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Drinking Water
Drinking Water
CDC provides fact sheets on social media on how to avoid getting sick from tap water and other drinking water, and toolkits to use before, during, and after a drinking water advisory or an outbreak linked to drinking water.Β
ποΈ Available in English + Spanish
π Find in Water Safety + Household Safety
π‘ Print + post on social media, newsletters or emails.
Added 04.03.25
Share these VDH social media shareables during a boil water advisory.
ποΈ Available in English + SpanishΒ
π Find in Water Safety + Household Safety
π‘Post on social media, newsletters or emails.
Added 1.9.25
EPA has developed this toolkitΒ to with communicate about PFAS, and about EPAβs new drinking water limits on certain PFAS. Toolkit includes videos, social media, fact sheets, and more.Β
ποΈ Available in English
π Find in Water Safety + Household Safety
π‘Share in newsletters, emails, and with community partners.
Added 8.12.25
CDC has a variety of resources about how you can be exposed to PFAS and how to reduce PFAS exposure.
ποΈ Available in English + Spanish
π Find in Household Safety + Water SafetyΒ
π‘Share in newsletters, emails, and with community partners.
Added: 8.12.25
This website from VDH provides guidance to the general public on why a boil water advisory may be issued and what to do during an advisory. It includes many FAQs organized by topic.
ποΈAvailable in English
π Find in Water Safety + Household Safety
π‘Bookmark + reference when needed
Β Added: 06.11.24
CDC has two flyers on safe water during an emergency:Β Make Safe Water and Using Safe Water.Β
ποΈ Available in English + SpanishΒ
π Find in Water Safety + Household Safety
π‘ Print + share or send to businesses, organizations + community partners
Added 1.9.25
Drowning Prevention / Safe Swimming
Drowning Prevention / Safe Swimming
This toolkit from VDH offers several social media graphics, videos and post copy. Topics include drowning prevention, healthy swimming and harmful algal. Toolkit has info for both pool and natural waters.Β
ποΈ Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Spanish + Vietnamese
π Find in Water Safety.Β
π‘Print or share digitally in newsletters + emails.Β
Added 05.29.25
This VDH toolkit has a variety of social media graphics for beach, pool, and natural water safety. Each topic comes with post copy and template news release.
ποΈ Available in English + Spanish
π Find in Water SafetyΒ
π‘Print or share digitally in newsletters + emails.Β
Updated 05.08.25
Use this social media graphics these materials to educate on how to have a safe summer.Β Topics include heat safety, safe swimming, and tick bites.
ποΈ Find in EnglishΒ
π Find in Severe Weather, Mosquitoes + Ticks, Water SafetyΒ
Updated 6.18.26
The Virginia Department of Social Services Water Safety webpage has resources including - testimonial videos and other resources for different water settings and seasons!Β
ποΈ Available in EnglishΒ
π Find in Water Safety
Added 07.06.26
CDC provides resources about swimming-related illnesses, pool chemical safety, drowning, and other healthy and safe swimming topics. Share them with various groups, including swimmers, caregivers of young swimmers, aquatics staff, pool operators, and public health professionals.
ποΈ Available in EnglishΒ
π Find in Water Safety
Added 03.27.25
Pool Safelyβs educational materials make it simple to share information about water safety that could save a life. Materials include brochures, posters, flyers, videos, and more.Β
ποΈAvailable in English + Spanish
π Find in Water Safety
Added: 07.15.25Harmful Algae Blooms/Waterborne Hazards
Harmful Algae Blooms/Waterborne Hazards
This toolkit from VDH offers several social media graphics, videos and post copy. Topics include drowning prevention, healthy swimming and harmful algal. Toolkit has info for both pool and natural waters.Β
ποΈ Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Spanish + Vietnamese
π Find in Water Safety.Β
Added 05.29.25
This website from VDH offers numerous resources for waterborne hazards control, including outreach materials, pollution response, and a HAB toolkit.Β
ποΈAvailable in English
π Find in Water Safety
Added 04.22.24
LegionellaΒ
LegionellaΒ
Legionella bacteria spread through water systems and devices. CDC has a fact sheet and other resources to educate the public on how to prevent from getting Legionnaires' Disease (pneumonia).
ποΈ Available in English + Spanish
π Find in Water Safety + Household SafetyΒ
Added 8.7.25
This CDC factsheet can help hotels take steps to keep guests and staff safe from Legionella.
ποΈ Available in English
π Find in Water Safety + Household SafetyΒ
Added 8.7.25
This CDC factsheet can help vacation rentals owners take steps to keep guests, housekeeping staff, and themselves safe from Legionella.
ποΈ Available in English
π Find in Water Safety + Household SafetyΒ
Added 8.7.25
Pools and Splash Pads
Pools and Splash Pads
This poster from CDC provides tips on how to stay healthy at splash pads. Information includes tips the "know before you go" and what to do (and not do) when you're there.
ποΈ Available in English + Spanish
π Find in Water Safety
Added 05.20.24
This brochure from CDC highlights a few easy steps that swimmers can follow to protect themselves, their families, and other swimmers from germs in the water.Β
ποΈ Available in English + Spanish
π Find in Water Safety
Added 04.22.24
This poster from CDC encourages caregivers to keep their kids healthy when they are playing in the water. It reminds them that germs can survive for days, even in well-maintained pools.
ποΈ Available in English
π Find in Water Safety
Added 05.20.24
This poster from CDC is designed for aquatics professionals to post in places where pool chemicals are being stored. It includes information about what to do before you store pool chemicals, how to store them safely, and how to dispose of them.
ποΈ Available in English
π Find in Water Safety
Added 05.20.24
This poster from CDC is designed for aquatics professionals to post in places where pool chemicals are being used. It includes information about what to do before you use pool chemicals, who should use them, and how to use them safely.
ποΈ Available in English
π Find in Water Safety
Added 05.20.24
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