Drowning Prevention Partners
CDC’s Division of Injury Prevention in the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control works with organizations across the country and around the world to collect drowning data. The data are used to gain understanding, create recommendations, and offer resources that save lives.
We work with other parts of CDC on healthy and safe swimming, including the:
We collaborate with organizations across the country through Water Safety USA:
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Red Cross
- Boy Scouts of America
- Diversity in Aquatics
- National Drowning Prevention Alliance
- National Park Service
- National Safe Boating Council
- Pool & Hot Tub Alliance
- Safe Kids Worldwide
- U.S. Coast Guard
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- United States Lifesaving Association
- USA Swimming Foundation
- YMCA of the USA
We partner with organizations to research and prevent drowning around the world:
- The American Red Cross (cdc.gov)
- The YMCA (cdc.gov)
- U.S. National Water Safety Action Plan (USNWSAP)
CDC, the National Network of Public Health Institutes, and the National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention
CDC is working with the National Network of Public Health Institutes and the National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention to:
- Develop a standardized drowning death investigation toll.
- Pilot the tool and enhanced data collection in child drowning deaths in several states.
Learn more about this work: Drowning Case Registry – The National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention