Multi-component interventions with community mobilization focused on alcohol-impaired driving can include many components, such as: sobriety checkpoints, training in responsible beverage service, education and awareness-raising efforts, and limiting access to alcohol1.
Expected Beneficial Outcomes (Rated)
Reduced alcohol-related crashes
Reduced fatal and non-fatal injuries
Evidence of Effectiveness
There is strong evidence that multi-component interventions with community mobilization reduce alcohol-related crashes1. Such interventions have been shown to reduce fatal crashes, nighttime injury crashes, and crashes among drivers aged 16-20 in a number of communities1. Multi-component interventions may also lead to cost savings resulting from the reduction in injuries, fatalities and property damage from alcohol-related crashes2.
Impact on Disparities
Implementation Examples
The Community Trials Intervention to Reduce High-Risk Drinking is an example of a multi-component intervention3.
Footnotes
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1 CG-Motor vehicle injury - The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide). Motor vehicle injury prevention.
2 Shults 2009 - Shults RA, Elder RW, Nichols JL, et al. Effectiveness of multicomponent programs with community mobilization for reducing alcohol-impaired driving. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2009;37(4):360-71.
3 PIRE-RHRD - Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE). Community Trials Intervention to Reduce High-Risk Drinking (RHRD).
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