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Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Preventing Problems Related to Alcohol Availability written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309031494
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Alcohol and Public Policy written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1981-02-01 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Norman Giesbrecht
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Total Pages : 256 pages
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Download or read book Prevention, Alcohol and the Environment written by Norman Giesbrecht and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention (ED)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Environmental Management written by Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention (ED) and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most campus alcohol and other drug (AOD) programs include prevention, intervention, and treatment services designed to address individual students' knowledge of the consequences of alcohol and other drug use, to improve their skills in resisting such behavior, or to address existing problematic use of or addiction to alcohol or other drugs. Research shows, however, that campuses have had limited success when prevention efforts are limited to these traditional activities. The reason is simple: these activities are designed to prompt individual students to make different decisions about using alcohol and other drugs without making changes in the environment in which they make those decisions. The field of public health recognizes that health-related behaviors are influenced by multiple factors: individual factors, peer factors, institutional factors, community factors, and public policy. Successful prevention programs address all of these factors in a comprehensive approach. For campuses, it is especially important to complement existing efforts by addressing the physical, social, economic, and legal environment in which students make decisions about AOD use, which can be accomplished through a mix of institutional, community, and public policy change. This is environmental management. The Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention has outlined five primary strategies for achieving environmental change, each designed to address a problem area that contributes to alcohol and other drug use in a typical campus environment. These include: (1) Offering Alcohol-Free Social, Extracurricular, and Public Service Options; (2) Creating a Health-Promoting Normative Environment; (3) Restricting the Marketing and Promotion of Alcohol; (4) Limiting Alcohol Availability; and (5) Increasing Enforcement of Laws and Policies. (Contains 2 notes and 3 resources.).
Author : United States Department of Transportation
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309034493
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Alcohol in America written by United States Department of Transportation and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1985-02-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alcohol is a killerâ€"1 of every 13 deaths in the United States is alcohol-related. In addition, 5 percent of the population consumes 50 percent of the alcohol. The authors take a close look at the problem in a "classy little study," as The Washington Post called this book. The Library Journal states, "...[T]his is one book that addresses solutions....And it's enjoyably readable....This is an excellent review for anyone in the alcoholism prevention business, and good background reading for the interested layperson." The Washington Post agrees: the book "...likely will wind up on the bookshelves of counselors, politicians, judges, medical professionals, and law enforcement officials throughout the country."
Author : Norman Giesbrecht
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Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (173 download)
Download or read book Prevention: Alcohol and the Environment - Issues, Constituencies and Strategies. Proceedings written by Norman Giesbrecht and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309089352
Total Pages : 761 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Reducing Underage Drinking written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2004-03-26 with total page 761 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous - both to themselves and society at large. Underage alcohol use is associated with traffic fatalities, violence, unsafe sex, suicide, educational failure, and other problem behaviors that diminish the prospects of future success, as well as health risks â€" and the earlier teens start drinking, the greater the danger. Despite these serious concerns, the media continues to make drinking look attractive to youth, and it remains possible and even easy for teenagers to get access to alcohol. Why is this dangerous behavior so pervasive? What can be done to prevent it? What will work and who is responsible for making sure it happens? Reducing Underage Drinking addresses these questions and proposes a new way to combat underage alcohol use. It explores the ways in which may different individuals and groups contribute to the problem and how they can be enlisted to prevent it. Reducing Underage Drinking will serve as both a game plan and a call to arms for anyone with an investment in youth health and safety.
Author : Office of the Surgeon General
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781974580620
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (86 download)
Download or read book Facing Addiction in America written by Office of the Surgeon General and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All across the United States, individuals, families, communities, and health care systems are struggling to cope with substance use, misuse, and substance use disorders. Substance misuse and substance use disorders have devastating effects, disrupt the future plans of too many young people, and all too often, end lives prematurely and tragically. Substance misuse is a major public health challenge and a priority for our nation to address. The effects of substance use are cumulative and costly for our society, placing burdens on workplaces, the health care system, families, states, and communities. The Report discusses opportunities to bring substance use disorder treatment and mainstream health care systems into alignment so that they can address a person's overall health, rather than a substance misuse or a physical health condition alone or in isolation. It also provides suggestions and recommendations for action that everyone-individuals, families, community leaders, law enforcement, health care professionals, policymakers, and researchers-can take to prevent substance misuse and reduce its consequences.
