Preventing drowning: an implementation guide
1 May 2017
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Overview
This guide provides practical steps to reduce drowning – one of the world’s most preventable, neglected and pressing public health issues. Through 10 evidence-based interventions and strategies it is designed to help drowning-prevention practitioners – from nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and researchers to government officials and policy-makers – approach drowning prevention in a strategic, evidence-based and multisectoral way. It also highlights ways to harness public awareness and engagement to strengthen drowning prevention interventions.
WHO Team
Social Determinants of Health (SDH),
Viet Nam
Editors
World Health Organization
Number of pages
116
Reference numbers
ISBN: 9789241511933