National Drinking Water Alliance
- Apr 17, 2020
USDA and HHS Release Updated Timeline for DGA Process
On April 9, DietaryGuidelines.gov released an updated timeline for the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans process, stating, “One Month Added to Advisory Committee Schedule, Advisory Report to be Submitted by End of June 2020.” This gives healthy beverage advocates time to provide more comments on the importance of clear and actionable guidance in the 2020 DGAs, in order to help Americans reduce sugary drink consumption and to enable them to drink water instead. Over 120 co
National Drinking Water Alliance
- Apr 15, 2020
Top Brass Weigh in on Water with Comments to DGAC
On March 9, 2020, nearly 60 retired admirals and generals who are members of Mission: Readiness submitted comments to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. These comments focused on the importance of prioritizing water consumption in the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and how promoting healthy options for young people is critical to national security. Currently 72 percent of young people in the United States are ineligible to serve in the military. Obesity is amo
National Drinking Water Alliance
- Apr 6, 2020
National Healthy Schools Day 2020
Understanding & Responding to Lead in School Drinking Water National Healthy Schools Day 2020 falls on April 7th. The National Healthy Schools partnership had planned to focus on “The Air we Breathe, the Water we Drink.” In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the partnership pivoted to encouraging schools and districts to think about ways to take advantage of empty school buildings to perform maintenance tasks. National Healthy Schools Day 2020 also provides an opportunity to adv
