Plain water is recommended to replace sugar-sweetened beverages to support health yet concerns about tap water safety and barriers to access often present challenges to making water the beverage of choice. A new article, published by the journal Annual Review of Nutrition, reviews evidence for this through a socioecological lens—considering the complex web of individual, relationship, community and societal factors that influence water consumption. The paper explores intake o

Advocating for water bottle filling stations that provide access to water at no charge to students in every school in the United States is something Voices for Healthy Kids—and the National Drinking Water Alliance—has supported for quite some time. Why? Because water is a basic human need—something kids can’t live without. And because children spend so much time at school, having safe and appealing options for water is critical for them to live healthier lives. As some school

Researchers at University of California and University of Washington knew that the mere presence of a water fountain does not necessarily mean that the fountain is an appealing, or even functional, way to get a drink of water. They also knew that smartphones with photo capability are common. Therefore, with funding from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research, the team developed, validated and feasibility-tested a photo-evidence protocol for participatory scien