Strategies Employed by Inner-City Activists to Reduce Alcohol-Related Problems and Advance Social Justice

Drabble, Laurie A.; Herd, Denise

doi:10.1080/15332640.2014.958637

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“…In order to promote and implement effective policies there needs to be local expertise, or access to expertise, on the issues and how to move policies forward. If there is low local capacity on alcohol issues and prevention strategies, this will make it challenging to make a convincing case for effective interventions (Drabble & Herd, ). Enhanced training is needed in advocacy, community organization, mobilizing greater stakeholder involvement and commitment, knowledge transfer of data, and evaluation (Page et al, ; Sterling, Kline‐Simon, Wibbelsman, Wong, & Weisner, ).…”

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Reducing Harm Through Evidence‐Based Alcohol Policies: Challenges and Options

Giesbrecht¹,

Bosma²,

Reisdorfer³

2019

World Med & Health Policy

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This article examines challenges in implementing and sustaining effective alcohol policies and proposes several strategies to counter them. A narrative review was undertaken of recent publications that document challenges in implementing alcohol policies in various contexts. MEDLINE/PubMed were searched for publications in English between 2011 and 2018. Twenty‐five keywords and 25 scholar names were used in the search. From 1,169 hits, 168 full research papers and commentaries were examined. Eight main groups of challenges were identified: interventions of inadequate dose, support, scope, or fidelity; confounding impacts from alcohol industries and other sectors; uneven implementation or inadequate enforcement; popular policies are largely ineffective and effective policies unpopular; policy decision‐making focusing on short‐range perspectives and skewed to favor commercial interests; low awareness of alcohol as a health risk; challenges in getting information on relevant interventions, local data, and insider information; and insufficient capacity or training to implement a policy. Several strategies are offered to counter these challenges: provide evidence to policymakers: conduct assessment and pilot studies; provide enhanced training on alcohol issues and policy implementation; develop allies; promote strong leadership; use media advocacy; engage voices of those impacted by flawed policies; and promote a comprehensive approach.

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confidence: 99%

Reducing Harm Through Evidence‐Based Alcohol Policies: Challenges and Options

Giesbrecht¹,

Bosma²,

Reisdorfer³

2019

World Med & Health Policy

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Neighborhood characteristics contribute to urban alcohol availability: Accounting for race/ethnicity and social disorganization

Snowden

2015

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

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This study examined the role that race/ethnicity and social disorganization play in alcohol availability in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, census block groups. This study estimated negative binomial regression models to examine separately the relationship between neighborhood racial/ethnic composition and social disorganization levels for (1) total, (2) on-premise, and (3) off-premise alcohol outlets. Results of this study suggest that proportion Hispanic was positively associated with total and with off-premise alcohol outlets. Second, proportion African American was negatively associated with on-premise alcohol outlets and positively associated with off-premise alcohol outlets. Proportion Asian was not associated with total, on-premise, or off-premise alcohol outlets. However, the effects of race/ethnicity on alcohol availability were either unrelated or negatively related to alcohol outlet availability once neighborhood social disorganization levels were taken into account, and social disorganization was positively and significantly associated with all alcohol outlet types. Neighborhood characteristics contribute to alcohol availability and must be considered in any efforts aimed toward prevention of alcohol-related negative health and social outcomes.

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Strategies Employed by Inner-City Activists to Reduce Alcohol-Related Problems and Advance Social Justice

Cited by 2 publications

References 38 publications

Reducing Harm Through Evidence‐Based Alcohol Policies: Challenges and Options

Reducing Harm Through Evidence‐Based Alcohol Policies: Challenges and Options

Neighborhood characteristics contribute to urban alcohol availability: Accounting for race/ethnicity and social disorganization

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