Who We Are
A member-driven nonprofit promoting health and safety for public swimming facilities — and the only organization that exists exclusively to advise the CDC on the Model Aquatic Health Code.
Our Mission
CMAHC promotes health and safety for public swimming facilities in the U.S. — advocating, evolving, innovating, and organizing research in support of the MAHC.Â
Our Vision
An up-to-date, knowledge-based Model Aquatic Health Code that supports healthy and safe aquatic experiences for everyone, used by pool programs across the U.S.
​Member-Driven
The MAHC is kept sustainable, current, and complete because the people who use it vote on its content every three years via membership in CMAHC.
Our Mission: CMAHC works to achieve this vision by
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Collecting, assessing, and relaying national input on needed MAHC revisions back to CDC for final consideration for acceptance
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Advocating for improved health and safety at aquatic facilities
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Providing assistance to health departments, boards of health, legislatures, and other partners on MAHC uses, benefits, adoption, and implementation
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Providing assistance to the aquatics industry on uses, interpretation, and benefits of the MAHC
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Soliciting, coordinating, and prioritizing MAHC research needs
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Serving as the technical and scientific focal point for subject matter experts to collect, analyze, and review the latest data and best practices to address key health and safety issues
How does the CMAHC vision translate? It means:
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Public pools, waterparks, and spas are available in every community. These aquatic facilities are well-operated and they remain open following public health inspections.
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Everyone knows how to swim.
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Everyone enjoys the health, social, and family benefits of aquatics.
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Everyone has healthy and safe experiences. That means improving swimmer ability, knowledge, and hygiene and, with well-trained pool operators/lifeguards, and other staff, we see reductions in drowning, chemical-related and other injuries, and disease outbreaks.
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Our Pledge to Members, Sponsors, Partners, and Swimmers
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To lead and operate the CMAHC with integrity, transparency, and sound financial stewardship.
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To provide an environment for members and partners to be heard, communicate, and contribute to improved aquatics.
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To base all aquatics decisions on the highest quality of scientific data and best practices.
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To place the benefits to swimmer health and safety above the benefits to the CMAHC, members, sponsors, and partners.
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To treat members, sponsors, and partners with dignity, respect, and honesty.
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A Unique Partnership with the CDC
CMAHC is unique as it exists exclusively to advocate, evolve, innovate, promote implementation, organize research in support of, and advise the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on needed updates to the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC).
The only all-inclusive national pool code addressing current aquatic issues.
Voluntary guidance that can be adopted wholly or in-part.
Free and accessible to all — driven by your expertise.
Executive Director/President
Juliene Hefter is an experienced professional with a background in aquatic facility management and safety training. She has held leadership roles in various organizations focused on recreation, risk management, and professional development and has developed national training programs for aquatic safety and risk management.
Day-to-Day Leadership
The team responsible for the day-to-day operations of CMAHC.
CMAHC Team
