Advancing Water Security: A Community Participatory School-Based Hydration Intervention
Virginia Commonwealth University
7,200 participants
Aug 14, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this study is to determine the effectiveness and sustainability of a community-participatory hydration intervention over 3 years within a district that has newly installed hydration stations and is operating under a policy designed to enhance heathy hydration practices and promote equitable access to drinking water.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- Lunchroom observations: All students (K-5th \[Pre-Kindergarten if applicable\]) who eat lunch in the cafeteria on assessment days are eligible
- BMI and dental caries assessments: 1) student enrolls in study while in 3rd grade (followed through 5th g)
- Student surveys: Students in 4th-5th grade are eligible to complete surveys assessing beverage intake and perceptions of hydration practices within their school district.
- Staff surveys: All staff in the target schools will be eligible to complete the Personnel Survey.
Exclusion Criteria4
- Lunchroom observations: None.
- BMI and dental caries assessments: Students are ineligible if they are unable to complete assessments due to developmental or physical reasons, 2) planning to move in the study duration
- Student surveys: None.
- Staff surveys: None.
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Interventions
Clusters of schools will sequentially be exposed to the intervention in a stepped-wedge fashion. The intervention is a 4-month community participatory school-based hydration intervention that includes provision of refillable water bottles in schools with hydration stations in addition to: 1) social marketing, 2) behavioral reinforcement, and 3) education and outreach.
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NCT06714929