DROWNING PREVENTION RESEARCH SUMMIT KICKS OFF MULTI-YEAR EFFORT TO CHAMPION ADVANCEMENT AND INNOVATION IN DROWNING PREVENTION RESEARCH AND SAFETY
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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 13-14, 2022 the National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA.org) hosted the industry's first research summit solely dedicated to water safety and drowning prevention for children and adolescents - a critical issue and the single leading cause of death among children ages 1-4 years old.
Key Points:
- "The body of data available for drowning prevention has been historically weak leaving us to use best practices instead of evidence-informed approaches," said Adam Katchmarchi, Ph.D., M.S., Executive Director, NDPA.
- "Our goal is to change that and bring all stakeholders together to collaborate on a unified research agenda."
- The Drowning Prevention Research Summit was made possible through the generous funding of the Chuck & Ernestina Kreutzkamp Foundation.
- The mission of the National Drowning Prevention Alliance is "United, we can prevent the tragedy of drowning."