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DEVELOPING A LEGIONELLA WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
References and Resources
Planning Guides & Toolkits
Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Water Works Association
Published 2012
www.cdc.gov/healthywater/pdf/emergency/emergency-water-supply-planning-guide.pdf
Drinking Water Advisory Communication Toolbox
US Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Environmental Protection Agency, American Water Works Association
Published 2013
www.cdc.gov/healthywater/pdf/emergency/drinking-water-advisory-communication-toolbox.pdf
Investigation Tools for Clusters and Outbreaks of Legionnaires' Disease
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/legionella/outbreak-toolkit
Healthcare Resources
Sehulster LM, Chinn RYW, Arduino MJ, Carpenter J, Donlan R, Ashford D, et al. Guidelines for
environmental infection control in health-care facilities. Recommendations of CDC and
the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). MMWR. 2003;52
(RR-10): 1–42.
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5210a1.htm
Tablan OC, Anderson LJ, Besser R, Bridges MD, Hajjeh R. Guidelines for preventing health-
care-associated pneumonia, 2003: Recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare
Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. MMWR. 2004;53(RR-3):1–36.
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5303a1.htm
Prevention of Healthcare-associated Legionella Disease and Scald Injury from Potable
Water Distribution Systems
Veterans Health Administration
Published 2014
http://www.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=3033
Legionnaires' Disease Information
Legionnaires' Disease Website
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/legionella