PCDP: Surveillance

Foundations for Child Drowning Surveillance Project

The Foundations for Child Drowning Surveillance Project funded by the California Kids’ Plates Grant Program in 2008 was designed to improve the quality and consistency of multi-agency drowning surveillance in California. The project objectives were:

  1. To develop and produce a comprehensive report on the state of drowning surveillance in pools/spas among young children in Southern California
  2. To create a “How To Handbook” illustrating the necessary components for building successful multi-agency drowning surveillance protocols at the local, county, and state level
  3. To promote the adoption of standardized drowning surveillance state-wide

Standardized drowning surveillance can be used to monitor trends and identify risk and protective factors in order to set priorities and guide drowning prevention policies and strategies.

Drowning Prevention Materials

Drowning Surveillance Handbook – Final 2011
Drowning Surveillance Handbook Supplement: Tools, Data, and Case Summaries 2011
AAP, National Conference & Exhibit 2011 Drowning Poster: Patterns of Drowning Among Young Children: Implications for Prevention