Resources
Engagement Opportunities
Join the Steering Committee’s Office Hours!
The Steering Committee for the National Action Plan is hosting monthly office hours via Zoom to allow professionals working toward water safety to share challenges and progress. There are separate office hours for state coalitions and groups organized at community and county levels. Alternating each month between state and community-levels, office hours are held every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 1pm ET (unless otherwise noted). Click on the links below to register for upcoming office hours.
- Community Office Hours: Wednesday, April 15, 1pm ET
- State Office Hours: Wednesday, May 20, 1pm ET
Reflection to Action Webinar Events
- 2026 events coming soon!
Drowning Prevention Research Interest Group
Sponsored by SAVIR and Safe Kids Worldwide, the Drowning Prevention Research Interest Group will meet quarterly with an in-person meeting held at the SAVIR conference. The intent is to provide a forum for discussion and networking around drowning prevention research and related advocacy. Click here to sign-up for participation.
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- Quarterly meeting: Tuesday, April 14, 12:30-2pm ET; In-person meeting @ SAVIR Conference
Other Educational Opportunities
National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention: Investigating Water-Related Deaths; To access the training series at any time, create a free account at https://mihealth.coursemill.com/html/PUBLIC/ and look for the Child Death Scene Investigation Learning Series (CFRP-DSI) Course.
Recordings Now Available
Case Studies
The Plan document contains brief examples of the how various groups have made impacts as suggested in the Plan’s call to action. Click on the titles in the bulleted list for more information. Additional examples will be added as the Plan progresses.
- Family Foundations – Creating local, national, and international partnerships.
- City of Chicago – Addressing a lack of data.
- Maricopa County, Arizona – Starting locally, expanding to a state-wide coalition.
- Washington State – Creating a board-based private and public sector coalition.
- California Water Safety Strategy
- Hawaii Water Safety Plan
- New Jersey Water Safety Strategy
Toolkits
Research & Related Articles:
Quan, L., Mills, B., Chau, S. S., Bennett, E., Bolt, K., & Gomez, A. (2021). Association of designated open water swim area regulations and open water drowning rates. Injury prevention, 27(1), 10-16. https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/27/1/10
Peterson C, Ayangunna E, Moreland B, et al Unrealised potential of pool fencing and life jackets to prevent US drownings Injury Prevention Published Online First: 13 May 2025. doi: 10.1136/ip-2024-045597. https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/early/2025/05/13/ip-2024-045597
World Health Organization (WHO):
- Global Alliance for Drowning Prevention. (2025, November 20). Global Strategy for Drowning Prevention: Turning the tide on a leading killer. WHO. https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/global-strategy-for-drowning-prevention–turning-the-tide-on-a-leading-killer
- World Health Organization. (2024, December 13). Global Status Report on Drowning Prevention 2024. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240103962
- World Health Organization. (2023, July 25). Hidden Depths: the global investment case for drowning prevention. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240077720
- World Health Organization. (2023, July 25). Hidden Depths: the global investment case for drowning prevention: web annex: methodology and results summary. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240077744
- World Health Organization. (2022, May 23). Preventing Drowning. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240046726
- World Health Organization. (2021, July 23). WHO Guideline on the prevention of drowning through provision of day-care and basic swimming and water safety skills. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240030008
- World Health Organization. (2017, May 1). Preventing drowning: an implementation guide. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241511933
- World Health Organization. (2014, November 17). Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241564786
Data Resources and Funding Opportunities:
Data Resources
- CDC WISQARS: An interactive, online collection of analysis tools for fatal, nonfatal, and cost of injury data.
- CDC WONDER (Wide-ranging ONline Data for Epidemiologic Research): Search for and read published documents on public health concerns, and Query numeric data sets on CDC’s information systems, via “fill-in-the blank” web pages.