Author : Seth J. Schwartz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190215216
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Acculturation and Health written by Seth J. Schwartz and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Acculturation and Health brings together acculturation theory and methodology with work linking acculturative processes to overall health outcomes. The blending of these two streams of literature is critical to move advances in acculturation theory and research into practical application for researchers, practitioners, educators, and policy makers.
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309041821
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Prevention and Treatment of Alcohol Problems written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1989-02-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough examination of nearly everything known about the prevention and treatment of alcohol problems, this volume is directed particularly at people interested in conducting research and at agencies supporting research into the phenomenon of drinking. The book essentially is two volumes in one. The first covers progress and potential in the prevention of alcohol problems, ranging from the predispositions of the individual to the temptations posed by the environment. The second contains a history and appraisal of treatment methods and their costs, including the health consequences of alcohol abuse. A concluding section describes the funding and research policy emphases believed to be necessary for various aspects of research into prevention and treatment.
Author : Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention (ED)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Environmental Management Approach to Improve College Student and Community Relations to Reduce Binge and High-Risk Alcohol Use and Other Drug Problems. Prevention Update written by Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention (ED) and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A central feature of the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention is the promotion of multiple prevention strategies that affect campus and surrounding community environments as a whole and can, thereby, have a large-scale effect on the entire campus community. In outlining the environmental management approach, the Higher Education Center has identified five areas of strategic intervention that are effective in altering the environment with respect to alcohol and other drug abuse: (1) Offer substance-free social, extracurricular, and public service options; (2) Create a health-promoting normative environment; (3) Limit availability of alcohol and other drugs; (4) Restrict the marketing and promotion of alcohol and other drugs both on and off campus; and (5) Develop and enforce campus policies and enforce laws to address high-risk and illegal alcohol and other drug abuse and violence. Implementing effective environmental strategies will be more likely if there is strong presidential leadership; a campus-wide task force that includes a broad spectrum of faculty, staff, and students; engagement with the community through a campus and community coalition; and the active participation of college officials in public policy debates, especially at the state level. The Center offers an integrated array of services to help colleges implement these prevention strategies. This paper describes a research that shows how environmental prevention strategies can influence drinking among college students. It also describes PartySafe@Cal, a health services program at the University of California Berkeley that promotes environmental prevention efforts and educates students about alcohol risk management. A list of resources is included.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 7 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (155 download)
Download or read book Preventing Problems Related to Alcohol Availability written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Justin Healy
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ISBN 13 : 9781925339703
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (397 download)
Download or read book Alcohol and Harm Prevention written by Justin Healy and published by . This book was released on 2018-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alcohol consumption is widespread within Australia and is associated with many social and cultural activities, where it is frequently consumed at harmful levels. Binge drinking and excessive long-term alcohol consumption are significant causes of injury, addiction, ill health, violence, crime, family breakdown, road accidents, lost workplace productivity and death in Australia. What are safe drinking levels according to the latest guidelines, and what are the immediate and long-term risks of alcohol consumption? This book also explores how can we prevent the harmful impacts of excessive alcohol intake and promote responsible drinking choices, especially among younger people. What social and health-based strategies can be used to arrest Australia's longstanding booze binge?
Author : Thomas F. Babor
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199551146
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)
Download or read book Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity written by Thomas F. Babor and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-02-25 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a public health perspective, alcohol is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality, and impacts on many aspects of social life. This text describes advances in alcohol research with direct relevance to the development of effective policies at local, national and international level.
