National Drinking Water Alliance
- Sep 27, 2017
Winning with Water in Ava, MO
Schools in Ava, MO have made major moves to make water first for thirst district-wide, from including strong language in their wellness policy to installing water bottle fillers at every school in the district. Support from the Missouri Foundation for Health’s Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities program enabled Ava School District R-1 to install eight filling stations last January in high-traffic locations. Water access improvement was complemented with strong language in th
National Drinking Water Alliance
- Sep 13, 2017
National Drinking Water Alliance holds Congressional Educational Briefing in Washington D.C.
The National Drinking Water Alliance held a Congressional educational briefing on September 12, 2017, in the U.S. Capitol on "Issues in Drinking Water". Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Bob Casey (D-PA) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) co-sponsored the briefing. Attendees included representatives from more than 50 organizations and congressional staffers from both sides of the aisle. The briefing kicked off with a surprise for the crowd of well over 100:
Steph Curry, of the defending
National Drinking Water Alliance
- Sep 11, 2017
New Drinking Water Fact Sheets Available
What are the health benefits of drinking water? How can we encourage water consumption at school? What do we need to consider in addressing school water quality? Find user-friendly answers to these questions—and many more—in a new trio of fact sheets. The University of California Nutrition Policy Institute created three new downloadable fact sheets on drinking water in school settings. The fact sheets are available now on the National Drinking Water Alliance website. Healthy
