Following is FIVS-Assure’s list of initiatives and resources of good practices around the topic of educating young people.
An e-book called “Let’s Keep Talking: A Guide for Parents to Talk to their Teens About Not Drinking” written as a resource for parents to educate their children about how to drink responsibly.
Sponsor: Molson Coors
Date: 2018
Implementation: North America
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The campaign of Don’t Drink And Drive has the goal of reducing the quantity of alcohol-related traffic accidents in Germany. Their focus is on disseminating information on the consequences of drinking and driving with a particular focus on educating young people.
Sponsor: Verband Deutscher Sektellereien, Bundesverband der Deutschen Spirituosen-Industrie Un Importeure e. V., Deutsche Wein Akademie, Die deutschen Brauer, Private Brauereien
Implementation: Europe
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The Health Promotion Agency provides an interactive flash tool that demonstrates the effects that alcohol has on the various parts of the human body.
Sponsor: New Zealand Health Promotion Agency
Date: ongoing
Implementation: Oceania
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An article directed for teens explaining how alcohol affects the body. Also includes advice on how to deal with peer pressure and how to get help.
Sponsor: Nemours
Date: last reviewed in September 2016
Implementation: North America
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Learning Collaborative on High Risk Drinking is a project to improve student health at colleges and universities, with an emphasis on high risk drinking, through a collaborative model of rapid change.
Sponsor: National College Health Improvement Project, Darthmouth College
Date: March 2014
Implementation: North America
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The Wine Information Council is an online public scientific database that gathers, assesses and disseminates research about wine, health and social aspects.
Sponsor: Wine in Moderation – Art de Vivre programme
Date: 2017
Implementation: International
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Drink Smart is Beam Suntory’s social responsibility initiative provides information about how alcohol affects your body and treats the issue of how to have a safe night out. The site also contains Beam Suntory’s commitments to responsible drinking by offering advice on how to be a role model for safe drinking.
Sponsor: Beam Suntory
Date: 2019
Implementation: International
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Consumo Responsable is a Spanish language website providing information on how the body digests alcohol, recommendations for moderate consumption based on certain characteristics (e.g., gender, age, etc.), how to calculate this amount, and who should abstain from alcohol (e.g., minors, pregnant women and drivers).
Sponsor: Federación Española de Bebidas Espirituosas (FEBE)
Date: 2017
Implementation: Europe
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Binge Drinking: Girl’s Night Out is a graphic display of the effects binge drinking can have on a young woman after a “night out.”
Sponsor: U.K. Home Office
Date: 2008
Implementation: Europe
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MediaSmarts, Canada’s Centre for Digital and Media Literacy, provides evaluations of various campaigns designed to promote designating drivers. Also, it provides Teacher Resources like this “Don’t Drink and Drive: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Drinking Campaigns – Lesson” where students explore a variety of anti-drinking and alcohol awareness campaigns in order to determine their effectiveness.
Sponsor: MediaSmarts and Health Canada
Implementation: North America
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