Child water safety, infant deaths focus for state health experts

By Myra Miller on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
  • Dr. Tina Stefanski, center, Medical Director, and Debra Feller, R.N., Maternal Child Health Coordinator, Region 4, Louisiana Department of Public Health, were guest speakers at the recent meeting of the Crowley Lions Club. They were welcomed to the meeting by Club President Ann Mire. (Photo by Steve Bandy/Crowley Post-Signal)
    Dr. Tina Stefanski, center, Medical Director, and Debra Feller, R.N., Maternal Child Health Coordinator, Region 4, Louisiana Department of Public Health, were guest speakers at the recent meeting of the Crowley Lions Club. They were welcomed to the meeting by Club President Ann Mire. (Photo by Steve Bandy/Crowley Post-Signal)

    Louisiana has the second-highest drowning rate in the United States for children. And that’s a statistic that can be easily improved upon, according to Dr. Tina Stefanski, Region 4 Medical Director, Louisiana Department of Public Health. Speaking to the Crowley Lions Club Tuesday, June 3, Stefanski was joined by Debra Feller, RN, Region 4 Maternal Child Health Coordinator, who also addressed the …