{"id":12,"date":"2019-11-06T16:49:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T21:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/injury-and-violence-prevention\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2023-09-06T15:14:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T19:14:16","slug":"drowning-prevention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/injury-and-violence-prevention\/drowning-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Drowning Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-12\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-12-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-12-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-12-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>When many of us are at home, the pool, or the beach, injuries do not come to mind often.<\/p>\n<p>When children are near water, supervision and safety is critical for prevention of drowning. Children do not always struggle in the water. They can drown without making a sound.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/injury-and-violence-prevention\/drowning-prevention\/drowning-prevention\/\">Learn more about what we are doing.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the U.S. National Water Safety Action plan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watersafetyusa.org\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When many of us are at home, the pool, or the beach, injuries do not come to mind often. When children are near water, supervision and safety is critical for prevention of drowning. Children do not always struggle in the water. They can drown without making a sound. Learn more about what we are doing. 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