Kaiser Permanente
Fun and Free ''Operation Splash'' Summer Youth Swimming Program Kicks-off
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, July 15th, 2008
Kaiser Permanente and the City of Los Angeles kicked-off "Operation Splash," a healthy lifestyles partnership that provides learn-to-swim scholarships to over 8,000 youth, age 7-17, and their parents at 35 pools in lower-income communities citywide. This fun and free program -- which also provides junior lifeguard program scholarships for an additional 700 youth -- contains a multitude of socially-positive aspects, including increased access for traditionally low-participating groups, instruction in water safety, and job training.
The kick-off activities were held at the Hollywood Recreation Center, where thrilled local youth opened the aquatics facility for the summer...
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