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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.
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
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.
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.
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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Approximately 6 percent of total water use in commercial and institutional facilities takes place in educational facilities, such as schools, universities, museums and libraries in the United States.1 The largest uses of water in educational facilities are restrooms, landscaping, heating and cooling, and cafeteria kitchens.
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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.
