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- It helps to increase students’ overall water consumption, maintain hydration, and reduce energy intake if substituted for sugar-sweetened beverages. 1-3 Adequate hydration also may improve cognitive function in children and adolescents. 4-8 Drinking water, if fluoridated, also plays a role in preventing dental caries (cavities).
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Jun 21, 2022 · Children who learn about safe water, sanitation and hygiene habits at school can reinforce positive life-long behaviours in their homes and their communities. However, millions of children go to school every day in unsafe learning environments, with no drinking water, no proper toilets, and no soap for washing their hands.
Feb 13, 2018 · Christina Hecht, PhD, Senior Policy Advisor at the Nutrition Policy Institute, discusses the importance of providing access to safe, quality drinking water in schools; the current state of tap water in schools; and what steps can be taken to improve drinking water quality and encourage healthy hydration habits.
Apr 16, 2021 · Drinking water improves memory and attention, helps children maintain a healthy weight, reduces the risk for some chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease, and helps prevent dental cavities, if fluoridated.
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- Water Access in Schools Microlearning Modules
- Toolkit for Increasing Access to Drinking Water in Schools
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requires schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) to make free water available to students during meal times where they are served. The standards also require schools in the School Breakfast Program (SBP) to make drinking water available when breakfast is served in the cafeteria.
In addition to the requirements, schools can use a variety of strategies to:
•Ensure that water fountains are clean and properly maintained.
•Provide access to water fountains, dispensers, and hydration stations throughout the school.
•Allow students to have water bottles in class or to go to the water fountain if they need to drink water.
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards and regulations assure that public water supply is clean and safe before it leaves the water utility. However, lead plumbing parts (pipes, fittings, and fixtures) can contaminate water after it leaves the water main. Schools can test the water quality and have a plan in case there is contamination. In cases when tap water may not be safe to drink, schools can provide drinking water to students in other ways until the contamination can be fixed. This includes installing filtration systems or purchasing drinking water.
Water access in schools: Why it’s important and how schools can help
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These short video training modules guide schools on steps to take to help students drink more water during the day. School staff will learn what can be done to ensure water is available, safe, and promoted as an ideal beverage choice.
•Module 1: Water Access in Schools: Why it’s important and how schools can help
•Module 2: Safe Drinking Water in Schools
•Module 3: Building Access to Drinking Water in Schools
Jun 4, 2018 · Every school should be able to provide quality tap water access. To achieve this goal, we need national consensus on testing protocols and an action level, and we need to assure that schools have the resources, both financial and know-how, to assess and improve school water quality.
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.
This guide addresses the practical side of drinking water in schools by outlining the steps needed to provide adequate numbers of properly maintained drinking fountains and tap water dispensers in school buildings.
