School Water

Developing State Policy Recommendations for Safe Drinking Water Procurement in Child Care Centers and Schools

Obesity, Uncategorized /

Access to safe and appealing drinking water in child care centers and schools is a key strategy to build healthy habits that children will use for life to maintain a healthy body weight and to support overall health. This study sought to identify and summarize state-level policies in twenty states for drinking water quality and […]

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Plumbing codes an important factor in availability of school water fountains, finds PHAI’s Wilking in CDC study

Obesity, Publications /

In a study examining availability of water fountains in schools published in the May, 2014 issue of the CDC journal, Preventing Chronic Disease, PHAI’s senior staff attorney, Cara Wilking, along with CDC researchers, Stephen J. Onufrak and Sohyun Park found that state plumbing codes were a predictor of whether and how many water fountains were available

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