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Explore programs and policies that work!

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Health Factors

Policies & Programs, filtered by "Alcohol and Drug Use" and "Educators"

Policies and programs that can improve health

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Alcohol advertising restrictions

Some Evidence

Restrict the content and placement of alcohol advertisements via local ordinances, state laws, or industry self-regulation

Alcohol and Drug Use

Alcohol screening & brief intervention

Scientifically Supported

Identify persons with harmful alcohol consumption before consequences become pronounced and motivate them to address existing or potential alcohol problems

Alcohol and Drug Use

Campus alcohol bans

Insufficient Evidence

Restrict alcohol consumption anywhere on a college or university campus or ban alcohol only in specific areas (e.g., residence halls)

Alcohol and Drug Use

Mentoring programs: delinquency

Scientifically Supported

Enlist mentors to develop relationships and spend time individually with at-risk mentees for an extended period; mentors have greater knowledge, skills, etc. than mentees

Alcohol and Drug Use  ·  Community Safety

Multi-component community interventions against alcohol-impaired driving

Scientifically Supported

Work to reduce alcohol-impaired driving via sobriety checkpoints, responsible beverage service training, education and awareness activities, and other efforts

Alcohol and Drug Use

School-based social norming: alcohol consumption

Mixed Evidence

Provide objective, normative information to reduce students’ misperceptions about alcohol use and, ultimately, change their alcohol consumption

Alcohol and Drug Use

Universal school-based programs: alcohol misuse & impaired driving

Some Evidence

Provide all students with the information and skills to prevent alcohol use; programs can be delivered via a specific curriculum or as a component of classroom behavior management

Alcohol and Drug Use