It’s All About Diarrhea During Healthy and Safe Swimming Week 2017

The thirteenth annual Healthy and Safe Swimming Week is happening this week, May 22–28. Every year in the week leading up to Memorial...

May 22, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • CDC Toolkit: Healthy and Safe Swimming Week 2017

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch recently released a new toolkit for this...

    May 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Webinar Recording: Legionella – New Science, Insights and Standards

    The Michigan Public Health Training Center in collaboration with the Genesee County Health Department (Flint, MI) recently hosted a...

    Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • New CDC Webpage & Infographic on Foodborne Outbreaks

    The CDC’s Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases recently announced a new webpage and infographic...

    May 31, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Surveillance for Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Associated with Drinking Water —...

    The August CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report featured several articles about waterborne diseases, including...

    Aug 19, 2015 | Kate Drezner

  • National Water Quality Month: A Reminder to Enhance Water Safety and Sustainability...

    National Water Quality Month in August serves as an important reminder for local health departments to reflect on the safety of water...

    Aug 06, 2015 | Stella Bartholet

  • It’s All About Diarrhea During Healthy and Safe Swimming Week 2017

    The thirteenth annual Healthy and Safe Swimming Week is happening this week, May 22–28. Every year in the week leading up to Memorial Day–—the kickoff to the summer swim season–—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) promotes tips, resources, and guidelines for how swimmers, parents of young swimmers, and aquatic professionals can put health […]

    May 22, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    CDC Toolkit: Healthy and Safe Swimming Week 2017

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch recently released a new toolkit for this year’s Healthy and Safe Swimming Week, observed on May 22-28, 2017. The toolkit includes messaging guidance, social media tools, promotional templates and other resources designed to support public health partners with aquatic safety outreach and education...

    May 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Webinar Recording: Legionella – New Science, Insights and Standards

    The Michigan Public Health Training Center in collaboration with the Genesee County Health Department (Flint, MI) recently hosted a webinar providing new insight on Legionnaires’ disease. Special Pathogens Laboratory owner, Janet E. Stout, PhD, discusses the disease in context of the 2015 ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188-2015 Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems.A set of...

    Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    New CDC Webpage & Infographic on Foodborne Outbreaks

    The CDC’s Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases recently announced a new webpage and infographic focusing on the investigation of foodborne outbreaks. Both resources highlight the three types of data used by health officials to solve foodborne outbreaks, including epidemiologic, traceback, and food and environmental testing. Information on how to stop a potential...

    May 31, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Surveillance for Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Associated with Drinking Water — United States, 2011–2012

    The August CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report featured several articles about waterborne diseases, including “Surveillance for Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Associated with Drinking Water – United States, 2011-2012“. In 2011 and 2012, CDC’s Waterborne Disease and Outbreak System identified 32 outbreaks, 431 illnesses, 102 hospitalizations, and 14 deaths related to...

    Aug 19, 2015 | Kate Drezner

    National Water Quality Month: A Reminder to Enhance Water Safety and Sustainability Efforts

    National Water Quality Month in August serves as an important reminder for local health departments to reflect on the safety of water in their communities. Although the United States has one of the most developed drinking water systems in the world, there are still many factors that threaten the quality and quantity of drinking water. […]

    Aug 06, 2015 | Stella Bartholet

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