Washington State Adolescent Drowning Risk and Prevention community Level Indicators Follow-Up Assessment
Due: September 15, 1999
Return to:
Washington State Drowning Prevention Network
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
PO Box 5371 S-219
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: 206-987-5724
Fax: 206-987-5705
Contact information of person completing assessment:
Name:__________________________________
Organization: ____________________________
Address:_________________________________
Phone:_________________________
Fax: __________________________
Email: __________________________
Community you represent
(specify city, county, region): ________________________
Part A:
To be completed by injury prevention or drowning prevention coordinator:
- Does your region have a coalition with objectives, messages and activities specific to adolescent drowning prevention? (this could be a coalition with a specific focus on drowning or a broader health or injury prevention coalition)
__yes __no
Please attach a current membership roster
If yes, does your coalition have:
Representation from youth groups? - Adolescents involved in planning and implementing coalition related activities?
- Parent representatives involved in planning and implementing coalition-related activities?
- Organizations involved with specific activities/focus on adolescents including things like life vest use, swimming, water safety etc.?
- Organizations with a focus on Hispanic adolescents and families?
__yes __no
Name and activity of organizations:
__yes __no
Please list names of groups:
_yes __no
Approximate number involved:
__none
__1-5
__6-10
__11-20
__more than 20
__yes __no
Approximately how many?
__none
__1-5
__6-10
__11-20
__more than 20
__yes __no
Name and activity of organizations:
Part B:
To be completed by injury prevention or drowning prevention coordinator and/or by coalition members:
Contact information of person completing assessment if different than Part A:
Name: _______________________________
Organization: __________________________
Address: ______________________________
Phone: _______________________________
Fax: _________________________________
Email: ________________________________
Community you represent
(specify city, county, region):__________________________________
- Since you completed the original survey in 1998, how many health and/or emergency service professionals have been trained in adolescent drowning risk and prevention by your organization/coalition (training of at least 45 minutes in length given by a health or community provider)?
Who attended: Number trained: __________________________
Given by: ________________________________________
Who attended: Number trained: __________________________
Given by: ________________________________________
Who attended: Number trained: __________________________
- Since you completed the original survey, what additional funds has your organization and/or your coalition received for adolescent drowning prevention?
Supporter: ___________Type of Support ______________$ Value ________
Supporter: ___________Type of Support ______________$ Value ________
Supporter: ___________Type of Support ______________$ Value ________
Supporter: ___________Type of Support ______________$ Value ________
Supporter: ___________Type of Support ______________$ Value ________
Supporter: ___________Type of Support ______________$ Value ________
- Are you tracking adolescent drownings and near-drownings from your region?
__yes __no
If yes, how (check all that apply)
__blankspaper clippings
__medical examiner
__EMS run data
__State Department of Health
__Other______________________________________________
- Other than the bulk buy program offered by Mustang, does your community have a discount program for purchasing life jackets for teens?
__yes __no __don't know
Please describe:
- Does your community have life jacket loan programs?
- Do any of your public pools offer swim programs specifically for teens?
- Do any of your public pools offer water activity programs specifically for teens?
- Are there life jackets at the public pools that fit teens?
- Is life jacket use consistently incorporated into swim lessons at the public pools in your community?
- Is there any training about safety in open water provided as part of swim lessons at the public pools?
__yes __no __don't know
Briefly describe:
- Does the Coast Guard Auxiliary or Power Squadrons in your community offer boating safety classes specifically for teens?
- Have there been risk assessments conducted at sites where teens have drowned?
- Are there other programs going on in your community that target adolescent drowning risk and prevention?
- What would help you and your community implement an effective drowning prevention programs targeting adolescents?
__yes __no __don't know If yes, how many__
(check all that apply for each site type)
Site type:________ # ____ life jackets for children? ______For teens?___ For adults?___
Site type:________ # ____ life jackets for children? ______For teens?___ For adults?___
Site type:________ # ____ life jackets for children? ______For teens?___ For adults?___
__yes__no __don't know __don't have public pools in my community
How many:__
Are there swim programs for teens offered at open water sites?
