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{{Template:Alcohol badge}}'''Welcome to the [[Powerbase:About|Powerbase]] Alcohol Portal, a guide to the alcohol industry's lobbying and spin.''' | {{Template:Alcohol badge}}'''Welcome to the [[Powerbase:About|Powerbase]] Alcohol Portal, a guide to the alcohol industry's lobbying and spin.''' | ||
− | The range of problems associated with alcohol underlines why governance and policy is so important to public health in this area and to our society. We examine governance processes and | + | The range of problems associated with alcohol underlines why governance and policy is so important to public health in this area and to our society. We examine governance processes and reveal the links between the alcohol industry and public policymakers, and the industry's relationships with the media and scientists. We also review current research and debates and examine the fragmented framework of multi-level structures that govern alcohol to help us assess industry involvement in public health policy circles. Our overriding aim is to highlight relationships between elected and non-elected actors in this field. |
− | + | A key focus is the [http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Alcohol_Industry Alcohol Industry] and those [http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Alcohol_Industry_People who work for it]. In particular we aim to uncover the links with [http://www.powerbase.info/index.php?title=Category:Alcohol_Lobby_Groups Alcohol Lobby Groups] and [http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Alcohol_Lobbyists_and_PR_people Alcohol Lobbyists and PR people]. We examine the often poorly funded [http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Alcohol_NGO's Alcohol NGOs], which struggle to raise public health issues against the plethora of [http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Alcohol_Policy_Groups Alcohol Policy Groups] and covertly industry funded [http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Alcohol_Front_Groups Alcohol Front Groups]. Lastly we look at the science of alcohol and the role played by [http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Alcohol_Science_and_Scientists Alcohol Science and Scientists] in the policy process. | |
'''See our A-Z of pages on [http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Alcohol Alcohol here]'''. | '''See our A-Z of pages on [http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Alcohol Alcohol here]'''. |
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References and Resources
- ↑ ChartsBin statistics collector team 2011, Current Worldwide Alcohol Consumption Among Adults, ChartsBin.com, viewed 3rd October, 2011, <http://chartsbin.com/view/1016>.
- ↑ Peter Anderson, Five Facts About Alcohol & Health EUROCARE accessed 12 November 2008
- ↑ Health Scotland (n.d.) Alcohol: Background & Policy Information, accessed 14th January 2008
- ↑ Health Scotland (n.d.) Alcohol: Background & Policy Information, accessed 14 January 2008
- ↑ SHAAP Alcohol, Price, Policy & Public Health (2007:11) accessed March 2008
- ↑ Scottish Government Changing Scotland's relationship with alcohol: a discussion paper accessed January 2008
- ↑ Ofcom, November 2007 Young People and Alcohol Advertising accessed January 2008
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