In this episode, host Mighty Fine talks with Tony Gomez, Manager of Violence and Injury Prevention at the Public Health - Seattle and King County Health Department in the first segment. Following that, Mighty speaks with Morag McKay, Director of Research and Network at Safe Kids Worldwide and also the chair of the steering committee overseeing the development of a US National Water Safety Action Plan along with Rebekah Thomas, who is a public health practitioner with expertise in water safety. In their conversations they discuss why drowning is a public health issue, recommendations for drowning prevention and misconceptions associated with it as well as what everyone should keep in mind to stay safe in and around water, be it community pools, lakes and oceans.
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