TABLE OF CONTENTS:
UNDERSTANDING THE FRAMEWORK
CA-WSS PRIORITIES
PRIORITY 1: PUBLIC SIGNIFICANCE
PRIORITY 2: DATA
PRIORITY 3: EVERYONE A SWIMMER
PRIORITY 4: SAFE AT ALL AGES
PRIORITY 5: POOLS
PRIORITY 6: OPEN WATER
PRIORITY 7 LIFEGUARDS
PRIORITY 8: WATER EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
WATER SAFETY STRATEGY
STRATEGY FRAMEWORK
FRAMEWORK
The CA-WSS presents a framework for California’s drowning prevention sector that:
Identifies water safety priorities, knowledge gaps, action levels, and cross-cutting core values.
Establishes areas for multi-sectoral alignment.
Reflects decades of expertise and collaboration
Inspires individuals, communities, organizations, and governments to act.
The CA-WSS Framework, described in detail in Section 2, is structured into eight Water Safety Priorities that contain a number of Key Action Areas based on research and consultation. See Section 3 for details of each Water Safety Priority.
WATER SAFETY PRIORITIES
1. Public Significance
2. Data
3. Everyone a Swimmer
4. Safe at All Ages
5. Pools
6. Open Water
7. Lifeguards
8. Water Emergency Preparedness
ACTION LEVELS
Community Programs & Education
Professional Training & Capacity
Policy & Systems
CORE VALUES
Collaboration
Equity
Evidence & Evaluation
Local Context