PROJECT ABSTRACTA. PROJECT TITLE: PIMA COUNTY AQUATIC SAFETY EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT ENHANCEMENT PROJECTB. APPLICANT NAME: PIMA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTC. POOL SAFELY GRANT PROGRAM (PSGP) AND FOA (CPSC-24-001)D. PROGRAM DIRECTOR: LONI ANDERSONE. ADDRESS: 3950 S. COUNTRY CLUB RD. SUITE 2301, TUCSON, AZ 85714F. PROGRAM DIRECTOR CONTACT NUMBERS: PHONE NUMBER: 520-724-7908 FAX: 520-724-9597G. E-MAIL ADDRESS: LONI.ANDERSON@PIMA.GOVH. APPLICANT WEBSITE ADDRESS: HTTPS: WWW.PIMA.GOV 2024 CONSUMER-HEALTH-AND-FOOD-SAFETYI. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT(S) SERVED BY THE PROJECT SITE: AZ-007 AND AZ-006J. PROJECTED START AND END DATE: AUGUST 2024 - AUGUST 2026PROJECT ABSTRACT NARRATIVE: THE PIMA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT (PCHD) HAS IMPROVED POOL SAFETY THROUGH INSPECTIONS AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION. DESPITE SUCCESS, CHALLENGES REMAIN, INCLUDING LANGUAGE BARRIERS, FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, AND HIGH TURNOVER AMONG POOL OPERATORS.THE AQUATIC SAFETY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT TARGETS THESE CHALLENGES WITH FOCUSED ENFORCEMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO PROTECT VULNERABLE GROUPS FROM DROWNING AND ENTRAPMENT IN POOLS AND SPAS, LEVERAGING CPSC POOL SAFELY RESOURCES.1. ENFORCEMENT:O ALIGN ENFORCEMENT POLICIES WITH THE VIRGINIA GRAEME BAKER (VGB) ACT.O CONDUCT JOINT REGULATORY AQUATIC INSPECTIONS.O IMPROVE INSPECTION FORM ACCURACY.O TRAIN STAFF USING CPSC MATERIALS.2. EDUCATION:O DELIVER A 60- TO 90-MINUTE POOL SAFETY COURSE FOR FACILITIES WITHOUT LIFEGUARDS.O UPDATE THE POOL OPERATOR CLASS TO INCLUDE VGB STANDARDS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.O HOST QUARTERLY COMMUNITY FORUMS AND ANNUAL DROWNING PREVENTION WORKSHOPS.O USE THE CPSC POOL SAFELY COLLABORATOR TOOLKIT FOR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.O FACILITATE ONSITE SWIM LESSONS IN HIGH-NEED COMMUNITIES.THE PROJECT ADDRESSES LANGUAGE BARRIERS, TEMPORARY HOUSING, AND LIMITED RESOURCES IN RURAL AND LOW-INCOME AREAS. COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, HEALTH CLINICS, SCHOOLS, AND NONPROFITS ENSURE CULTURAL RELEVANCE AND ACCESSIBILITY.OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES: SUCCESS WILL BE MEASURED BY THE NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED, WORKSHOPS AND FORUMS HELD, AND SWIM LESSONS CONDUCTED. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE REDUCED SAFETY VIOLATIONS, DROWNING AND ENTRAPMENT INCIDENTS, INCREASED COMPLIANCE WITH VGB STANDARDS, AND IMPROVED POOL SAFETY AWARENESS.THE AQUATIC SAFETY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT AIMS TO CREATE A SAFER COMMUNITY BY REDUCING WATER-RELATED INJURIES AND FATALITIES THROUGH RIGOROUS EVALUATION AND STRONG COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.