Each year, the number of accidental drownings spikes in July, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In July 2024, the latest provisional data available from the CDC, ...

This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity. How did you assemble this report — the first from WHO on how to prevent drowning. We had 139 countries who voluntarily said, yes, we ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – It will be another hot and humid day, and one of the best ways to beat the heat during the summer is to go swimming. Friday is World Drowning Prevention Day, to raise ...

TRENTON, N.J. (WPVI) -- More than 100 kids spent Monday morning splashing in the pool at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Mercer County. But it wasn't all fun and games on a hot summer day. These ...

A few years in, a CDC drowning prevention program was ready to share its findings on how to mitigate the leading cause of death among young... Drowning prevention program comes to a halt at the CDC ...

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(CNN) — Hurricane Erin is barreling along the Atlantic seaboard and bringing with it dangerously high water levels, waves and rip currents. The safest move is to avoid the water altogether, but ...

Labor Day weekend is one of the deadliest holiday weekends for drownings and water-related tragedies. But with the recent firing of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s drowning prevention ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida is known as the state with the highest drowning rates, according to the Florida Department of Health. The department says the number of cases peak during summer months. Dr ...