This explainer includes info on fatal drowning trends over the past two decades; recent reports on disparities in fatal drowning rates among Black, Alaska Native and American Indian youth; the role of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic; and research on prevention.
In a prologue to Climate Week NYC, two Queens lawmakers joined the Swim Strong Foundation and the Water Safety Coalition at Beach 44th Street in Far Rockaway
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Queens residents and membership-paying members are growing frustrated as after nearly three years after closing for repairs, the Flushing Meadows Aquatic enter remains closed.
Andres Velasquez, 33, was handcuffed and taken into custody after New York City Parks Department officials called him out of the water and said he had refused to provide identification.
The impact of swim program cutbacks isn’t just about not having access to water in the summer. It could slow efforts to prevent drowning deaths among children of color. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports drowning death rates have dropped by 32 percent in the past decade enduring racial disparities in drowning deaths have not.
The impact of swim program cutbacks isn’t just about not having access to water in the summer. It could slow efforts to prevent drowning deaths among children of color. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports drowning death rates have dropped by 32 percent in the past decade enduring racial disparities in drowning deaths have not.