Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death in all children and the leading cause of death in children aged 1 to 4, and it is preventable. Our role as your public health department is to provide ways to protect your children, but you must be willing to make the changes. The American Academy of Pediatrics has made several suggestions to improve these statistics. A good start is swimming lessons for your child. Swimming lessons can start as young as one year of age. We

SUICIDE IN TEENAGERS: WHAT CAN PARENTS DO? The second leading cause of death in teenagers is suicide. The information I’m about to share...