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son Toolkit help answer the call.
The free toolkit offers a variety of
resources that park and recreation
centers can use to increase awareness
of water safety and share the
5 Layers of Protection. Developed
with input from pediatricians, epidemiologists
and aquatics education
professionals, the 5 Layers of Protection
include barriers and alarms,
supervision, water competency, life
jackets, and emergency response and
preparedness.
NDPA's Water
Safety
Season
Toolkit is available now and includes
the following resources:
* Social Media Campaign: The
toolkit includes a pre-developed
social media campaign that anyone
can use, whether individuals,
local businesses, partners or local
park and recreation centers. The
campaign provides more than 25
social posts, including graphics
and animations, suggested post
content, recommended posting
dates, links and hashtags.
* Digital Assets (Printables): The
toolkit also includes 14 printable
items, including posters, infographics,
checklists and the layers of protection
guide. All of these can be
downloaded for free and printed at
your local print shop.
* Sample Blogs/Press Releases:
The toolkit provides three
simple water safety blogs that can
be shared on digital platforms
and three press releases designed
to share with local newspapers
and TV/radio stations.
* Social Frames: Templated social
frames for Water Safety Month
and Water Safety Champion are
included. Instructions to set up
and use on Facebook, Instagram
and LinkedIn are provided.
* Local/State Government Proclamation:
A sample local/state
government proclamation that
is ready to share with your local
policymakers is included in the
toolkit. This sample is downloadable,
and each community
can simply enter its specific information.
*
Press and Media Toolkit: In
addition to the press
releases,
the toolkit provides a guide on
working with the press and media
when discussing water safety.
This includes tips on dealing
with media, water safety stats
and safety information to share.
* Layers
of Protection Video:
NDPA's 5 Layers of Protection
video is now available in
English and Spanish. The NDPA
encourages everyone to share this
video with parents and caregivers.
It can be downloaded from
the toolkit for free and shared on
social media or on your website.
* Water Warriors Group: The
toolkit also invites all users to
join the NDPA Water Warriors
Facebook Group. This is a private
Facebook group for water
safety advocates and professionals
to connect, share and learn.
With the right water safety strategies
in place, drowning is preventable.
To download the Water
Safety Season Toolkit, visit ndpa.
org/toolkit. For more information
on the National Drowning Prevention
Alliance, visit ndpa.org.
Thank you for being a Water Safety
Champion!
Adam Katchmarchi, Ph.D., is Executive Director of the
National Drowning Prevention Alliance.
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