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- Plumbing codes typically do not specify fountain placement in food service areas. In order to support compliance with federal nutrition regulations requiring that water be made available during mealtimes, school building standards and individual school plans should require drinking water delivery options in food service areas (see Box 2, p. 10).
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The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requires schools to make free drinking water available to students during mealtimes in areas where meals are served. Some states also have legislation requiring schools to offer water at mealtimes.
Apr 14, 2015 · The main objectives of this study were to describe free drinking water access in schools by source (e.g., water fountain, pitcher) and school location, as well as to examine school-level characteristics associated with schools that have excellent drinking water access.
- Anisha I. Patel, Kenneth Hecht, Karla E. Hampton, Jacob M. Grumbach, Ellen Braff-Guajardo, Claire D....
- 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301797
- 2014
- 2014/07
access points may include water fountains, coolers, hydration stations, and other water filling stations, but should not include bottled water for sale because not all students may be able to purchase bottled water. Examples of diferent types of drinking water access points can be found in Appendix 3.
access points may include water fountains, coolers, hydration stations, and other water filling stations, but should not include bottled water for sale because not all students may be able to purchase bottled water. Examples of diferent types of drinking water access points can be found in Appendix 3.
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Apr 17, 2014 · Overall, 57.3% of youth reported that drinking fountains or dispensers in their schools were widely available, 40.1% reported there were only a few, and 2.6% reported that there were no working fountains.
Recent legislation requires schools to provide free drinking water in food service areas (FSAs). Our objective was to describe access to water at baseline and student water intake in school FSAs and to examine barriers to and strategies for implementation of drinking water requirements.
