Members
represent local agencies and organizations, working to
promote awareness for water safety through
initiatives aimed at protecting children from
drowning and drowning injuries. Program strategies
are designed to educate adults and children on how
to be safe in and around all bodies of water. Activities and campaigns implemented at the
community level promote water safety practices and
teach the following skills:
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Consistent and close (arms
reach) parental or adult supervision in or near water.
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Teach children under the age
13 that they must wear life jackets while on boats. It’s the law!
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Life jacket education and
demonstration.
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CPR to save a life when seconds
count.
Team Partners:
SafeKids of Greater Houston
US Army Corps of Engineers
Houston/Harris County Child Fatality
Review Team
Harris County Medical Examiner’s
Office
YMCA of Greater Houston
Houston Police Department
Greater Houston City Pools
American Red Cross of Greater Houston
Harris
County Child Protective Services
Joint City/County Commission on
Children
Harris County Public Health & Environmental
Services Water Safety Program
Houston Department of Health & Human
Services
Texas Children’s Hospital Trauma Unit
Baylor College of Medicine/Houston
TraumaLink
Houston Fire Department
Houston Apartment Association
Texas Parks &Wildlife Division
US Coast Guard Auxiliary Unit
Harris County Hospital District -
BTGH Trauma Outreach Injury Prevention
Greater Houston Pool Management
