Effective
Prevention Strategies:
is developing a number of documents on the different strategies that can
be used to prevent underage drinking:
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Stories
Resources
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Strategies To Reduce Underage Alcohol Use: Typology
and Brief Overview provides a summary of
the various strategies commonly used to reduce underage drinking and indicates
the level of effect that might be expected from each strategy. The information
is designed to assist States in setting priorities for activities to be
funded with block grant money.
Download a copy: PDF version
Guide to Conducting Alcohol Purchase Surveys &
Guide to Conducting Youth Surveys provide
step-by-step information for data collection efforts that can be undertaken
by States or localities to identify specific problem areas and to measure
and monitor changes over time in alcohol use, sources of alcohol, and
merchant compliance with the law.
Download Guide to Conducting Alcohol Purchase Surveys: PDF version
Download Guide to Conducting Youth Surveys: PDF version
Strategic Media Advocacy for Enforcement of Underage
Drinking Laws provides State Coordinators
and others with practical information on using the media efficiently and
effectively to bring about better enforcement of underage drinking laws.
The vast majority of States identified media campaigns as a major component
of their State action plans. In addition, media coverage is an essential
component of enforcement.
Forthcoming
Preventing Sales of Alcohol to Minors: What You Should
Know About Merchant Education Programs is
a factsheet that defines merchant education and distills current research
knowledge on the effectiveness of merchant education programs, the components
they should include, and how these programs fit within a larger community
effort.
Download document: PDF version
Regulatory Strategies for Preventing Youth Access
to Alcohol: Best Practices identifies the
various types of laws that can be used to restrict minors’ access to alcohol
and to enhance enforcement efforts. The characteristics of well-crafted
laws are described and common loopholes pointed out. The information can
be used by State Coordinators to identify needed changes in legislation
as well as useful opportunities for better enforcement.
Download document: PDF version
In addition to preparing publications, the Training
Center is coordinating technical assistance events to provide opportunities
to learn more about prevention strategies.
Participate in the upcoming Audio
Teleconference on October 6th, 1999.
Media Advocacy To Support Your Policy Objectives will provide an overview
of media advocacy concepts, along with ways that media can be used as
part of an overall strategy to enforce underage drinking laws. Examples
of how media can be used to accomplish statewide goals will be highlighted.
View the summary from the Training Center’s Audio
Teleconference on Effective Prevention Strategies. The seminar
provided a framework for understanding the variety of strategies available
to prevent underage alcohol use, including an assessment of the level
of effectiveness that can be expected from each strategy based upon existing
research and evaluation.
