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Identify intervention strategies that increase participation and sustained engagement in water competency training by determining population-specific motivators, promoting water competency as a life skill, and assessing whether links to disaster preparedness and climate chanage boost involvement.

Identify the intervention strategies that are most effective at increasing participation and sustained engagement in water competency training.

  •  Determine what motivates participation in different populations (e.g. evaluate outreach by social media among parents and teens, messaging about health, jobs, and fun).
  • Identify effective strategies to promote water competency as a life skill (beyond a recreational activity).
  • Evaluate whether tying water competency training to disaster preparedness and climate change increases participation.

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