Drowning Prevention: A New Approach To Bring About Change for Children

This podcast episode focuses on strategies to prevent drownings, especially in young children.  Drs. Karch and Parvanta discuss efforts in drowning prevention led by the State of Florida and the University of South Florida College of Public Health through education involving a wide spectrum of partners and use of social marketing for communication strategies.  How communities and academia can work together to prevent this leading of death for children between the ages of 1and 4 is also discussed.

Guests:  Dr. Robert Karch, Health Officer and Director of the Department of Health for Orange County, FL and Dr. Claudia Parvanta, Professor, University of South Florida College of Public Health