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APHA Scientific Session and Event Listing

Diana M. Conti, Executive Director, Parca, 800 Airport Blvd., Suite 320, Burlingame, CA 94010, 650-312-0730, ext 101, dianac@parca.org, Janet Williams, MA, Office of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Abuse, American Medical Association, 515 N. State, Chicago, IL 60610, Felicity DeBacco-Erni, MEd, Pennsylvanians Against Underage Drinking, 2413 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Gary M. Najarian, MSW, Department of Health and Human Services, County of Marin, Division of Alcohol, Drug and Tobacco Programs, 10 North San Pedro Road, Suite 1013, San Rafael, CA 94903, and Linda M. Bosma, MA, PhD, Bosma Consulting, LLC, 3422 44th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55406.

This session will focus on lessons learned and best practices from nearly ten years of experience with community coalitions working to reduce and prevent underage drinking. The presentations will include recommendations for using a strategic approach that addresses the political elements of alcohol policy reform; examples from the AMA Reducing Underage Drinking Through Coalitions project; case studies from Pennsylvania and Connecticut; and methods to evaluate the impact of community organizing to pass policy.

2:30 The Politics of Alcohol Policy, Diana Conti 2:45 Building Policy Structures for Underage Drinking Coalitions, Janet Williams 3:00 Cultivating a Legislative Champion, Felicity De Bacco-Erni 3:15 Community Efforts to Combat Underage Drinking : Stratford Connecticut Experience 3:30 Community Organizing for Alcohol Policy: Results and Recommendations 3:45 Questions/Discussion

Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to

• identify elements necessary for a strategic action plan and successful methods to pass community alcohol policies to reduce underage drinking; 2.)identify successful strategies to overcome opposition from the alcohol industry;
• identify methods to evaluate the impact of community action

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No