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Public Health Mini-Guides: Alcohol Misuse - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 1st Edition

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By Ken Barrie, BA (Hons) CQSW PG Dip Alcohol Studies, Angela Scriven, BA(Hons), MEd, CertEd, FRSPH, MIUHPE and Angela Scriven, BA(Hons), MEd, CertEd, FRSPH, MIUHPE
Public Health Mini-Guides: Alcohol Misuse provides up-to-date, evidence-based information in a convenient pocket-sized format. Alcohol Misuse is a major public health concern in the UK, and its impact is significant on a global scale. This Mini-Guide ...view more

Public Health Mini-Guides: Alcohol Misuse provides up-to-date, evidence-based information in a convenient pocket-sized format. Alcohol Misuse is a major public health concern in the UK, and its impact is significant on a global scale. This Mini-Guide presents resources, research and examples relating to this challenge, exploring the causes of alcohol misuse along with the approaches to reduce alcohol problems at both individual and population levels.

ISBN :
9780702063046
Publication Date :
13-07-2014
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Public Health Mini-Guides: Alcohol Misuse provides up-to-date, evidence-based information in a convenient pocket-sized format. Alcohol Misuse is a major public health concern in the UK, and its impact is significant on a global scale. This Mini-Guide presents resources, research and examples relating to this challenge, exploring the causes of alcohol misuse along with the approaches to reduce alcohol problems at both individual and population levels.


Key Features
  • Boxes
  • Thinking points - will be of interest to practitioners
  • Key debates
  • Case studies
  • Current strategies – Gov. targets
  • Further Reading
  • Useful web links.

Author Information
By Ken Barrie, BA (Hons) CQSW PG Dip Alcohol Studies, Senior Lecturer in Alcohol and Drug Studies, School of Social Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Scotland; Angela Scriven, BA(Hons), MEd, CertEd, FRSPH, MIUHPE, Reader in Health Promotion, School of Health Sciences and Social Care, Brunel University, London, UK and Angela Scriven, BA(Hons), MEd, CertEd, FRSPH, MIUHPE, Reader in Health Promotion, School of Health Sciences and Social Care, Brunel University, London, UK