Author : Gayle M. Boyd
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1134793731
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)
Download or read book Alcohol Problems Among Adolescents written by Gayle M. Boyd and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alcohol misuse presents a major risk for health and well-being throughout the life-span, but youth have a special vulnerability. Alcohol is the most widely used drug by adolescents. For some, this may be one or two isolated occasions of youthful experimentation; for others, the use becomes excessive, placing them in danger of immediate adverse consequences such as accidental injury and alcohol poisoning, or encouraging other high-risk behavior patterns including unprotected sex. Moreover, a pattern of heavy drinking established in adolescence and young adulthood may continue into an adult pattern of alcohol abuse. Concerned communities and institutions across the nation are tackling the problem of alcohol use and abuse by young people. Research-based knowledge is urgently needed to inform these efforts and to ensure that limited prevention resources are used as effectively as possible. The origins of youthful alcohol use and abuse are found within the complex interplay of individual characteristics, family and peer influences, the larger societal context for alcohol use, environmental conditions, and maturational processes that accompany adolescence. This volume, which began as a special issue of the Journal of Research on Adolescence, contains all of the material from the journal issue plus additional chapters. It helps researchers to meet the tremendous challenge of disentangling the key determinants of risk, and developing effective interventions. Primary sources of influence on youthful alcohol use are described, ranging from individual expectancies about alcohol effects and cognitive decision processes to parenting practices, peer influences, social environments, and economic factors; and a corresponding range of prevention interventions is discussed. This book will serve as a primer to those with an interest in developing and improving effective programs and activities to reduce alcohol-related problems among young people. For those engaged in prevention research, the text will provide useful reviews and current findings that should aid in directing future research activities.
Author : Harald Klingemann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401597251
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Mapping the Social Consequences of Alcohol Consumption written by Harald Klingemann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research on alcohol-related consequences has traditionally focused mainly on health aspects of alcohol consumption or effects which can be more easily quantified or measured. It is evident that alcohol has many consequences which can be characterised as `social' in nature and which are not, or not only, medical and are directly health-related. Such consequences include violence, crime, and psychosocial factors. The increasing relevance of consequences of alcohol consumption other than medical is also reflected in the second European Action Plan 2000-2004 of WHO, aiming at the prevention and reduction of harm done by alcohol to the health and wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities. This book attempts to provide a comprehensive overview of social consequences of alcohol consumption on the individual, group, organisational, and societal level. It is a result of a two-year collaborative study under the leadership of WHO-Euro with the participation of alcohol researchers from Finland, Germany, Norway, Scotland, and Switzerland. Although the book was written by experts in the field, it is targeted not only at scientists, but at all people dealing with alcohol-related problems in practice.
Author : William DeJong
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Evaluating Environmental Management Approaches to Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention. Prevention Updates written by William DeJong and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent years have seen an upsurge in prevention work focused on changing the campus and community environments in which college students make decisions about alcohol and other drug (AOD) use. This approach, called "environmental management," is based on three fundamental premises: (1) Substance use problems are aggravated by a physical, social, economic, and legal environment that increases both the availability and appeal of alcohol and other drugs; (2) The most cost-effective means of reducing the number of AOD problems that a community experiences is to change that environment, thereby increasing motivation to avoid illegal or excessive substance use and its negative consequences; and (3) Successful environmental management requires a coalition of campus and community officials to develop and execute a strategic plan that features science-based programs and policies. Conscientious academic administrators who apply environmental prevention approaches will want to know if their efforts are effectively reducing alcohol and other drug problems. This requires systematic evaluation--a process for collecting, analyzing, and reporting information that can answer that question. This publication is designed to provide interested college and university administrators with a brief orientation to the evaluation of prevention programs that are based on the environmental management approach. In practice, campus officials who have applied an environmental management approach to AOD abuse prevention have found it useful to view program development and evaluation as an iterative process, with evaluation findings helping to inform program modifications. The evaluation process has five steps: (1) describing the intervention; (2) identifying process measures; (3) identifying outcome measures; (4) selecting a research design; and (5) utilizing the results. (Contains 1 figure and 5 resources.).
