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Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity: Research and Public Policy
Thomas F. Babor,Raul Caetano,Sally Casswell,Griffith Edwards,Norman Giesbrecht,Kathryn Graham,Joel W. Grube,Paul J. Gruenewald,Linda Hill,Harold D. Holder,Ross Homel,Esa Österberg,Jürgen Rehm,Robin Room,Ingeborg Rossow +14 more
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This book describes recent advances in alcohol research which have direct relevance for the development of effective alcohol policies at the local, national and international levels.Abstract:
From a public health perspective, alcohol is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality. This book describes recent advances in alcohol research which have direct relevance for the development of effective alcohol policies at the local, national and international levels. The central purpose of the book is to empower those responsible for public health and social welfare.read more
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Global burden of disease and injury and economic cost attributable to alcohol use and alcohol-use disorders.
Jürgen Rehm,Colin Mathers,Svetlana Popova,Svetlana Popova,Montarat Thavorncharoensap,Montarat Thavorncharoensap,Yot Teerawattananon,Jayadeep Patra +7 more
TL;DR: The burden of mortality and disease attributable to alcohol, both globally and for ten large countries, is quantified and concludes that alcohol consumption is one of the major avoidable risk factors, and actions to reduce burden and costs associated with alcohol should be urgently increased.
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Use of mass media campaigns to change health behaviour
TL;DR: It is concluded that mass media campaigns can produce positive changes or prevent negative changes in health-related behaviours across large populations.
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Alcohol and public health
TL;DR: Evidence suggests that treatment of alcohol-related problems should be incorporated into a public health response to alcohol problems, and that early intervention in primary care is feasible and effective, and a variety of behavioural and pharmacological interventions are available to treat alcohol dependence.
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The global burden of chronic diseases: overcoming impediments to prevention and control.
TL;DR: A more concerted, strategic, and multisectoral policy approach, underpinned by solid research, is essential to help reverse the negative trends in the global incidence of chronic disease.
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Profits and pandemics: prevention of harmful effects of tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed food and drink industries
Rob Moodie,David Stuckler,Carlos Augusto Monteiro,Nick Sheron,Bruce Neal,Thaksaphon Thamarangsi,Paul Lincoln,Sally Casswell +7 more
TL;DR: This paper assess the eff ectiveness of self-regulation, public-private partnerships, and public regulation models of interaction with unhealthy commodity industries and conclude that unhealthy commodity industry should have no role in the formation of national or international NCD policy.
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Alcohol Policy and the Public Good
TL;DR: The problems perspective suggests that the target for public policy is the prevention or alleviation of population-wide alcohol-related problems, with problems broadly defined.