DETAILED PROGRAM AGENDA

Sunday, December 5

9:30 - 11:30 AM - Pre-conference Institutes

New Implementing alcohol policy at the local level: Dialogue on challenges and opportunities Community organizers, public health workers, policy advocates, program evaluators, and researchers will consider proposals for a national alcohol strategy. Tentative topics: Driving under the influence; commercial access/outlet density; social access/social host; price and tax; screening and brief interventions; and violence. Small groups assigned a facilitator and a recorder will: (1) Define the key problem/issue; (2) Identify what we know works; (3) Identify barriers to successful implementation of effective interventions; (4) Suggest future action; (5) Consider aspects most relevant for a National Alcohol Strategy; and (6) Identify next steps.
Giesbrecht		Norman Giesbrecht, PhD (co-chair), is a senior scientist with the Social and Epidemiological Research Department at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto. Dr. Giesbrecht’s research focuses on alcohol policy development in local, provincial, and national settings, risks and benefits of alcohol consumption, risk factors for chronic disease, and the roles of research, public opinion and special interests in alcohol policy development. He studies trends in access to alcohol and drinking-related problems, drinking-related trauma and chronic disease, and community-based prevention initiatives.
Bosma		Linda Bosma, PhD (co-chair), is president of Bosma Consulting, focusing on public health initiatives that utilize community mobilization and environmental policy approaches and serving Her non-profits, government agencies, universities, and foundations. Her interests include moving research to practice, and she has assisted with the development of dissemination materials and strategies for Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol (CMCA). Dr. Bosma was a founding member of the Minnesota Join Together Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking, and is currently the incoming chair of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Section of the American Public Health Association.
New Alcohol industry 101 The alcohol industry is at the root of most preventable alcohol harm. From its marketing practices, to selling cheap products, to undermining sound public policy, Big Alcohol is the 800 pound gorilla in the room. And yet, most researchers and advocates alike have little understanding of who the major players and how they operate. This workshop will give the latest updates on an increasing consolidated industry and their power.
Simon		Michele Simon, JD, MPH, is a public health lawyer specializing in policy analysis, legal strategies, and countering corporate tactics. With 10 years of experience researching and writing about the food industry, Ms. Simon is the author of, Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back. She is currently watchdogging the alcohol industry, as Marin Institute's research and policy director. Ms. Simon is a regular speaker on both food and alcohol policy at various national and international conferences. Ms. Simon has taught Alcohol Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and Health Policy at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
GIS and mapping for alcohol problem prevention and policy initiatives Geographic information systems and mapping are powerful tools for alcohol problem prevention and policy initiatives. Participants will learn how to use one of the leading mapping and GIS systems, ArcGIS, to make maps that show alcohol problems in your city or neighborhood, how to use them to enhance presentations to media and political bodies, and how to advance your policy initiatives effectively. A recent published book which takes a hands on, step by step approach will be available for discount purchase on site.
Parker		Robert Nash Parker, PhD, is professor of sociology and co-director of the Presley Center for Crime and Justice Studies at the University of California, Riverside. A leader in research on alcohol and violence, alcohol availability and youth violence, and GIS, mapping, and spatial modeling for policy analysis, he is author of GIS and Spatial Analysis for the Social Sciences (Routledge, 2009).

 

 

 

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