scholarly journals Compliance to the Alcohol Law: Overserving to Obviously Intoxicated Visitors at Music Festivals

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (22) ◽  
pp. 8699
Author(s):  
Kristin Feltmann ◽  
Johanna Gripenberg ◽  
Tobias H. Elgán
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Intoxication ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Music Festivals ◽  
Music Festival ◽  
Multicomponent Intervention ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Licensed Premises ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Policy Work ◽  
Training Policy

Music festivals are often high-risk settings associated with large numbers of visitors and high alcohol intoxication levels, which contribute to a number of public health-related problems. According to the Swedish Alcohol Act, servers are responsible for not overserving alcohol to obviously intoxicated patrons. The aim of the current study was to examine compliance to the Swedish Alcohol Act at music festivals by assessing the rate of alcohol overserving to festival-goers. We conducted a study at a large music festival in Sweden hosting approximately 50,000 visitors. Professional actors, i.e., pseudo-patrons, enacted a standardized scene in which a highly intoxicated festival-goer attempted to buy beer at licensed premises inside the festival. Observers monitored each attempt. A total of 52 purchase attempts were conducted. The rate of overserving was 26.9% and was not influenced by the server’s gender, the number of servers, or the level of crowdedness at the bar area. Overserving differed between server age groups, which was not statistically significant when controlling for other factors. Compliance to the Alcohol Act at the festival can be improved. Intoxication levels and related problems can be reduced by implementing a multicomponent intervention including staff training, policy work, and improved enforcement.

Use of Medication at the Roskilde (Denmark) Music Festival 2015 – A Prospective Observational Study of 15,133 Treated Attendees

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (04) ◽  
pp. 407-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Søren Stagelund ◽  
Kenneth Geving Andersen ◽  
Jesper Søe ◽  
Michelle Roslind ◽  
Kim Wildgaard
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Observational Study ◽  
Health Care Organization ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
Music Festivals ◽  
Music Festival ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Counter Medication ◽  
Medical Health Care ◽  
Life Threatening

AbstractBackground:Outdoor music festivals (OMFs) attract large numbers of guests and benefit from the help of large numbers of volunteers. Studies have previously described the injury patterns at OMFs, but no studies have described the use of medication and sales from on-site pharmacies at a large OMF.Method:The usage of medication and prescriptions in the Medical Health Care Organization (MHCO), including sales from the on-site pharmacy, at the Roskilde (Denmark) Festival 2015 were prospectively recorded.Results:In excess of 130,000 attendees (guests and volunteers) participated in the Roskilde Festival 2015. The number of attendees contacting the MHCO was 15,133, of which 3,723 (25%) had a consultation with a doctor. Of all attendees evaluated by a doctor, 669 attendees received some form of medication in relation to the consultation. The MHCO administered and/or handed out a total of 6,494 units of prescription and over-the-counter medication, of which analgesics represented nearly 51%. Asthma was the condition with the highest proportion of attendees requiring pharmaceutical treatment, as 28 out of 48 (58%) received medication during the consultation. Sixty-five attendees received both medicine and a prescription. The MHCO handed out 562 prescriptions. In total, 609 prescriptions were redeemed at the on-site pharmacy. Antibiotics represented more than 78% of all redeemed prescriptions at the on-site pharmacy.Conclusion:The most utilized medications were analgesics and antibiotics. The data indicate a need for on-site prophylaxis using tetanus toxoid in combination with diphtheria toxoid vaccine and an on-site pharmacy. The content of the formulary at a mass-gathering event should be based on: evacuation time by ambulance/helicopter to hospitals with the level of competence needed; types of conditions to be treated on-site; level of competencies of festival medical staff; expected incidence and type of illness and injuries; and treatment of acute, life-threatening illnesses and or injuries.

scholarly journals Oral Health Related Quality of Life and Prosthetic Status among Institutionalized Elderly from the Bucharest Area: A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6663
Author(s):  
Laura Iosif ◽  
Cristina Teodora Preoteasa ◽  
Elena Preoteasa ◽  
Ana Ispas ◽  
Radu Ilinca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Prosthetic Status ◽  
The Impact

