This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity. How did you assemble this report — the first from WHO on how to prevent drowning. We had 139 countries who voluntarily said, yes, we ...

Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death, particularly among children, but many tragedies are preventable. The World Health Organisation stresses that quick action and proper safety measures ...

A few years in, a CDC drowning prevention program was ready to share its findings on how to mitigate the leading cause of death among young... Drowning prevention program comes to a halt at the CDC ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – It will be another hot and humid day, and one of the best ways to beat the heat during the summer is to go swimming. Friday is World Drowning Prevention Day, to raise ...

COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) —With several recent drownings this summer, swim safety is crucial not just for children, but for adults too. For World Drowning Prevention Day, Goldfish Swim School is offering ...

TRENTON, N.J. (WPVI) -- More than 100 kids spent Monday morning splashing in the pool at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Mercer County. But it wasn't all fun and games on a hot summer day. These ...

Labor Day weekend is one of the deadliest holiday weekends for drownings and water-related tragedies. But with the recent firing of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s drowning prevention ...

That’s Olympic gold and silver medalist swimmer, and Wrightsville Beach resident, Kathleen Baker. She’s talking about the proposed Wilmington Aquatic Center, with renderings featuring Olympic-sized ...

(CNN) — Hurricane Erin is barreling along the Atlantic seaboard and bringing with it dangerously high water levels, waves and rip currents. The safest move is to avoid the water altogether, but ...

Labor Day weekend is one of the deadliest holiday weekends for drownings and water-related tragedies. But with the recent firing of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s drowning prevention ...

For the past few years, a small team of health scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had been tasked with answering basic statistical questions like: Who is drowning? Where is ...