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County officials credit drowning‑prevention communications campaign with no calls since July kickoff
Summary
MedAct and county partners said a focused drowning‑prevention communications campaign launched July 11 coincided with zero drowning calls in Johnson County since the campaign's media push; staff credited interdepartmental coordination for the outreach.
County emergency‑medical responders and communications staff told commissioners Aug. 14 that a coordinated drowning‑prevention campaign launched in July appears to have coincided with a drop in drowning calls.
Joe Folsom of MedAct said county crews noticed a sharp increase in drownings earlier in the summer, including one fatality and several serious…
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