Partner Spotlight: Interview with Lauren Bordages, Director, Stop Drowning Now
…fencing around every pool could prevent 50% to 90% of childhood drownings. Safer Kids: Everyone should learn to swim. No one should swim alone. There should always be an adult…
Read MorePartner Spotlight: Interview with Joseph Vassallo, President of Paragon Pools and Co-Founder of Float Like A Duck™, Water Safety Initiative
…alliance with fellow water safety activists, and becoming a Pool Safely partner this summer is important in providing an additional level of messaging to share with our community. Float Like…
Read MoreCPSC Hails Successes of Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act as Law Hits 10-Year Mark
…cause of accidental death for young children.” The CPSC’s Pool Safely education campaign teaches simple steps that save lives around swimming pools and spas, including: Install a four-sided fence with…
Read MoreDecember Newsletter
…in accordance with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. This program provides state and local governments with assistance to help implement enforcement and education programs, with the…
Read More2018 CPSC Reports: As Drowning Rates Remain Consistent, CPSC Encourages Families to Increase Water Safety Efforts
…be otherwise distracted. Learn how to swim, and teach your child how to swim. Learn how to perform CPR on children and adults. Keep children away from pool drains, pipes…
Read MorePool Safely, Olympic Swimmer Crippen Dive into World’s Largest Swimming Lesson for Safety
Pledged to Pool Safely, the children then entered the water for a 30-minute swimming lesson, learning age-appropriate swimming skills from trained M-NCPPC staff. 185 swimmers participate in a swimming lesson…
Read MoreLatest Pool Safely Statistics: At Least 148 Children Fatally Drowned in Pools and Spas this Summer
…swimming pools or spas, according to media reports compiled by the USA Swimming Foundation, a CPSC Pool Safely campaign partner. The number of fatal drownings is down approximately 9% from…
Read MorePool Safely and the Michael Phelps Foundation Honor a Decade of Water Safety
…of Peoria followed by a swim stroke clinic with swimmers from the Special Olympics of Arizona.All speakers stressed the importance of remaining vigilant when children are in or around the…
Read MoreRead These Water Safety Tips Before Your Next Family Vacation
…swimming lessons well ahead of your planned vacation. Make sure all adults in your group know how to swim too. Adults should also learn CPR so they are prepared to…
Read MoreNew CPSC Report Finds Fatal Child Drownings Are On the Rise
…otherwise distracted. Learn how to swim and teach your child how to swim. Learn how to perform CPR on children and adults. Keep children away from pool drains, pipes and…
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