安全的水 伍斯特:学生领导的溺水预防在一个青少年服务不足的人口
Katharine Playter1, Erin Hurley1, Kendall Lavin-Parsons1
1UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States.
Frontiers in public health
|July 29, 2024
概括
青少年面临着高溺水风险,尤其是BIPOC和低收入青年. 马萨诸塞州沃斯特的一个定制游泳计划提高了水安全技能,减少了恐惧,提供了一个重要的公共卫生干预措施.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 伤害预防 预防伤害
- 水上安全水上安全.
背景情况:
- 青少年 (15-19岁) 是第二高的死亡溺水率.
- 在BIPOC和低社会经济地位的人群中,溺水风险不成比例地高.
- 马萨诸塞州沃斯特 (Worcester) 由于天然水体和大量BIPOC种群,存在高风险环境.
研究的目的:
- 开发和评估一个适合年龄的水上安全和游泳教育计划,面向位于马萨诸塞州沃斯特的高危青少年.
- 为弥补现有的游泳课程的缺口,而不是为青少年的需求量身定制.
- 在一个脆弱的社区内促进健康平等和伤害预防.
主要方法:
- 马萨诸塞大学的THT. 陈医学院的学生和社区合作伙伴创建了"水安全沃斯特" (WSW).
- 在YMCA提供免费的90分钟游泳课程,重点是水上安全知识,游泳技巧和减少恐惧.
- 课程教师包括医学学生,研究生和工作人员,有73名青少年参加了课程.
主要成果:
- 水安全沃斯特计划在改善水安全和游泳能力方面取得了有前途的成果.
- 参与者对应急程序的知识增加,对水的恐惧减少.
- 该计划成功地吸引了有风险的青少年,提供了拯救生命的技能,并促进了社区健康.
结论:
- WSW是青少年水安全教育和降低溺水风险的成功模式.
- 该计划强调了针对弱势群体量身定制干预措施的重要性.
- 它为医疗学员提供了宝贵的公共卫生和伤害预防经验.
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