From Swimming Skill to Water Competence: Towards a More Inclusive Drowning Prevention Future

Abstract

"Made possible by funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies." The WHO Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer highlights that 372,000 people drown worldwide each year. Drowning is among the ten leading causes of death for children and young people in every region of the world. The report sets out the evidence showing a range of effective drowning prevention strategies, and makes a number of recommendations for concrete measures to be taken by national and local governments. With the release of this report, WHO aims to galvanize attention and action to this issue by highlighting how collaboration across sectors can save lives.--Publisher description. FOREWORD -- CONTRIBUTORS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- SECTION 1. DROWNING -- A NEGLECTED PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE -- SECTION 2. TEN ACTIONS TO PREVENT DROWNING -- SECTION 3. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- APPENDIX 1. PREVENTING DROWNING -- FURTHER READING AND RESOURCES -- APPENDIX 2. DATA.