scholarly journals Alcohol advertising and public health: an urgent call for action.

1994 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
J F Mosher
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Alcohol Advertising

Does alcohol advertising have an impact on the public health?

1995 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 395-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
SALLY CASSWELL
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Alcohol Advertising ◽  
The Public

scholarly journals Alcohol advertising and public health: systems perspectives versus narrow perspectives

2016 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 308-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Petticrew ◽  
I Shemilt ◽  
T Lorenc ◽  
T M Marteau ◽  
G J Melendez-Torres ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Alcohol Advertising ◽  
Public Health Systems

scholarly journals An evaluation of the evidence submitted to Australian alcohol advertising policy consultations

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. e0261280
Author(s):  
Julia Stafford ◽  
Tanya Chikritzhs ◽  
Hannah Pierce ◽  
Simone Pettigrew
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Alcohol Advertising ◽  
Quality Requirements ◽  
The Public ◽  
Minimum Standards ◽  
Publication Time ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
Public Consultations ◽  
Quality Features

Background Industry self-regulation is the dominant approach to managing alcohol advertising in Australia and many other countries. There is a need to explore the barriers to government adoption of more effective regulatory approaches. This study examined relevance and quality features of evidence cited by industry and non-industry actors in their submissions to Australian alcohol advertising policy consultations. Methods Submissions to two public consultations with a primary focus on alcohol advertising policy were analysed. Submissions (n = 71) were classified into their actor type (industry or non-industry) and according to their expressed support for, or opposition to, increased regulation of alcohol advertising. Details of cited evidence were extracted and coded against a framework adapted from previous research (primary codes: subject matter relevance, type of publication, time since publication, and independence from industry). Evidence was also classified as featuring indicators of higher quality if it was either published in a peer-reviewed journal or academic source, published within 10 years of the consultation, and/or had no apparent industry connection. Results Almost two-thirds of submissions were from industry actors (n = 45 submissions from alcohol, advertising, or sporting industries). With few exceptions, industry actor submissions opposed increased regulation of alcohol advertising and non-industry actor submissions supported increased regulation. Industry actors cited substantially less evidence than non-industry actors, both per submission and in total. Only 27% of evidence cited by industry actors was highly relevant and featured at least two indicators of higher quality compared to 58% of evidence cited by non-industry actors. Conclusions Evaluation of the value of the evidentiary contribution of industry actors to consultations on alcohol advertising policy appears to be limited. Modifications to consultation processes, such as exclusion of industry actors, quality requirements for submitted evidence, minimum standards for referencing evidence, and requirements to declare potential conflicts, may improve the public health outcomes of policy consultations.

scholarly journals Public space and alcohol advertising: Exploratory study of the role of local government

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 117-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg Swensen
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Alcohol Advertising ◽  
The Public ◽  
Street Furniture

Swensen, G. (2016). Public space and alcohol advertising: Exploratory study of the role of local government. The International Journal Of Alcohol And Drug Research, 5(3), 117-123. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.v5i3.224The paper argues that local government bodies in Western Australia, which have a long-standing key role in overseeing public health standards and regulating business activities, potentially have a major, but under-recognized, capability to regulate the promotion and advertising of alcohol in public places overseen by them. It is contended that because local government bodies already possess extensive statutory powers to undertake this function, there is a compelling case for them to actively regulate alcohol advertising as they “own” most of the public space in Australian cities and towns.As the proposition would involve the prohibition of alcohol advertising, this could mean that local authorities may balk at assuming this responsibility due to a possible loss of revenue if they have already issued licenses to companies to construct and maintain key parts of the public infrastructure, like bus shelters, seating, and other street furniture, in return for being able to charge fees for advertising on these facilities.It is contended that local government authorities would ably perform a front-line role in regulating alcohol advertising in public places because of their reliance on community-based processes of consultation and decision-making for planning, in addition to understanding this role as an extension of a long standing role concerned with the advancement of public health and traffic safety.

