title: Water safety in healthcare facilities. The Vieste Charter.
abstract: The Study Group on Hospital Hygiene of the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health (GISIO-SItI) and the Local Health Authority of Foggia, Apulia, Italy, after the National Convention "Safe water in healthcare facilities" held in Vieste-Pugnochiuso on 27-28 May 2016, present the "Vieste Charter", drawn up in collaboration with experts from the National Institute of Health and the Ministry of Health. This paper considers the risk factors that may affect the water safety in healthcare facilities and reports the current regulatory frameworks governing the management of installations and the quality of the water. The Authors promote a careful analysis of the risks that characterize the health facilities, for the control of which specific actions are recommended in various areas, including water safety plans; approval of treatments; healthcare facilities responsibility, installation and maintenance of facilities; multidisciplinary approach; education and research; regional and national coordination; communication.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bonadonna
authors.affiliation: Azienda Sanitaria Locale, Foggia, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cannarozzi de Grazia
authors.affiliation: Politecnico di Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Capolongo
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Casini
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Cristina
authors.affiliation: Autorità d'Ambito A.T.O. 1, Lazio Nord, Viterbo, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Daniele
authors.affiliation: Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: D'Alessandro
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: De Giglio
authors.affiliation: Ministero della Salute, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Benedetto
authors.affiliation: Azienda Sanitaria Locale, Bari, Italy - Gruppo di lavoro "Acque", Regione Puglia, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Vittorio
authors.affiliation: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferretti
authors.affiliation: Azienda Sanitaria Locale, Foggia, Italy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Frascolla
authors.affiliation: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: La Rosa
authors.affiliation: Ministero della Salute, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: La Sala
authors.affiliation: Gruppo di lavoro "Acque", Regione Puglia, Italy.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Lopuzzo
authors.affiliation: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lucentini
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Montagna
authors.affiliation: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Sede di Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Moscato
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pasquarella
authors.affiliation: Azienda Sanitaria Locale, Foggia, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prencipe
authors.affiliation: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi Foro Italico, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Romano Spica
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Signorelli
authors.affiliation: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Veschetti
mesh_terms: D006268:Health Facilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D012307:Risk Factors; D012449:Safety / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D014871:Water Microbiology / Q000592:standards*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D014881:Water Supply / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Healthcare facilities; Water safety plan