Swim Safety and Drowning Prevention

Summer is on its way, and being outside is still the best place to have fun during the COVID-19 pandemic. With some restrictions being lifted, more people will be traveling to beaches, hotel pools, and other summer fun spots near the water. So today we are talking all about swim safety and drowning prevention.

Dr. Gary Kirkilas is one of our regular doctors here on Healthy Children. He is a pediatrician in Phoenix, Arizona with a unique mobile practice, as well as a spokesperson for the AAP.

We talk about designated pool watchers & lifeguards, pool safety vs. beach & lake safety, lifejackets, and when to start swim lessons

Featuring:

Dr. Gary Kirkilas

Dr. Gary Kirkilas is a pediatrician in Phoenix, Arizona with a unique practice. His office is a 40 foot medical R.V. that travels from shelter to shelter providing free care to the Phoenix homeless youth population. Gary’s passion for providing care to the underserved first started after spending a month in Oaxaca, Mexico with CFHI’s Cultural Crossroad program in 2005. Since then he was the 2006 CFHI Alumni Grant recipient where he created an Alcohol and Sex Education curriculum in a rural village in Oaxaca. He later served as a student liaison for the Cultural Crossroads program in Oaxaca in 2007.