Henrico students participate in 'Rev Your Bev Week'

The statewide week of action is sponsored by the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth's Rev your Bev campaign and part of a statewide effort to promote healthy habits and choices that can improve overall health and well-being. The Rev Your Bev campaign's goal is to make healthy hydration a part of students' everyday lives by engaging schools and students in fun and interactive activities.

During the week, participating students received 500 kits with interactive hydration lessons developed by early childhood educators across the state, and participated in school events to raise awareness about the importance of healthy water choices. As a result of the campaign, 245,478 students are now covered by policies that have been updated by school divisions to include the campaign's standards. The initiative is designed to empower students to develop and sustain healthy hydration behaviors that will last a lifetime.

Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth officials said they are hopeful that the week of action will inspire more school divisions to update their policies and make a positive impact on the health and well-being of Virginia's students.

For details about the efforts, click here.