Reducing Alcohol-Related Problems by Implementing Evidence-based Tools that Translate Research Knowledge into Prevention Practice

This project is based on recent international and national evidence on the rising rates of damage from alcohol and which policies and programs are most effective in reducing problems and damage from alcohol in a population. The project team will compare this evidence with what is actually happening in the 10 provinces in Canada. This comparison will allow the team to assess each province on whether they have high, medium or low impact policies or programs, focusion on 16 different policy areas. We will compare the provinces to each other with regard to their rating. The results of these comparisons will be widely disseminated to policy makers, decision-makers, public health leaders and others in order to stimulate more effective action. Thus we hope to encourage exemplary efforts in Canada and beyond with regard to reducing social and public health damage from alcohol.