The aim of the study was to assess the oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) of elderly in care homes, one of Romania’s most vulnerable social categories, to correlate it to sociodemographic, oral health parameters, and prosthodontic status. Therefore, a cross-sectional study was performed on 58 geriatrics divided into 3 age groups, who were clinically examined and answered the oral health impact profile (OHIP-14) questionnaire. Very high rates of complete edentulism in the oldest-old subgroup (bimaxillary in 64.3%; mandibular in 64.3%; maxillary in 85.7%), and alarming frequencies in the other subgroups (middle-old and youngest-old), statistically significant differences between age groups being determined. The OHIP-14 mean score was 14.5. Although not statistically significant, females had higher OHIP-14 scores, also middle-old with single maxillary arch, single mandibular arch, and bimaxillary complete edentulism, whether they wore dentures or not, but especially those without dental prosthetic treatment in the maxilla. A worse OHRQoL was also observed in wearers of bimaxillary complete dentures, in correlation with periodontal disease-related edentulism, in those with tertiary education degree, and those who came from rural areas. There were no statistically significant correlations of OHRQoL with age, total number of edentulous spaces or edentulous spaces with no prosthetic treatment. In conclusion, despite poor oral health and prosthetic status of the institutionalized elderly around Bucharest, the impact on their wellbeing is comparatively moderate.

Food intake, physical activity and quality of life among children and youth

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Emília Martins ◽  
Rosina Fernandes ◽  
Francisco Mendes ◽  
Cátia Magalhães ◽  
Patrícia Araújo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Life Habits ◽  
Definition Of

BACKGROUND: The health-related quality of life construct (QoL) implies a relationship with eating habits (EA) and physical activity (PA). Sociodemographic and anthropometric variables (gender, age and Body Mass Index - BMI) are highlighted in the definition of healthy lifestyle habits promotion strategies. OBJECTIVE: We aim to characterize and relate PA, EA and QoL in children/youth and explore gender, age and BMI influences. METHODS: It is a non-experimental study, with 337 children/youth, ages between 8 and 17 years (12.61±2.96), mostly from the rural inland of Portugal. In data collection we used a sociodemographic and anthropometric questionnaire, a weekly register table of EA and Kid-Kindl (QoL). Statistical analysis (p <  0.05) were performed in SPSS-IBM 25. RESULTS: Lower BMI was associated with better EA (p <  0.001), PA (p <  0.05) and self-esteem (p <  0.01) and worse scores on family subscale of QoL. Female showed higher fruit intake (p <  0.05). The older has shown better results. PA is positively correlated with QoL (p <  0.01) and EA (p <  0.05). CONCLUSIONS: It is important to explore other relevant social and family dimensions, to promote intervention programs with parents, school and community, as well as healthy practices policies. The intervention in these age groups is critical for a longer-term impact in improving healthy life habits.

Curating the urban music festival: Festivalisation, the ‘shuffle’ logic, and digitally-shaped music consumption

2021 ◽  
pp. 136754942110086
Author(s):  
Paulo Nunes ◽  
Carolyn Birdsall
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Radio Station ◽  
City Branding ◽  
Music Festivals ◽  
Music Festival ◽  
Urban Music ◽  
Cultural Intermediaries

In recent years, music festivals have grown in significance within local cultural policy, city branding and tourism agendas. Taking the Mexefest festival in Lisbon as a case in point, this article asks how, in the digital streaming era, music festivals in urban environments are framed, curated and experienced. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, our analysis examines how music festival programmers curate the urban festival experience, for both locals and tourists alike. First, we identify the emergence of urban music festivals in recent decades, and how modern festival programmes have adopted the cultural technique of the ‘shuffle mode’ as an influential principle. Second, we investigate the work of festival programmers through the lens of ‘cultural intermediaries’, and ask how their programming strategies, particularly through digital mobile media (such as music playlists), contribute to an aestheticised experience of the city during the festival. Third, we focus on how the Mexefest festival events are staged in tandem with brand activation by sponsors like mobile phone company Vodafone and their radio station Vodafone FM. In doing so, we highlight the participation of festival-goers through their embodied engagements with digital media, music listening and urban space, and evaluate the heuristic value of ‘shuffle curation’ as a tool for the understanding of music festivals as a distinctly global and networked form of leisure consumption in urban culture.

scholarly journals Deploying a Fotonovela to Combat Methamphetamine Abuse among South Africans with Varying Levels of Health Literacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6334
Author(s):  
Burt Davis ◽  
Carel J. M. Jansen
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Western Cape Province ◽  
Disadvantaged Communities ◽  
South Africans ◽  
Health Related

Poor health literacy in the Western Cape Province of South Africa is one of the main factors hampering methamphetamine (MA) use prevention efforts in the area, where the abuse of this drug is a major health and social problem affecting especially previously disadvantaged communities. In the first part of a two-part study, we compared a health-related fotonovela about MA to an existing brochure group and a control group. Main findings show that the vast majority of readers preferred the fotonovela over the existing brochure. This included participants from all three age groups and for both levels of health literacy (low/high) distinguished (N = 372). Furthermore, specifically for older people with low levels of health literacy, the fotonovela outperformed the existing brochure condition for knowledge level. In the second part of the study, we found that healthcare providers (N = 75) strongly prefer a fotonovela over an existing brochure, while this cohort viewed the potential use of fotonovelas in a health care setting as very positive. Our findings add to the promising results of an earlier fotonovela study about MA use in South Africa, providing further support for considering using narratives in health communication as a serious option to effectively communicate convincing health information about this drug to target audiences in the Western Cape Province.

