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Florida Department of Health promotes pool safety, swim-lesson coupons for young children
Summary
Morgan, director of the drowning prevention program at the Florida Department of Health, urged pool safety measures including pool fences, water watchers, door alarms and early swim lessons; the program promotes swim-lesson coupons at watersmartbroward.org for children up to age 8 and parent coupons.
Morgan, director of the drowning prevention program at the Florida Department of Health, told meeting participants that home and pool safety measures and early swim lessons reduce drowning risk and explained where residents can apply for subsidized lessons.
"It's important to keep our homes to be water smart, and to, add, barriers to be able to prevent kids from drowning," Morgan said, advocating pool fences as…
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