Alcohol and Public Policy
Below is one of several free workshops offered by the PSO as a part of the APSA 2014 Annual Meeting. Co-sponsored by the World Medical & Health Policy (WMHP) and Povery & Public Policy (PPP) journals, and the Center for the Study of International Medical Policies & Practices (CSIMPP) at George Mason University.
Alcohol and Public Policy: Implications for Politics and Health
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 1:30-5:30PM
Marriot Wardman Park Hotel - Truman Room
This course is for those interested in public policies designed to influence alcohol consumption and related impacts, including medical, social, behavioral and economic outcomes. The effectiveness of particular policy prescriptions in improving public health, well being and general welfare will be considered, as will the cultural, historical and political contexts of such policies. Consideration will also be given to data and methodological issues in assessing alcohol policy.
Policy Effectiveness and Context:
Norman Giesbrecht, University of Toronto, "Implementing and Sustaining Effective Alcohol-Related Policies at the Local Level: Evidence, Challenges and Next Steps"
William DeSoto, Texas State University of San Marcos, "The Social Context of Student Consumption of Alcohol"
Mark Lawrence Schrad, Villanova University "Evaluating Policy Effectiveness in Historical Context: Pre-Prohibition Alcohol-Control Studies Revisited"
International Perspectives:
Paul Cairney, University of Stirling and Donley Studlar, University of Strathclyde, "After the War on Tobacco, Is a War on Alcohol Next? Opportunities and Obstacles in Public Health Policy in the United Kingdom
Mark Lawrence Schrad, Villanova University, "Can Policy Overcome Tradition? Evaluating the Effectiveness of Russia's Ongoing Anti-Alcohol Campaign"
Research Methods:
Kevin Curtin and Lisa Pawloski, George Mason University, "Methodological Prospects with the Use of Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Statistics for the Evaluation of Alcohol Policy"
Darin Erickson and Kathleen Lenk, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, "Measuring the Restrictiveness of State-level Alcohol Policies and Creating an Overall Alcohol Policy Environment Score"