Norman Giesbrecht, PhD

Senior Scientist
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Social & Epidemiological Research Department
33 Russell St
Toronto, ON
Canada M5S 2S1

Biographical Sketch: Dr. Giesbrecht is a Senior Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, and an Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. His research focuses on: impacts of policies on drinking-related harm, assessments of the policy development processes, impacts of drinking patterns on trauma and chronic disease, community-based prevention strategies, and reduction of risk-taking contexts and activities. He was ATOD Section Chair, 2000-2002, was the Chair, Publications Board, APHA, 2007-2011.

Papers:
3317.0 Building effective policies to reducing non-communicable disease: The relevance of the alcohol experience for curtailing unhealthy diets, physical inactivity and tobacco use 4005.0 A multi-state analysis of acute alcohol use and suicide: Impact of alcohol availability 4030.0 Age and gender differences in patterns of alcohol use preceding suicide: Findings from the 2003-10 national violent death reporting system