martes, 5 de junio de 2012

EHS Spotlight: Tick-Borne Diseases; Pool Module for Comment



New EHS Spotlight Features: 
Prevention of Tick-Borne Diseases; 
Draft Pool Code Module for Comment (Lifeguarding and Bather Supervision)



Prevention of Tick-Borne Diseases – Guest columnists Joseph Piesman and C. Ben Beard describe U.S. efforts to prevent tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and Colorado tick fever. CDC - Environmental Health Services Program - Home

They also announce the TickNET multistate trial to determine whether barrier acaricide sprays on residential properties are effective in decreasing the incidence of Lyme disease. This article is published in the June 2012 issue of the Journal of Environmental Health.

Draft Lifeguarding and Bather Supervision Module for Public Comment – This draft Model Aquatic Health Code module is open for public comment through July 30, 2012. CDC - Environmental Health Services Program - Home

The Lifeguarding and Bather Supervision Module is a first step toward improving the consistency in training, lifeguard management and supervision, lifeguard competency for guarded facilities, and proper bather supervision at unguarded facilities. The module contains requirements for unguarded and guarded aquatic facilities, general requirements for lifeguard training, and more.

Other EHS Spotlights: Environmental Health Specialists Network - Find out more about our work to identify and prevent environmental factors contributing to foodborne and waterborne illness outbreaks.  CDC - EHS - EHS-Net - Home

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