The team at the Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity and the CHOICES Project team, along with input from key partners, is excited to announce the release of several fact sheets that align with our key priority areas. We will continue to post in our News & Events section as new fact sheets … Continue reading “New Resource: Fact Sheet on Low- and No-Calorie Sweetened Drinks”
A study from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health conducted in conjunction with researchers from the Nutrition Policy Institute at the University of California details lead concentrations in baseline drinking water samples as well as features of US state-level programs and policies to test school drinking water for lead in seven US … Continue reading “STUDY: Lead Concentrations in US School Drinking Water: Testing Programs, Prevalence, and Policy Opportunities, 2016–2018”
A study from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health conducted in conjunction with researchers from the Nutrition Policy Institute at the University of California describes the features of statewide initiatives in operation between January 1, 2016 and February 28, 2018 in 24 states and the District of Columbia to conduct testing for … Continue reading “Study – Early Adopters: State Approaches to Testing School Drinking Water for Lead in the United States”
A study from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health found that racial/ethnic disparities in intake of tap water may be partly responsible for racial/ethnic disparities in hydration among U.S. adults.
A study by HPRC and Boston Public Schools found that a low-cost intervention to promote the convenience of drinking water in schools nearly doubled the percentage of students drinking water, and increased the amount of water consumed.
Our study, which found that more than half of all children and adolescents in the United States are not adequately hydrated at any given time, has been featured in national media coverage.
An HPRC study found that more than half of all children and adolescents in the United States are not adequately hydrated at any given time.