Drowning Prevention Coalition of Arizona

  Dear Pool and Spa Safety Community, The 2022 swim season is underway, and we hope you are all enjoying a safe and fun start to the summer!  Pool Safely  wants to share with you, our valued collaborators, the updated toolkit designed just for you, CPSC’s latest drowning data, updates about  Pool Safely  stories and reminders about the   grant program. The 2022  collaborator toolkit  is now available for download via  poolsafely.gov ! As always, it shares our latest messaging for your use; CPSC’s new drowning data; sample social media posts you can repurpose in English and Spanish – and more. Last week,  Pool Safely  released its latest report that shares new drowning as well as fatal and non-fatal injury data. You can find the press release that contains the full report  here , but the highlights include: Across 2017 through 2019, there were 389 pool- or spa-related, fatal drownings reported per year involving children younger...

By Emergency Care Blog Team, July 20, 2021 There’s been a spike in demand for backyard pools throughout the pandemic as families have stayed close to home for summer fun. Unfortunately, this surge in backyard pool sales has also meant an increase in accidents and potential safety issues. Read more »

    The  Drowning Prevention Symposium  is a new and innovative in-person meeting of water safety experts, advocates, and researchers. The goal of the 2-day symposium is to enhance networking, collaboration, and better unify efforts. The symposium agenda has been mindfully developed to engage attendees and encourage participation.   Day 1 Day 1 of the Drowning Prevention Symposium is focused on collaboration and sharing. While drowning is a national problem, the best prevention efforts are done locally. Sharing is an important and can lead towards better prevention efforts. Learn from other attendees, share what is happening in your community and state, and hear a report from the entire nation. Day 2 Day 2 of the Drowning Prevention Symposium is focused on diving deep on 6 major water safety topics. Hear from experts, advocates, researchers, and rescuers as they discuss each topic in-depth. Take part in the discussion by asking your ...

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  A NOTE FROM YOUR AMBASSADOR:   Oh, what a night! We added 94 new members to our Phoenix location at our 2021 launch! Please reach out to them on social and welcome them to our sisterhood! We cannot wait to officially start in-person events and connect with you again. Until then, we zoom. Save the date for our upcoming events below. As your Market Manager, I would love to connect with you and celebrate you! XOXO, Sara Mayer   UPCOMING KNOW EVENTS: KNOW Phoenix March Connection Event: Connection March 29th - 5:30 PM AZ   Meaning connections, how to make them, how to keep them REGISTER HERE KNOW Cares Info Session April 1st - 11:00AM AZ   Join us to learn about KNOW Cares and how you can get involved and make an impact! REGISTER HERE KNOW April Connection Event: Compassion April 14th - 10:00AM AZ "Compassion" Success always begins with Service April is centered around Compassion and Delivering Stellar Service. During this connection event, you'll meet and hear fr...