Thirsty? May is the month of free giveaways of water and reusable water bottles from San Antonio Water System (SAWS) asking the city to 'Rethink your Drink' with water! Kicking off the National Drinking Water Week happening from May 1st to May 7th, SAWS will be giving away free water and water bottles at various locations around the city. The SAWS water tanker will be giving out free water in the following locations: Where SAWS water tanker will be (approximately 2 hours at each location)*:
Tuesday, May 3 (noontime): The Pearl, near the Pearl Stable and The Area Foundation
Wednesday, May 4 (3-5pm): UTSA Main Campus, near the UC and H-E-B Business building
Thursday, May 5 (7-9am): Woodlawn Lake, near the walking trail
Thursday, May 5 (noontime): TriPoint YMCA at Mulberry ...
Water is one of the fundamental building blocks of life itself. It surrounds us on an everyday basis. However, despite it being everywhere in this country, many people still don’t realize how essential it is to good health and a quality life. What are the health benefits of water that you need to know? Let’s use #SaludTues on May 3, 2016, to tweet information and resources on Water: WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “Water: The Health Benefits You Should Know”
DATE: Tuesday, May 3, 2016
TIME: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludToday CO-HOSTS: Campaign for Dental Health (@ILikeMyTeeth), Delta Dental Colorado (@DeltaDentalCo), URH20 (@URH2O) Questions we got via Social Media: What about sports drinks? Are ...
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Campaign for Dental Health Community water fluoridation is the practice of adjusting the level of fluoride in the local water supply so there is just enough to help protect teeth from decay. It’s called ‘community’ water fluoridation because the whole community benefits. But Latino kids and families with low incomes, who suffer more than others from tooth decay, benefit the most. For every $1 invested in community water fluoridation we save as much as $38 in money that CHIP, Medicaid, insurance companies, and individuals would have to spend to treat unhealthy teeth. What is fluoride? Fluoride is a mineral that strengthens teeth so they’re more resistant to the bacteria that cause decay. It is found naturally in all sources of water. (It ...
Many cities across the country are informing their citizens about the importance of healthy beverage consumption and being aware of the health risks associated with consuming sugary beverages. The "Rethink Your Drink" campaign encourages people to drink more water and fewer sugary beverages, and helps educate people about healthier beverage options. The city of Evanston, Ill. is working on helping inform citizens to "sip their way to better health" by launching the ReThink Your Drink Campaign on April 21st, 2016. Leaders of the community in health will raise glasses of fruit and or herb-infused water and pledge to drink more water. Dr. Chehab will also present to all attendees the amounts of sugar hidden in popular beverages.
About 22 percent of Latino high-school students ...
High Schools in St. Joseph, Missouri are now able to help students make the healthier choice the easier choice with the school's new water bottle stations. To help encourage students to chose water over sugary beverages, local health departments helped purchase the new water bottle filling fountains for various local schools and put up sugar shocker signs to help students know how much sugar is in various sugary beverages. The grant came through the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and then the new fountains were purchased by the City of St. Joseph Health Department to help encourage students to drink more water. Quick-fill water bottle stations that transform regular water fountains into bottle filling stations were put into various local schools including ...
A new campaign from the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles is working to help the communities of Santa Monica, CA (14.1 % Latino) increase consumption of water and learn why it's important to drink water instead of sugary beverages. The campaign, called "Water: The Healthiest Choice" is hoping to help parents' increase their knowledge of the health benefits of drinking water instead of sugary beverages, especially for their children's health. Research has shown that sugary beverages, when consumed daily, increase the risk of diet-related disease in kids and adults. Latino kids often consume many sugary beverages, and with each sugary drink consumed the risk of becoming an obese adult jumps to sixty percent. The campaign suggests some ways to help parents to help kids drink more ...
Drinking water is a vital component to staying healthy, and now a new study from JAMA Pediatrics shows how students in New York who had more restrictive beverage option at school and access to clean and cold water, also came to have healthier weights. But recent news stories have shown that not all schools water is safe. Schools need to make sure water is safe through lead tests and having safe water accessible for all students, and visitors, especially since water may help students weight, finds the new study. The study looked at more than 1 million students across New York schools after a new rule banned sodas and high sugar and calorie drinks, but replaced vending machines with new water jets. The students were given cups to use in conjunction with the water jets, and ...
What's not getting taxed, or may be taxed less in Britain? Britain has a new and different way of taxing sugary sweetened beverages using a three tier level of tax, looking more at the sugar content of a beverage and wanting to help people to switch at least to less sugary options for health reasons. Not all drinks will be taxed the same, but will be taxed per ounce as in Berkley, Cali. Drinks with more sugar, like soda will be taxed at higher prices, whereas slightly sweetened teas will be taxed less and no taxes will be put on flavored waters, according to a recent article. The new taxes are set to start in 2018, giving companies and vendors time to reform products and think about sugar content. Hungary also has a tier system, working within two levels of taxing, and ...
SaludToday Guest Blogger Campaign for Dental Health Ever had a toothache? A cavity? Lots of people—especially Latino kids—have problems with tooth decay, even though it’s easy to prevent by brushing with toothpaste twice a day and flossing, too. Drinking water with fluoride in it can also protect our teeth. What is “fluoridated water”? Fluoride is a mineral that strengthens teeth so they’re more resistant to the bacteria that cause decay. Fluoride is found naturally in all sources of water. (It comes from phosphate rock and, like other minerals, dissolves into the water supply.) In some places, like parts of Colorado, the natural level of fluoride is more concentrated than it is in others. That’s how we discovered that people who drink water with ...
