Park, SohyunOnufrak, StephenWilking, CaraCradock, Angie2018-05-302018Park, Sohyun, Stephen Onufrak, Cara Wilking, and Angie Cradock. 2018. “Community-Based Policies and Support for Free Drinking Water Access in Outdoor Areas and Building Standards in U.S. Municipalities.” Clinical Nutrition Research 7 (2): 91-101. doi:10.7762/cnr.2018.7.2.91. http://dx.doi.org/10.7762/cnr.2018.7.2.91.http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:37068210We examined community-level characteristics associated with free drinking water access policies in U.S. municipalities using data from a nationally representative survey of city managers/officials from 2,029 local governments in 2014. Outcomes were 4 free drinking water access policies. Explanatory measures were population size, rural/urban status, census region, poverty prevalence, education, and racial/ethnic composition. We used multivariable logistic regression to test differences and presented only significant findings. Many (56.3%) local governments had at least one community plan with a written objective to provide free drinking water in outdoor areas; municipalities in the Northeast and South regions and municipalities with ≤ 50% of non-Hispanic whites were less likely and municipalities with larger population size were more likely to have a plan. About 59% had polices/budget provisions for free drinking water in parks/outdoor recreation areas; municipalities in the Northeast and South regions were less likely and municipalities with larger population size were more likely to have it. Only 9.3% provided development incentives for placing drinking fountains in outdoor, publicly accessible areas; municipalities with larger population size were more likely to have it. Only 7.7% had a municipal plumbing code with a drinking fountain standard that differed from the statewide plumbing code; municipalities with a lower proportion of non-Hispanic whites were more likely to have it. In conclusion, over half of municipalities had written plans or a provision for providing free drinking water in parks, but providing development incentives or having a local plumbing code provision were rare.en-USDrinking waterPolicyMunicipalitiesProvisionPlumbing codeJournal Article2018-05-3010.7762/cnr.2018.7.2.91