Policies to prevent the harm caused by alcohol: priorities for Spain

e202011168

Authors

  • Joan R. Villalbí Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona. Barcelona. España. / CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública. España. / Institut de Recerca Sant Pau. Barcelona. España. / Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut. Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Barcelona. España.
  • Marina Bosque-Prous Estudis de Ciències de la Salut. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Barcelona. España. / Departament de Psicobiologia i Metodologia en Ciències de la Salut. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Barcelona. España.

Keywords:

Alcohol, Public policy, Prevention, Evaluation

Abstract

This paper presents a strategic analysis of the prevention of the harm caused by alcohol in Spain. The alcohol action plan of the European Office of the WHO offers a guide for the development of the most effective control policies. Following its scheme, the current situation and the prevention policies are reviewed with data available in 2020. Strategies and key actions for the future are proposed, considering as major goals to curb the early abuse of alcohol by adolescents and to reduce the risk consumption of the population at large. Besides helping persons with abuse criteria from health services, key actions for prevention include public policies such as fiscal, marketing and availability regulations, and drink driving measures. Some have followed a favorable evolution in Spain, but for others there is wide room for improvement.

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2020-11-13

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Villalbí JR, Bosque-Prous M. Policies to prevent the harm caused by alcohol: priorities for Spain: e202011168. Rev Esp Salud Pública [Internet]. 2020 Nov. 13 [cited 2024 Nov. 5];94:15 páginas. Available from: https://ojs.sanidad.gob.es/index.php/resp/article/view/686

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