water safety

Doctors say there’s no need in most cases to wait. That old warning stems from worry that people might drown or struggle because blood will be diverted to their full stomachs instead of their muscles.

State officials say the legislation, signed last week by Gov. Ron DeSantis, can save thousands of lives. It covers lessons for families with kids 4 and younger who make "less than 200% of the federal poverty level."

The bills would direct the Florida Department of Health to develop a program that would contract with vendors to “increase water safety in this state."

Splash pad visits might provide some relief from sweltering heat, but they could also be exposing children to bacteria that could make them sick.

April Ingram, deputy director of Florida Prevention Research Center at USF, said drownings often happen away from “pool time” for kids under 5.

An newly updated database tracks mandatory annual test reports produced by almost 50,000 utilities in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and makes them easily searchable by ZIP code.

A toddler died Tuesday afternoon after he was found by his mother face down and unresponsive in a kiddie pool, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office…

Florida has the highest rate of unintentional child drownings in the country. Since 2011, more than 200 children have drowned statewide.However, something…