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Effective Access means safe, free drinking water is available to all children.1 Children and adolescents spend many hours at school, making schools an important setting in which to promote hydration and to model and support learning healthy
Recent research indicates access to clean drinking water throughout the day in school settings can be a significant intervention, alongside education and diet change, in preventing childhood obesity.
Access to safe, free drinking water helps to increase students’ overall water consumption, maintain hydration, and reduce energy intake, if substituted for sugar-sweetened beverages.
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Implementing water-efficient practices on campus grounds and fields can reduce both water bills and maintenance costs. WaterSense at Work provides guidance that will help educational facilities get an A+ in water efficiency. USING WATERSENSE AT WORK.
Water consumption is important for good health and may help to curb overweight and obesity in school children. This brief highlights areas where local school wellness policies address water accessibility and where policy opportunities exist.
Effective access to drinking water in school is water that children and adults can and want to drink. This Not this Key strategies to provide effective drinking water access in schools: Certify Drinking Water Safety Assure that school drinking water meets safety standards for lead and other
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WATER IN SCHOOLS: ACCESS AND PROMOTION. When schools provide ample drinking water as an alternative to sugary drinks, schools promote children’s overall health and development. Programs that assure access and promote drinking water in schools have been found to reduce childhood obesity.
