Pools, Tattoos, and State Institutions
Public Swimming Pools
The Environmental Health Public Swimming Pools Program regulates the construction and operation of pools used by multiple families for swimming, bathing, recreation or therapy.
Laws and Rules
Forms and Educational Materials
Memos and Correspondence
Plan Review
Healthy Swimming
- Considerations for Vacation Rental Owners and Managers
- How to Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease
- Before You Go to the Beach - EPA brochure
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CDC: Healthy Swimming
- CDC: Healthy Swimming: Cryptosporidium ("Crypto")
- CDC: Parasites: Cryptosporidium Infection (Cryptosporidiosis)
- CDC: Proactive Steps for Preventing Community-Wide Outbreaks of Cryptosporidiosis
- CDC: Responding to Fecal Accidents in Swimming Pools
- Cryptosporidiosis (NCPH: Epidemiology)
- Disinfection and Remediation of Pools and Hot Tubs
- Drowning Prevention Tips
- EPA: Oceans, Coasts, Estuaries, and Beaches
- Healthy Swimming - CDC Brochure (English; Spanish)
- Healthy Swimming Videos
- N.C. Recreational Water Quality Program
- Recommendations for Preventing Pool Chemical–Associated Injuries
- Recreational Water Illness and Injury (RWII) Prevention Week
- Recreational Water Illnesses in North Carolina Fact Sheet (English, PDF, 104 KB; Spanish, PDF, 109 KB)
- Recreational Water Illnesses in North Carolina Poster (English, PDF, 82 KB; Spanish, PDF, 86 KB)
- How to Avoid Illness When Swimming in Natural Bodies of Water Fact Sheet (PDF, 125 KB)
- Stormwater
- Vibrio Infections
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World Health Organization
Pool Operator Training Sites