#SaludTues Tweetchat 1p ET 11/3/15: “How Swimming Can Level the Playing Field for Kids”

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Swimming is one of the best physical activities because it requires all major muscle groups and had proven to increase children’s confidence, motor skills, and academic achievement.

But not everyone has the same access to swimming facilities and lessons.

This increases a child’s risk of drowning, and fewer opportunities to swim or learn how to swim means kids can’t do water-based physical activities, such as underwater handstands, sink-and-seek, diving, water aerobics, tubing, kayaking, paddle boarding, boating, skiing, and fishing.

Join #SaludTues on No. 3, 2015, to tweet about how communities can increase children’s access to swimming lessons and facilities to decrease their risk of drowning and increase their participation in numerous life-enriching water activities:

• WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “How Swimming can Level the Playing Field for Kids”
• TIME/DATE: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT), Tuesday, November 3, 2015
• WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
• HOST: @SaludAmerica
• CO-HOSTS: @SwimFoundation @BoatingCampaign @SA_Sports

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#SaludTues is a Tweetchat on Twitter/X that focuses on a variety of different health issues. From September 2014 to March 2021, #SaludTues occurred weekly at noon CST every Tuesday. From April 2021 to November 2023, #SaludTues occurred monthly at noon CST on the first Tuesday of each month. Starting in January 2024, #SaludTues occurs on a periodic basis at noon CST on some Tuesdays. Tweetchats are hosted by @SaludAmerica, the Twitter/X handle of Salud America! The National Health Communication Program.