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Free Water Access On UW-Seattle Campus. School of Public Health Nutritional Sciences Program March 19, 2013. Introduction. Rising obesity prevalence Public policy is a powerful tool Sugary drinks = more calories Weight gain problems Decreased productivity - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Free Water Access On UW-Seattle CampusSchool of Public HealthNutritional Sciences ProgramMarch 19, 2013
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Introduction
• Rising obesity prevalenceo Public policy is a powerful tool
• Sugary drinks = more calories
• Weight gain problemso Decreased productivity
o Decreased quality of life
o Medical costs
o Chronic disease risk
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Creating A Healthy Environment
• Healthy People 2020 Goals• Institute of Medicine Recommendations
• Creating food and beverage environments that promote health by ensuring that healthy options are the routine, easy choice
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Factors Influencing Water Consumption
• Safety concerns• Cleanliness• Water pressure• Functionality • Taste• Appearance
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Public Health Goal
Reduce chronic disease by lowering consumption of sugary drinks through promotion of free drinking water
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Statement of Purpose
• Assess sources of free drinking watero Quality
o Ease of access
• Understand barriers and policy solutions
• Assess relevant policies and make
recommendations
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Data Collection
• 277 fountains and bottle fillers in 36 buildingso Flow rate
o Temperature
o Clarity, smell, color
o Cleanliness Ideal Fountain
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Data Analysis
• 274 analyzed
• Flow rate:o Fast: <40 seco Medium: 40-72 seco Slow: >72 sec
• Temperature: o <15°Co 15-20°Co >20°C
• Appearance: o Clean o Dirty: solids, rust, stains
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Slow DrainageData Collection Photo
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Broken Fountain Mineral Deposits on faucet
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ResultsMeasured Characteristics ValueAverage time to fill (seconds) 27.0Average temperature (°C) 14.5Clear water 97.5%Odorless water 96.7%Colorless water 99.6%Mold/mildew 1.4%Fluid waste 0.7%Solid waste 13.1%Rust 9.9%Damage-free 99.3%Mineral deposits 21.5%
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Distribution of Problem Fountains
Temperature >15° >40sec to fill 24oz bottle
Dirty (not including mineral deposits)
24
24% 3%
13%
2%
7% 0%1%
• 58% had no problems
• 42% had problems
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Time to Fill
Fast (<40 sec)93%
Medium(40-72 sec)6%
Slow(>72 sec)
1%Speed # Fountains
Fast (desirable) 254
Medium (less desirable) 18
Slow (undesirable) 2
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Water Temperature
Temperature # Fountains
Cold (desirable) 185
Medium (less desirable) 58
Warm (undesirable) 31
Cold68%
Medium21%
Warm11%
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Breakdown of Dirty Fountains
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Policy Review
• Existing policies
• Policy opportunities
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Existing Drinking Water PoliciesRelevant to UW
Federal
• Occupational Safety & Health Admin
• National Sanitation Foundation
State
• WAC 246-290
• WAC 51-50-2900
UW
• Green Cleaning Policy
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WA State Drinking Fountain Policy
o > 30 Occupants: first 150 occupants: 1 drinking fountain1 fountain for each additional 500 occupants
o Sporting facilities: 1 drinking fountain for each 1000 occupants.
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Campus Building Services Policy
• Clean and sanitary fountains
• Problems:o Budgeto Campus sizeo Number of custodians
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Water Promotion Policy Leaders
Elimination of Sugary Drinks
Howard County, MD
Boston, MA
Elimination of Bottled water
University of Vermont
Vassar College
88 others…
Education Campaigns to Increase Tap
University of Wisconsin,
Stout
University of California, Berkeley
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Rationale for Policy Recommendations
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Policy Recommendations
• Create new Freshmen Orientation module
• Adopt healthy food and beverage guidelines for
meetings on campus
• Enforce existing fountain maintenance policy
• Marketing campaign
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Freshmen Orientation Module• Current curriculum: Health and Wellness session
• Policy recommendation: Add 30-min module to include research on sugary drinkso Discuss benefits of drinking tap watero Provide refillable bottle and map of fountains
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Adopt healthy food and beverage guidelines for meetings at UW
• Specify tap water to be provided at meetings
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Enforce Existing Fountain Maintenance Policy
• Existing policy: fountains to be cleaned daily
• Reality: cuts to higher education = greater demand on cleaning staff
• Daily cleaning overlooked
• Visual appeal important for fountain use
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Marketing Campaign: Promote Campus-Wide Tap Usage
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Marketing Campaign:Audience
• Studentso Primary Audience• Most affected by the problem• Most likely to change their behavior• Most feasible to reach• Contemplation stage ready to change
• Faculty, facilities and maintenance staffo Secondary Audience
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Marketing Campaign:Audience
• Aspirations of Studentso Improve academic performanceo Maintain healtho Minimize weight gaino Reduce debt
• How to get them to change?o Competing behaviors against which you can “win”
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Marketing Campaign:Outreach
Information channels used• Posters (shocking=most effective)• Peers, word of mouth• Freshmen Orientation
Specific activity• Poster campaign• Free, refillable water bottles • More water bottle fillers
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Previously Developed Tap Water Campaigns
• Are You Pouring on the Poundso New York City
• I Love Tap Water o University of Wisconsin-Stout
• I Love Tap Watero UC Berkeley
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Are You Pouring on the Pounds? (New York City)
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I Love Tap Water (University of Wisconsin-Stout)
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I Love Tap Water(University of California Berkeley)
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Limitations of Assessment
o Quality = Multi-factor measurements
o Important measures not assessed Contaminants in water Spatial access
o Slight intergroup differences in collecting the data
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Conclusion• Purpose:
o Evaluate access to drinking watero Identify barriers to free water accesso Identify opportunities for policy
• Findings:o 95% of fountains and bottle fillers were free of mold,
mildew, odors, colors, and fluid waste
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Conclusion
• Policy Opportunities at UW:o Create new Freshmen Orientation module
o Adopt healthy food and beverage guidelines for meetings
on campus
o Enforce existing fountain maintenance policy
o Marketing campaign
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Questions And Discussion
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