__yes __no __don't know If yes, how many:__
Do any of these programs specifically target minority groups?
__yes__no __don't know If yes, which minority groups:
How many:__
__yes __no __don't know
How many:__
Briefly describe:
__yes __no __sometimes __don't know number and percent of pools with teen size life vests:
What is the policy for life jacket use by teens?
__yes __no __don't know
__yes __no __don't know
Approx. #/yr____________ Approx. # of teens reached/yr__________________
__yes __no __don't know
If yes, how many sites have been assessed?_______
__yes __no __don't know
If yes, please describe briefly:
Washington State Adolescent Drowning Risk and Prevention
Community Level Indicators Baseline Assessment Results
Final Report
Survey Participants - 16
Survey Participants - 16
Joanne Miller, Southwest Washington Medical Center
Tony Gomez, Seattle King Co. Drowning Prevention Coalition
Nanette Tatom, Pierce County Fire Dist. #5
Ruby DeSantis, Northwest Region EMS
Steve Brown, Seattle Harbor Patrol
Nancy Petrie, City of Kirkland Parks & Community Services
Tom Warren, King County Parks Aquatics
Bill Bottenberg, Seattle Parks/Aquatics
Marcia Via, Inland Northwest Drowning Prevention Coalition
Rachel Erb, Lakewood Fire Department
Jackie Roberts, West Region EMS
Darrol Steiner, Lacey Fire District #3
Penny Hulse/Nanette Tatom, Pierce County Fire Dist. #5
Debbie Whidden, Pacific Peaks Girl Scout Council
John Tupper, Pacific Harbors Council/Boy Scouts of America
Terrie Dragoo, Wapato Fire Department
- Did your region have a coalition with objectives, messages, and activities specific to adolescent drowning before September 1, 1997
- Did your coalition have representation from youth groups?
- How many health and/or emergency service professionals have been trained in adolescent drowning risk and prevention by your organization/coalition?
- What additional funds has your organization and/or coalition received for adolescent drowning prevention?
- Are you tracking adolescent drownings and near drownings from your region?
- Other than the bulk buy program offered by Mustang Survival, does your community have a discount program for purchasing life jackets for teens?
- Does your community have life jacket loan programs?
- Do any of your public pools offer swim programs specifically for teens?
- Do any of your public pools offer water activity programs specifically for teens?
- Are there life jackets at the public pools that fit teens?
- Is life jacket use consistently incorporated into swim lessons at your public pools?
- Is there any training about safety in open water provided as part of swim lessons at the public pools?
- Does the Coast Guard Auxliary or Power Squadrons in your community offer boating safety classes specifically for teens?
- Have there been risk assessments conducted at sites where teens have drowned?
- Are there other programs going on in your community that target adolescent drowning risk and prevention?
- What would help you and your community implement an effective drowning prevention program targeting adolescents?
Before After
Yes |
43% |
75% |
No |
57% |
25% |
3:1
Before After
Yes |
17% |
25% |
No |
83% |
75% |
1:3
List:
Involvement of middle school students at couple of meetings
Wapato High School Leadership class/program
Groups that have joined:
Discussions with Kirkland Youth Council
Kirkland youth willing to participate as part of community service requirement
White Swan youth
Adolescents involved in planning and implementing coalition activities?
Before After
Yes |
0% |
40% |
No |
100% |
60% |
2:3
Number of adolescents involved:
Before After
| None | 3 |
|
| 1-5 | ||
| 6-10 | 1 | |
| 11-20 | ||
| More than 20 | ||
Changes since 1997 : Yes, all activity is recent
Involved teens in focus groups, will enhance life jacket loan program with teens.
New leadership groups is getting involved.
Parent representatives involved in planning and implementing coalition activities?
Before After
| None | 7 |
4 |
| 1-5 | ||
| 6-10 | ||
| 11-20 | ||
| More than 20 | 1 |
Organizations involved with specific activities/focus on adolescents, including things like life vest use, swimming, water safety, etc.?
