AUBURN, Wash. — There's a national push to save the lives of Black and brown children by teaching them to swim. Studies show BIPOC kids are three times more likely to die from drowning than white kids ...
CHILDREN FROM DROWNING IS HAPPENING TODAY. IT’S CALLED THE WORLD’S LARGEST SWIMMING LESSON. THAT’S RIGHT. IT’S ALL IN AN EFFORT TO TEACH CHILDREN HOW TO SWIM TO PREVENT A TRAGEDY. OUR YASMINE JULMISSE ...
The death of 8-year-old Ryan Amichette, who drowned this month in a neighbor’s pool in Fort Lauderdale cast a tragic spotlight on a public health issue for young children nationwide but especially in ...
NEW ORLEANS — Earlier this week toddler cousins drowned after wandering into a pool area at their apartment complex. The girls were just 1- and 2-years-old. Unfortunately, we have seen a number of ...
It’s mid-summer and everyone is in the pool! Now is the time to consider getting your child confident in the water. Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for children ages 1–4 in the ...
Swimming is a fun – and healthy – activity for children during the summer. To ensure it also is safe, parents should be aware of the potential for drowning and take precautions, health experts say.
FORT LAUDERDALE — A new Florida law went into effect Monday, July 1st, that provides swim lesson vouchers to low-income families with children under the age of four. Florida has the highest rate of ...
Ryker Gardner (left), 8, waits as Haylee Turner, 7, jumps in near swim instructor Alexis Fraundorfer during "Learn to Swim" lessons at Prospect Pool on Wednesday morning. Mirror photo by Linden ...
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Registration is now open for swim lessons at the indoor pool at North Central Health Care in Wausau. The Wausau and Marathon County Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department ...