RESEARCH, POLICY AND ADVOCACY
POSING QUESTIONS, SEEKING ANSWERS, STRENGTHENING EVIDENCE, POLICY AND PRACTICE We’re bringing science and advocacy to lifesaving. Striving to know exactly who was at risk of drowning - where, when and why. Seeking and testing answers on how to eliminate it. Advocating for change, and collaborative effort to reduce drownings impact on the community.
KEY OBJECTIVES • Utilise the Royal Life Saving National Drowning Database to inform policy and practice • Expand and communicate evidence-based approaches • Influence improvements in policy, legislation, regulation, program support • Evaluate initiatives to improve policy and practice
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