Before After
Yes |
86% |
60% |
No |
14% |
40% |
3:2
Clark County Sheriff's River Patrol
Cowlitz County Safe Kids/Injury Prevention Coalition
Swimming lessons - Metro Parks Aquatics, boating and water safety - Pacific Peaks Girl Scouts, Gig Harbor Fire Dist. 5 - water safety, Lacey Fire Dist. 5 - water safety, Life jacket loans - Mary Bridge Children's Hospital, Pierce Co. Parks, Bonney Lake Police, Bonney Lake Fire Dept., Tacoma Fire Dept, Quinalt Nation
Red Cross Swim Lesson Program
Wapato Parks & Recreation
Wapato Fire Dept gives free pool passes, reaches 500 kids/yr.
New groups since 9/1/97
Life jacket loans - Kent Parks,
Water safety - Maple Valley Fire
Life jackets, water safety - AMR
Organizations with a focus on Hispanic adolescents and families?
Before After
Yes |
||
No |
4 |
Names and activities:
Presentations to Hispanic audiences at Career Day
Distribution of Fotonovellas to groups working w/Hispanics - public health nurses, LaRaza, SeaMar, career fair organizers.
EPIC - focus on little kids/families - not so much on teens
YVFWC - All ages focus
| Presentation | Presentor | Attendance | Number of trainees |
| 40 hr. Basic Marine Le Class | State Parks | 1 |
|
| 4 hr. Water Safey Education course | State Parks | 3 |
|
| NOAA Dive Master Training | NOAA | 1 |
|
| Small craft safety | ARC | Camp personnell | 1 |
| 2 Community Water Safety classes | Jeff Barnett | 20 |
|
| Community/Basic Water Safety | Jeff Barnett | Stevenson Elementary
Odel Middle School |
75-100 |
| Anthony Rasmussen | |||
| Seattle Harbor Patrol | |||
| Boating Safety | Jeff Barnett | ||
| Statewide training | WSDPP | Mary Bridge staff
Pierce Co. Fire Dist. |
5 |
| Safe Swim Defense Plan | 150 |
||
| Safety Afloat (Boating safety) | 100 |
||
| Statewide training | WSDPP | 0 |
Before After
| Organization | Type of Support | $ value | Organization | Type of Support | $ value |
| MBCH | Funding give away items | $8,587 | Wapato
School |
Incentives | $28.88 |
| Boeing, Wa. State, others | Safe Boating Water Safety Ed. | Various | Wash.State Parks | Materials | $500 |
| Children's Hospital grant | $8,000 | NFPA | Curriculum | $4,000 | |
| Mary Bridge Hospital | Key Chains | $500 | |||
| Mary Bridge Hospital | Supplies/give-away items | $200 | |||
| Budget for water safety programs in camp | |||||
| Mustang Survival | Life jackets | ? | |||
| Army Corps of Engineers | Materials/pamphlets | $250 | |||
| WA State Parks | Materials | $300 | |||
| High School leadership class | Materials | 24 volunteer hr |
Before After
|
Yes |
86% |
90% |
|
No |
14% |
10% |
9:1
Data Sources
Before After
| Newspaper clippings | 13 |
6 |
| Medical Examiner | 4 |
1 |
| EMS run data | 6 |
2 |
| State Department of Health | 9 |
3 |
| Other | 9 |
2 |
Tracking in "collector" trauma registry.
Recoveries of drowning victims
Hospital admissions
King County Health Dept.
Tracking just for county beaches & pools
Local agencies, cities, beaches, parks, local apartments, condos, private clubs
Data compiled through NEISS
Pool reports
Run sheets from Fire Department
Drownings and near drownings reported to National American Camping organization by camps
Before After
|
Yes |
7% |
|
|
No |
64% |
80% |
|
Don't Know |
29% |
20% |
8:2
Programs: 20% off any lifejacket at 7 K-Mart locations.
