TY - JOUR
T1 - Lifeguard Training Program and Drowning Death Rates in Ecuador, 2000-2019
AU - Rojas, Tatiana
AU - Dunning, Paul
AU - Sisa, Ivan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - Drowning is a common cause of death and disability worldwide. We report the experience of Ecuador, a middle-income country, where a lifeguard training program was implemented to reduce incidents of drowning. We describe how "Project Ecuador" was able to expand from one to 20 beaches in a five-year period. We detail how these interventions triggered the creation of a self-sustained national program and a law proposal that guarantee a safe environment across the Ecuadorian coastal region.
AB - Drowning is a common cause of death and disability worldwide. We report the experience of Ecuador, a middle-income country, where a lifeguard training program was implemented to reduce incidents of drowning. We describe how "Project Ecuador" was able to expand from one to 20 beaches in a five-year period. We detail how these interventions triggered the creation of a self-sustained national program and a law proposal that guarantee a safe environment across the Ecuadorian coastal region.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85139754386&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2022.307013
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2022.307013
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 36223568
AN - SCOPUS:85139754386
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 112
SP - 1546
EP - 1550
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
IS - 11
ER -
