Why Are African-American Children At Higher Risk Around Pools?
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- Category: Lifestyle/People
- Published: Sunday, 27 January 2013 00:21
- Written by Darlene Robinson
This article originally published in West Orlando News Online.
A new study released on June 20, 2011 from the Center for Injury and Research Policy, during the summer in the United States reveals, “a child drowns in a portable pool every 5 days!” The danger is even higher here in Florida because our winter is so short and sometimes the summer seems to last 10 months out of the year. Florida made up the largest percentage of U.S. drowning deaths ages 1-4 (also highest rate in the country).
When Trayvon Martin was killed by the neighborhood watch captain in Sanford, Fl., the local leadership was very quiet. The elected officials, the community resident leaders and even the Black pastors were quiet and said nothing, as if it was just another day in the hood.
