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Abstract
The theme of this special issue is “Building a Community of Champions.” The purpose of this theme is to highlight and promote a civic engagement perspective that engages, advocates, and supports communities of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) in addressing the national, regional, and local evolving health-related issue of drowning. Aquatic Settings have been a pivotal focal point of social justice, water safety, and public health, not only in the past but also in our present day (Beale-Tawfeeq, Quash, et al, 2023 and Waller and Bemiller, 2023). Diversity In Aquatics (DIA) strives to positively impact the field of aquatics through programs and projects that foster vibrant and sustainable efforts nationally and in communities anchored by its leadership and membership to provide diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives focused on addressing health disparities among underserved communities and to provide innovative ways that social, economic, and political factors affect health and health equity, research on innovations to address these factors, with new ideas about what can be done to address the gaps, and to strengthen, diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in aquatic settings and the field of aquatics.
Recommended Citation
Quash, Tiffany M. Ph.D.; Beale-Tawfeeq, Angela K.; and Waller, Steven N. Ph.D.
(2025)
"Diversity in Aquatics:4th Special Issue,"
International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education: Vol. 15:
No.
1, Article 1.
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https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ijare/vol15/iss1/1
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