Water: What Do We Know? What Can You Do?

Drinking water: it’s the healthy substitute for sugary drinks, but what does it take to enable children (and everyone) to choose water as First for Thirst? This webinar will provide a framework for approaching drinking water considerations and will include both research findings and real-life examples to illustrate each element in the framework (drinking water safety, access, and education and promotion). It will provide an overview of key federal policies related to drinking water safety and access to it, with a focus on school and childcare settings. We will then look at state, local and organizational policy approaches to making water the easy and appealing choice. Before the webinar’s close you will learn steps you can take to advocate for water.

Christina Hecht, PhD, University of California
Christina Hecht is Senior Policy Advisor at University of California’s Nutrition Policy Institute. Dr. Hecht leads NPI’s work in drinking water safety, access and promotion. She is a co-investigator in current research on drinking water and is active in multiple collaborative projects. Dr. Hecht co-ordinates the National Drinking Water Alliance, a network of individuals and organizations across the United States working to ensure that all children in the U.S. can drink water in the places where they live, learn and play. Dr. Hecht graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Human Biology, and from the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health with a PhD in Population Dynamics.

Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies
Food and Nutrition Policy

CDR Performance Indicators
3.3.4, 3.1.3, 3.1.6, 3.2.6

CDR Learning Need Codes
1070, 4040, 1080