Thirsty for Health Toolkit

Teachers, school nurses
& coaches
Parent Teacher
Association, booster club,
public health professionals
(e.g., community health
workers at your local health
department), communitybased
organizations focused
on health promotion,
municipal water supplier
Students
• Are educators willing and able to adopt an evidence-based
curriculum to help teach students about the importance of water?
• What resources are available to help teachers in purchasing
materials or extra items for activities involving the water
program?
• What events can the school or district use to get the water access
message out to students and parents, such as back-to-school
events or wellness nights?
• What organizations would support the water initiative?
• Are there funds available to help pay for reusable bottles or
bottle filling stations? Could this be a possible fundraising
opportunity?
• What kind of existing or new fundraising methods can be utilized
to obtain funds and build local partnerships?
• Are there local or regional health foundations, businesses or
influential outlets such as media partners that can help support
and help spread the word about the program?
• Do students have preferences about where water is served?
• Do students have preferences about what types of water delivery
options they want to use?
• What would motivate students to drink more water?
• Are there student councils or student-run governments that
can serve as student focus groups or that can help facilitate a
focus group to get others involved with the program to ensure
messages resonate with different age groups?
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