Waterborne Diseases

Education & Resources

Health Education

Health education is the process of using sound theories and consciously constructed opportunities to provide individuals and communities with the tools they need to develop behaviors conducive to the promotion of personal, environmental, and social health. Since environmental exposures contribute significantly to the development of various illnesses, health education is of vital importance to the growing American population.

Resources

Helpful Links

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Healthy Water
  • Healthy Swimming
  • Water-related Diseases, Contaminants, & Injuries
• The World Health Organization
  • Water
  • Water, Sanitation, Hygiene

Fact Sheets

• Recreational and Drinking Water Disease Prevention
• Recreational Water Illnesses (RWIs) & Diarrhea
  • Healthy Swimming Quiz
• Kids - Heathy Swimming Questions
  • Healthy Swimming Quiz - Kids Version

Note: Fact sheets provided as PDF files.