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National Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week 2008 The goal of the fourth annual observance is to highlight the importance of healthy swimming, healthy swimming behaviors, and recreational water illness prevention. In related news,
CAPT Charles Otto
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has been named to the Aquatics International 2008 Power 25 list for his work on RWI Prevention Week and on CDC's Model Aquatic Health Code.
Recreational Water Illness Prevention, 2008
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In conjunction with RWI Prevention Week (May 19–25, 2008), CAPT Charles Otto and Paula Joe discuss effective recreational water illness prevention in the
May issue of the Journal of Environmental Health. This year's RWI prevention program will be expanded to include natural swimming venues, a special toolkit for the aquatics industry, and an improved toolkit for regulatory programs.
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