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A water availability intervention in New York City public schools: Influence on youths' water and milk behaviors

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  • Elbel, B.
  • Mijanovich, T.
  • Abrams, C.
  • Cantor, J.
  • Dunn, L.
  • Nonas, C.
  • Cappola, K.
  • Onufrak, S.
  • Park, S.

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Objectives. We determined the influence of "water jets" on observed water and milk taking and self-reported fluid consumption in New York City public schools. Methods. From 2010 to 2011, before and 3 months after water jet installation in 9 schools, we observed water and milk taking in cafeterias (mean 1000 students per school) and surveyed students in grades 5, 8, and 11 (n = 2899) in the 9 schools that received water jets and 10 schools that did not. We performed an observation 1 year after implementation (2011-2012) with a subset of schools. We also interviewed cafeteria workers regarding the intervention. Results. Three months after implementation we observed a 3-fold increase in water taking (increase of 21.63 events per 100 students; P

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  • Elbel, B. & Mijanovich, T. & Abrams, C. & Cantor, J. & Dunn, L. & Nonas, C. & Cappola, K. & Onufrak, S. & Park, S., 2015. "A water availability intervention in New York City public schools: Influence on youths' water and milk behaviors," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 105(2), pages 365-372.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.302221_9
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302221
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    1. Patricia I. Ritter, 2019. "The Effect of Piped Water at Home on Childhood Overweight Rate. Experimental Evidence from Urban Morocco," Working papers 2019-02, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics, revised Feb 2021.
    2. Erica L. Kenney & James G. Daly & Rebekka M. Lee & Rebecca S. Mozaffarian & Katherine Walsh & Jill Carter & Steven L. Gortmaker, 2019. "Providing Students with Adequate School Drinking Water Access in an Era of Aging Infrastructure: A Mixed Methods Investigation," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(1), pages 1-15, December.

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