Campaign Seeks To Replace Sugary Drinks With Water
First 5 Contra Costa and Healthy and Active Before 5 have collaborated to launch a public advertising campaign to encourage parents in Contra Costa County to substitute sugary drinks with water for toddlers and preschoolers. Leaders of the collaborative said they seek to reduce children's risk for obesity, tooth decay and type 2 diabetes, among other ailments.
- "Sugary Drinks Draw Contra Costa Health Campaign To Persuade Parents To Give Children Water Instead" (Kleffman, Contra Costa Times, 5/29).