scholarly journals Individual differences in attentional processing of responsible drinking statements in alcohol packaging, public health campaigns and alcohol advertising among alcohol consumers

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inge Kersbergen
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Visual Attention ◽  
Drinking Behaviour ◽  
Health Campaigns ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Alcohol Advertising ◽  
Attentional Processing ◽  
Public Health Campaigns

We live in an environment in which alcohol is easily available and widely marketed. Alcohol advertising has been shown to increase long-term and short-term alcohol consumption. On the other hand, governments and industry use warning labels and public health campaigns to inform the public of the harmful effects of alcohol in an attempt reduce alcohol-related harm. There is not much evidence that labels and campaigns affect drinking behaviour, but evidence from other domains suggests that individual differences in attentional processing might moderate effects on behaviour. In this thesis, I tested the general hypothesis that individual differences in visual attention to alcohol cues and responsible drinking statements would underlie the effect of alcohol-related mass persuasion attempts (i.e., alcohol advertisements, warning labels and public health campaigns) on drinking behaviour and its antecedents, in young adult alcohol consumers. The secondary aim of this thesis was to examine the direct effect of alcohol-related mass persuasion attempts on drinking intentions and alcohol consumption shortly after exposure. To study this, I first conducted a cross-sectional study and a between-subjects experimental study to investigate attention to warning labels on alcohol packaging and examine whether priming participants to direct their attention to warning labels would prompt them to intend to drink less alcohol. Findings suggested that existing UK warning labels did not attract substantial attention and the amount of attention that participants directed to them did not affect their drinking intentions (Chapter 2). I subsequently conducted three experimental studies to examine to what extent novel warning labels would capture attention and affect willingness to pay for alcohol. Findings showed that novel warning labels did not attract more attention than existing warning labels, nor did they significantly influence willingness to pay for alcohol (Chapter 3). With regard to televised alcohol advertisements, I conducted a between-subjects experiment in a semi-naturalistic environment to investigate whether alcohol advertising affected proximal alcohol consumption in a brand-specific or general manner. Results suggested that alcohol advertising did not affect drinking behaviour, however methodological limitations mean that these findings should be interpreted with caution (Chapter 4). Next, I conducted two experimental studies to examine how individual differences in visual attention to alcohol cues and responsible drinking statements in alcohol-related television adverts predicted drinking intentions and proximal alcohol consumption. Findings showed that attention to responsible drinking statements did not predict drinking intentions or immediate alcohol consumption, but visual attention to alcohol portrayal (an actor sipping alcohol) in alcohol advertising predicted increased alcohol consumption in the laboratory (Chapter 5). Overall, these findings demonstrate that responsible drinking statements/labels attract limited attention and that increased attention to these labels does not prompt alcohol consumers to intend to reduce their drinking. I found no evidence that alcohol-related persuasion affected immediate alcohol consumption or drinking intentions, but attentional processing of alcohol portrayal in alcohol advertising was associated with increased alcohol consumption shortly after exposure to the adverts. Finally, I conducted a focus group study to explore subjective evaluations of current warning labels and responsible drinking adverts Findings showed that participants did not consider warning labels/adverts to be personally relevant and that they mistrusted the message source. Instead, participants suggested that warning messages focussing on alcohol-related harm (to themselves or others) might be more persuasive. Combined with the findings from the laboratory studies, these findings suggest responsible drinking statements could attract more attention if their content and format were changed. The findings reported in this thesis further our understanding of the role of attention in alcohol-related persuasion. In line with recently published evaluations of public health campaigns and warning labels, these studies suggest that warnings in alcohol advertising and on packaging in their current form have little scope for changing drinking behaviour. Instead, it might be more fruitful to increase the noticeability of warning labels and impose restrictions on alcohol marketing and/or the visual content used within alcohol marketing.

scholarly journals A total ban on alcohol advertising: Presenting the public health case

2012 ◽  
Vol 102 (7) ◽  
pp. 602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Parry ◽  
Nadine Harker Burnhams ◽  
Leslie London
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Alcohol Advertising ◽  
The Public
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