The first edition of the Model Aquatic Health Code is now available: what's next?

Expected Impact Local and state agencies voluntarily adopting key elements of the MAHC are expected to * prevent injuries, disease transmission, outbreaks, and associated costs; * reduce pool code violations and imminent health hazard-related closures; * facilitate use of a systems-based, risk-reduc...

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Published inJournal of environmental health Vol. 77; no. 5; pp. 34 - 36
Main Authors Kunz, Jasen, Beach, Michael
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States National Environmental Health Association 01.12.2014
Subjects
Aquatic sports facilities
Best practice
Building codes
Building components
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Codes
Construction
Data collection
Decision making
Disease control
Disease transmission
Environmental health
Environmental Health - legislation & jurisprudence
Environmental Health - standards
Government regulation
Health
Health aspects
Health hazards
Health Policy - legislation & jurisprudence
Injuries
Inspection
Laws, regulations and rules
Medical personnel
Pools
Public health
Safety and security measures
Safety regulations
Science
Swimming Pools - legislation & jurisprudence
United States
United States
United States > US
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Summary:Expected Impact Local and state agencies voluntarily adopting key elements of the MAHC are expected to * prevent injuries, disease transmission, outbreaks, and associated costs; * reduce pool code violations and imminent health hazard-related closures; * facilitate use of a systems-based, risk-reduction approach to pool design and operation; * incorporate science and best practices into pool inspection programs; * improve data collection through standardized inspection forms and inspector training; * expand the use of inspection data to improve surveillance and decision making; and * decrease resources needed for creating and regularly updating pool codes. Building Partnerships with Building Officials To prevent recreational water injury and illnesses, strong codes built on a foundation of science and best practices that avoid conflict with other complementary codes are needed by both public health professionals and building code officials.
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ISSN:0022-0892