This theme encompasses research, policy and programs addressing life course and population-based approaches to drowning prevention, including papers that:
- Address drowning prevention by or in partnership with First Nation groups and populations including those focused on health, social and economic co-benefits.
- Address migrant and refugee populations including drowning risk during transit and at settlement, including positive approaches to build community capacity, employment, and love of water.
- Address key life stages including children, adolescents, men, and the elderly including innovative approaches and interventions.
- Address disparities in drowning risk or burden among racial, ethnic and/or cultural populations within a nation, region, or community, including interventions focused on equity, justice or historically excluded populations.
- Address drowning prevention prioritising people living, working and recreating with a disability.