As the 2023-2024 WA State legislative session comes to an end, here are some of the Injury and Violence-related bills signed into law by WA Governor Jay Inslee. These laws will go into effect 90…
As the 2023-2024 WA State legislative session comes to an end, here are some of the Injury and Violence-related bills signed into law by WA Governor Jay Inslee. These laws will go into effect 90…
As April comes to a close, King County and a majority of Washington State will be expecting warmer temperatures. As temperatures rise at the end of spring, it’s important to remember while Washington’s many bodies…
Info originally posted to YMCA of Greater Seattle Healthy Kids Day Free and open to the public, this annual event features fun-filled activities to celebrate kids being kids. The YMCA of Greater Seattle is hosting…
The city of Seattle is launching a swimming program with the goal of addressing the racial disparity in youth drowning deaths. Registration for the pilot program, called Swim Seattle, opens May 16. Dr. Katie Wolff,…
Mayor Bruce Harrell, Seattle Parks and Recreation, and a host of community partners are excited to announce the launch of Swim Seattle – a program designed to reduce drownings and remove barriers for Seattle children to…
Summer is just around the corner… make it a safe one! There is no better time than now to start learning and preparing how to stay safe around water. Public and private aquatic facilities throughout…
SPLASHForward Lifeguard Training Program Workshops LEARN MORE about SPLASHForward’s high school lifeguard training program and learn from local facility Aquatics Directors, Lifeguard Instructors and student lifeguards. In a panel style discussion, SPLASHForward’s workshops share what it…
The World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board has adopted decision EB152/CONF./2 “Accelerating Action on Global Drowning Prevention” which recommends to the Seventy-Sixth World Health Assembly the adoption of a resolution to address the global drowning…
Drowning is a leading cause of injury death for children aged 1–19 in the US. In Washington State, unintentional adolescent drowning deaths have exceeded national rates for the last decade. A new study from the…
In collaboration with Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH), Safe Kids Coalition South Seattle, and Seattle King County Public Health, volunteers were able to giveaway life jackets and bike helmets to ACE Academy students and their families….