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Participant Handout
International Water Safety Day Resource Guides
Invitation to Participate Letter Templates
Pool Safely
- Do your part, be water smart! Celebrate International Water Safety Day!
- Do your part, be water smart! Celebrate International Water Safety Day! (Spanish)
International Water Safety Day Resource Guides
- International Water Safety Day Resource Guide for Classrooms & Beyond
- IWSD Lesson Plan - Community
- IWSD Classroom Lesson Plan and Handout - Elementary School
- IWSD Classroom Lesson Plan and Handout - Middle School
- IWSD Announcement Script
Invitation to Participate Letter Templates
Pool Safely
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International Water Safety Day, celebrated on May 15th each year, is designed to help spread global awareness of the ongoing drowning pandemic, and to educate youth in becoming safer in and around water. The lack of water safety education has propelled drownings worldwide.
According to the World Health Organization…
According to the World Health Organization…
- Every hour, every day, more than 40 people lose their lives to drowning;
- 372,000 people drown each year, with those under 5 years old at greatest risk;
- Globally, over half of all drowning deaths are under 25 years old.