National Drinking Water Alliance
- Aug 4
New and Multi-lingual!
Healthy Eating Research, a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has expanded their healthy beverage portfolio of resources....
National Drinking Water Alliance
- Jul 27
New from EPA! Data on Lead in School and Child Care Drinking Water
In 2016, the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act established a voluntary national program to test for lead in...
National Drinking Water Alliance
- Jul 19
Oral Health Risk Assessment Includes Beverage Questions
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated their Oral Health Risk Assessment tool. The new version aims to streamline and...
National Drinking Water Alliance
- Apr 6
Connecting to culture helps families return to drinking water
A small community-based participatory research pilot of a drinking water intervention on Navajo Nation found that caregivers’ reported...
National Drinking Water Alliance
- Mar 20
NDWA Releases Summary of 2021-22 Highlights
The past two years have seen plenty of activity in the drinking water space, including major strides on numerous policies that benefit...
National Drinking Water Alliance
- Mar 31, 2022
Bipartisan Policy Center Calls for Drinking Water Supports
In January 2022, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) released their report Strengthening the Child Nutrition Programs. The report outlines...
National Drinking Water Alliance
- Feb 4, 2022
Healthy beverage policies that promote tap water optimize environmental, health benefits
Healthy Beverage Initiatives (HBIs), such as those on the ten campuses of the University of California (UC), aim to reduce consumption of...
National Drinking Water Alliance
- Nov 9, 2021
NASBE Report Updates Status of Drinking Water Lead Testing in Schools
The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) has released a new report, “How States Are Handling Lead in School Drinking...
National Drinking Water Alliance
- Aug 4, 2021
Newly Updated Interactive Map Tracks Water Safety
Since the Flint Water Crisis—the 2014 watershed moment for public health and drinking water safety in Flint, Michigan—public concern over...
National Drinking Water Alliance
- Jul 30, 2021
EPA Adds New Interactive Data Tracking Tool
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) “3Ts,” Training, Testing, and Taking Action, aims to assist school and childcare facilities in...