scholarly journals A extensão universitária em prol da prevenção e promoção do diagnóstico precoce de câncer em Minas Gerais

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-276
Author(s):  
Rafaela Alves Freitas ◽  
Eryc Abido Blumer ◽  
Laíse Oliveira Resende ◽  
Marcus Vinícius Arantes De Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Unified Health System ◽  
Early Diagnosis Of Cancer ◽  
Early Cancer Diagnosis ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Institutional Relations ◽  
The University

Este artigo trata de um relato de experiência de um projeto de extensão realizado por discentes e docentes da área da saúde da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, com o objetivo de difundir informações a respeito da prevenção e diagnóstico precoce de diversos tipos de câncer. O projeto buscou alcançar um público de diversas faixas etárias, executando suas ações em uma escola infantil, em uma praça da cidade, e para pacientes que estivessem na sala de espera do ambulatório do Hospital das Clínicas da universidade. Fomentou-se o trabalho multidisciplinar no desenvolvimento das ações de prevenção e promoção à saúde, por meio de uma equipe de diversas áreas da saúde. Foram utilizados recursos didáticos e lúdicos adequados para as diferentes faixas etárias e níveis de escolaridade. A experiência contribuiu para a formação dos discentes da instituição de ensino, permitindo-lhes executar uma proposta de atuação integrada, interdisciplinar e intersetorial, em consonância com as prerrogativas do Sistema Único de Saúde, bem como contribuiu para promover a prevenção e diagnóstico precoce do câncer entre o público-alvo. Palavras-chave: Oncologia; Relações Comunidade-Instituição; Formação em Saúde University extension for the prevention and promotion of early cancer diagnosis in Minas Gerais   Abstract: This paper is an experience report of an extension project carried out by students and professors in the health area of a Brazilian university in Minas Gerais, to disseminate information about the prevention and early diagnosis of various types of cancer. The project aimed to reach an audience of different age groups, performing their activities in a primary school, in a city square, and patients who were waiting to be attended at the University Clinical Hospital. Multidisciplinary work was carried out to develop prevention and health-promoting activities through a team of different health-related courses. Didactic and ludic resources suitable for different age groups and educational levels were used. The experience contributed to the training of students at the educational institution, allowing them to carry out an integrated, interdisciplinary, and intersectoral action proposal, in line with the prerogatives of the Brazilian Unified Health System, as well as helping to promote the prevention and early diagnosis of cancer among the targeted audience. Keywords: Oncology; Community-Institutional Relations; Health Training

Live Music and Festivals

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr Daragh O’Reilly ◽  
Dr Gretchen Larsen ◽  
Dr Krzysztof Kubacki
Keyword(s):  
Social Situations ◽  
Music Festivals ◽  
Music Festival ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Live Music ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Music Venues ◽  
Historical Developments ◽  
And Function ◽  
Important Variant

The purpose of this chapter is to explore the importance of live music, music venues, music festivals and live music promotion in the production and consumption of music. As shown in Chapter 3, music is a complex product which can be enjoyed in a wide range of social situations, from listening to music in one’s own home or car, through enjoying a concert in a large music venue like an opera house or stadium, to spending several days at a music festival attended by over a million people. This chapter therefore begins with an attempt to provide an understanding of some of the historical developments of live music, its main characteristics, and the reasons behind its growing popularity. Music festivals are an important variant of live music, and the chapter also includes a discussion of the nature, form and function of music festivals, their multiple impacts and the marketing issues which they present.

Knowledge and event leadership (Jane Tattersall)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Tattersall
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Music Festivals ◽  
Music Festival ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Types Of Knowledge ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Business Setting ◽  
Technology Competition

The aim of this chapter is to explain the value and management of different types of knowledge in an events or music festival business setting, where its potential to maximise profit and help an organisation to outperform its rivals has received less attention in academic literature than other sectors such as manufacturing or information technology. Competition in the events and festivals sectors has increased considerably as more companies join the market, and the nature and scope of events has widened to satisfy consumer appetites for more diverse and engaging experiences. Leaders that nurture, recognise, manage and employ knowledge effectively are more likely to be innovative and successful in their sector. Throughout the chapter, knowledge is explored mostly through the lens of music festivals, although the points made are easily applicable to the wider events, tourism and leisure sectors.

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