Grab a Cup, Fill It Up! An Intervention to Promote the Convenience of Drinking Water and Increase Student Water Consumption During School Lunch.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We evaluated a low-cost strategy for schools to improve the convenience and appeal of drinking water.

Methods

We conducted a group-randomized, controlled trial in 10 Boston, Massachusetts, schools in April through June 2013 to test a cafeteria-based intervention. Signage promoting water and disposable cups were installed near water sources. Mixed linear regression models adjusting for clustering evaluated the intervention impact on average student water consumption over 359 lunch periods.

Results

The percentage of students in intervention schools observed drinking water during lunch nearly doubled from baseline to follow-up compared with controls (+ 9.4%; P < .001). The intervention was associated with a 0.58-ounce increase in water intake across all studen

SUBMITTER: Kenney EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4539814 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature