Tapping into water: Key considerations for achieving excellence in school drinking water access

A.I. Patel, K. Hecht, K.E. Hampton, J.M. Grumbach, E. Braff-Guajardo and C.D. Brindis

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 7, 1314-1319

Abstract: Objectives. We examined free drinking water access in schools. Methods. We conducted cross-sectional interviews with administrators from 240 California public schools from May to November 2011 to examine the proportion of schools that met excellent water access criteria (i.e., location, density, type, maintenance, and appeal of water sources), school-level characteristics associated with excellent water access, and barriers to improvements. Results. No schools met all criteria for excellent water access. High schools and middle schools had lower fountain:student ratios than elementary schools (odds ratio [OR] = 0.06; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.02, 0.20; OR = 0.30, 95% CI = 0.12, 0.70). Rural schools were more likely to offer a nonfountain water source than city schools (OR = 5.0; 95% CI = 1.74, 14.70). Newer schools were more likely to maintain water sources than older schools (OR = 0.98; 95% CI = 0.97, 1.00). Schools that offered free water in food service areas increased from pre-to postimplementation of California's school water policy (72%-83%; P

Keywords: drinking water, article; catering service; cross-sectional study; demography; human; policy; school; statistics; United States, California; Cross-Sectional Studies; Drinking Water; Food Services; Humans; Policy; Residence Characteristics; Schools (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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