darkecountyhealth.org
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