Vendors offer discounts to accredited camps through American Camping Association
Before After
| Yes | 43% |
55% |
| How many? | Avg. of 11 | Avg. of 4 |
| No | 39% | 33% |
| Don't Know | 18% | 11% |
5:3:1
Life jacket loan program
Before After
| Site Type | Beaches, pools, beaches | Beach-3Pool-3 |
| Children's life jackets | ?, 60,20,50,yes,yes,?,3/site | 5,17,9 |
| Teen life jackets | ?, 13,yes,yes,?, 3/site | 0 |
| Adult life jackets | ?, 12,no,?, 3/site | 0 |
Before After
| Yes | 45% |
55% |
| No | 14% |
11% |
| Don't know | 38% |
33% |
| No public pools | 3% |
Number: 3 17
1 5-10/yr
2 3
200 kids Aquatic Merit badges, leader training
Are there swim programs for teens offered at open water sites?
Before After
| Yes | 18% |
27% |
| No | 29% |
36% |
| Don't know | 53% |
35% |
3:4:4
Summer lifeguard training team (junior lifeguards)
Water safety program for residents of camps for grades 7-12
Water safety aide program: requires grades 7-12 do 25 hrs service assisting lifeguards
Approximately 200 kids
Do any of these programs specifically target minority groups?
Before After
| Yes | 15% |
13% |
| No | 35% |
37% |
| Don't know | 50% |
50% |
1:3:4
Seattle Parks programs
Disabled, at risk teens
Any groups, 20 per summer
1-2 programs target Hispanics
Before After
| Yes | 38% |
36% |
| No | 14% |
9% |
| Don't know | 48% |
36% |
| Count | 5-10 |
4:1:4
List: Parks programs, high school/middle school programs in various school districts
School-based programs
Through King County Parks
Peninsula High School&Gig Harbor High offer swim lessons as part of PE curriculum
Seattle Parks
Late night teen program
Teen activity nights
Special events with music, food, etc.
Junior Lifeguard program
Before After
| Yes | 21% |
10% |
| No | 11% |
30% |
| Sometimes | 4% |
10% |
| Don't know | 64% |
50% |
| Number of pools with teen life vests | 100% |
Before After
| Yes | 40% |
37% |
| No | 4% |
18% |
| Don't know | 57% |
45% |
Before After
| Yes | 32% |
45% |
| No | 4% |
|
| Don't know | 64% |
54% |
5:6
Program Description: Basic Water Safety
One lesson devoted to learning how to put on lifejacket and safety info
Red Cross Program- talks about dangers, cold, currents, underwater obstructions, boating
TESC community swim program
Camps and programs
Before After
| Yes | 15% | 18% |
| No | 15% | 18% |
| Don't know | 70% | 64% |
| Number/year | ||
| Number of teens reached/year |
2:2:7
Not specifically for teens, but teens are invited to attend
Before After
| Yes | 22% |
|
| No | 22% |
|
| Don't know | 56% |
100% |
| Sites assessed | 10-20, 6+,2,5 |
Done if drowning has occurred at camp
Before After
| Yes | 31% |
30% |
| No | 27% |
20% |
| Don't know | 42% |
50% |
3:2:5
Description of programs: Truama Nurses Talk Tough and Think First programs
West Region Drowning Prevention Coalition
Aquatic Safety Awareness Program for 3-8 yr olds in schools, daycares
Some parks are running programs through local schools
Water Wise Kids
Girl Scouts
American Camping Association
Campfire Girls
Boy Scouts
Red Cross
BSA Aquatics Safety training
Resources to coordinate, manage & implement an effective program.
Availability of proven program
Additional staff and funding -2
Full time person for data asssessment, organize youth groups, work with schools
Anything
Media attention is neeeded to get ball rolling, teens don't perceive there is problem
Life jacket loaner program
May be a problem through our parks, but not sure
Meet with Seattle Public Schools middle school adminstration and get support for prevention presentations
Limited funds for open beach front, don't offer swim lessons
Staff, money
Present info/statistics to upper management to develop awareness of value of programs as preventative measure
Hit them young!
In-school programs
Ideas, format, money
Paid staff to work directly on prevention targeting adolescents
Sheriff's divers more involved in efforts ( being worked on)
Financial assistance, volunteers, training, knowledge
More training, Coalitions/teams to assist
Info on what is already available to help create an EMS sponsored resource
guide
How to develop curriculum, policies, procedures
Training and details on risks and successful interventions
Curriculum materials, packaged materials, especially kits -2
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