Swim Safe Forever is one of the founding Team members of the Parents Preventing Childhood Drowning (PPCD) project. This project is a national multi organizational project that was launched in August 2018. The mission is simple: to unify and effectively
communicate the importance of layers of protection to prevent childhood drowning.
We hope to assist in uniting entities under the banner of the drowning prevention mission
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Non-profits
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Organizations
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Medical Professionals
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Caretakers and Parents
We hope to effectively communicate this message
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Drowning is the #1 cause of unintentional death in children ages 1 -4
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Drowning is Preventable
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#LayersOfProtection will prevent drownings
We are structured to provide this messaging to health care professionals nationwide, and provide them with a drowning prevention plan for their patients
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Pediatricians
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Maternal Hospital Wards
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Emergency Facilities
The following resources are available through PPCD:
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Posters
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Brochures
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High Quality PDFs
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Educational articles (Ex: Proper Lifejacket usage)
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Survival Stories (Children who were saved by employing a layer of protection)
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Stories from parents who have lost a child to drowning
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What is the AAP saying?
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What is a High Quality Swim Lesson?
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An ongoing list of nonprofits nationally who strive to prevent drowning through various methods: life jacket projects, scholarships for swim lessons, pool fence scholarships, and education
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