| Global Report on Drowning: Preventing a Leading Killer Contributor(s): World Health Organization (Author) |
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ISBN: 9241564784 ISBN-13: 9789241564786 Publisher: World Health Organization OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Public Health |
| Dewey: 617.1 |
| LCCN: 2015380744 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.2" W x 11.5" (0.65 lbs) 76 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Globally, an estimated 359,000 people drown worldwide each year, among them more than 63,000 children under the age of 5 years. Drowning is one of the ten leading causes of death for children in every region of the world. Yet a range of prevention measures exists to prevent drowning, including providing safe places for children, teaching basic swimming and water safety skills, installing barriers preventing access to water hazards and ensuring first aid and immediate resuscitation. With support from Bloomberg Philanthropies through its Drowning Prevention Project, WHO has undertaken the development of its first ever global report devoted exclusively to the topic. This report on drowning prevention, which covers drowning in all countries of the world across all ages, sets out what is known about drowning and drowning prevention, and calls for a substantial scaling-up of comprehensive efforts and resources targeted at prevention. |
Contributor Bio(s): World Health Organization: - World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends. |