Publications & Resources
CDC Publications
- Journal of Safety Research: Special Report from the CDC – Increased unintentional drowning deaths in 2020 by age, race/ethnicity, sex, and location, United States (July 2022)
- CDC MMWR: Persistent Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Fatal Unintentional Drowning Rates Among Persons Aged ≤29 Years – United States, 1999-2019 (June 2021)
- Injury Prevention: Drowning in Uganda: examining data from administrative sources (2022)
- CDC MMWR: Racial/ethnic disparities in fatal unintentional drowning among persons aged ≤29 years—United States, 1999–2010 (May 2014)
- CDC MMWR: Drowning — United States, 2005–2009 (May 2012)
CDC Resources
- CDC Healthy Swimming
- CDC Model Aquatic Health Code: An all-inclusive Model Public Swimming Pool and Spa Code
- National Action Plan for Child Injury Prevention: Developed by CDC and more than 60 stakeholders to spark action across the nation.
Additional Resources
- AAP Policy Statement: The American Academy of Pediatrics’ revised policy statement including new information and research on risks, disparities, prevention methods, the drowning chain of survival, and the importance of bystander CPR.
- AAP Technical Report: The American Academy of Pediatrics’ 2021 technical report on drowning provides additional information to support the policy statement.
- WHO Global Report on Drowning: Preventing a Leading Killer: A report providing current knowledge about drowning and drowning prevention, and calls for a substantial scaling up of comprehensive efforts and resources to prevent drowning.
- WHO Preventing Drowning: An Implementation Guide: A guide with practical steps to reduce drowning through 10 evidence-based interventions and strategies. It also highlights ways to strengthen drowning prevention interventions through public awareness and engagement.
- WHO Preventing Drowning: Practical Guidance for the Provision of Day Care, Basic Swimming and Water Safety Skills, and Safe Rescue and Resuscitation Techniques: A guide with practical recommendations for three community-level drowning prevention interventions.
- Water Safety USA: A roundtable of longstanding national nonprofit and governmental organizations with a strong record of providing drowning prevention and water safety programs, including public education.
- Drowning Chain of Survival: Five steps that can help to guide the prevention of drowning, as well as rescue and recovery when a drowning incident occurs.
- Safe Kids Worldwide: A nonprofit organization working to help families and communities keep kids safe from injuries, including drowning.
- Safety Around Water: The drowning prevention page of the YMCA with safety tips. The YMCA is a nonprofit that focuses on strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.
- Healthychildren.org: A website from the American Academy of Pediatrics, it contains helpful information for parents on many topics, including water safety advice. More detailed information about prevention of drowning can be found in AAP’s 2019 Policy Statement.
- Water Vessel Safety: A web page from the National Park Service with articles on safe boating.
- UN Global Drowning Prevention Resolution: Adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in April 2021, it calls for action to develop public awareness and national drowning reduction strategies with measurable targets, among other efforts. The resolution also names July 25 as annual UN Day for drowning prevention.