IARD’s work is informed by scientific evidence on alcohol and health, including alcohol policy. By bringing together data and research on drinking patterns, alcohol in society, and regulations at a national level, IARD examines practices around policies and interventions that reduce harmful drinking. IARD’s tools and resources are intended to support stakeholders in formulating approaches that can be adapted to local needs and contexts.
The resources on this website are not intended as health advice to individuals about their drinking. People with specific questions about their drinking are encouraged to consult a healthcare professional. Together, they can determine what is best for that individual, based on individual risk factors, including family history, genetics, and lifestyle. For some people, the better choice may be to not drink at all.
Our health and policy resources are not intended to be exhaustive representations of all scientific research on a given subject and, as research is constantly evolving, they might not include the most recent findings. All IARD materials include a date of content review and they should be read in their entirety and not misrepresented or taken out of context.
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This IARD Policy Review summarizes the evidence on social marketing initiatives developed to address problematic drinking behaviors and to reduce the potential for harm.Last Reviewed: August 2016IARD Policy Reviews offer a referenced overview of recent peer-reviewed, published research on the ...
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The purpose of this toolkit is to encourage and facilitate cooperation with a wide array of stakeholders in pursuit of a common goal to reduce harmful drinking. While the Toolkit is primarily intended for industry members, it is also a ...
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This guide aims to take you through all the key steps in planning, designing, delivering, and marketing courses for the hospitality and retail trades. It will ask lots of questions and give you options. You have to decide what is ...
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The aim of this guide is to cover the basic laws and responsibilities required of staff serving alcohol. This may be in an on-license environment, where alcohol beverages are sold and the customer drinks these in the place where they ...
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This hands-on guide offers practical advice to those who are considering setting up an advertising self-regulatorion system or improving one that already exists. It was developed by the European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA), in collaboration with IARD, the World Federation ...
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This training workbook offers road safety practitioners at the local level guidance on applying the Good Practice Manual on Drinking and Driving (GPM) developed under the auspices of the UN Road Safety Collaboration by the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP).
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The Alcohol Education Guide was developed to facilitate a structured and comprehensive approach to alcohol education. It walks users through program development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, and provides a list of well-evaluated alcohol education and prevention programs/interventions. At the end ...
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This e-book is a key outcome of collaboration between UNECE, UNECA, and IARD to jointly deliver the workshop on UN Road Safety Conventions and Approaches to Preventing Drink Driving in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 12-13 November 2014. The workshop featured ...
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This review provides an overview of unrecorded alcohol, its prevalence, and the drivers of consumption and production. Unrecorded alcohol includes a variety of legal and illegal products and is particularly prevalent in low- and middle-income countries.Last reviewed: November 2015IARD Policy ...
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This IARD Health Review aims to summarize the literature on the relationship between heavy alcohol consumption and alcohol-related liver disease, which includes alcoholic fatty liver disease, alcoholic hepatitis, and alcoholic cirrhosis.Last reviewed: May 2015IARD Health Reviews offer a referenced overview ...
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IARD’s members and the members of its Partnership Council are a diverse group of organizations with a variety of viewpoints. They might not necessarily agree on all or any subjects. Any statements, findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed on this website do not reflect the policies or views of all IARD members or the organizations they represent, unless explicitly stated. However, all members agree on and support IARD’s mission of reducing the harmful use of alcohol.
The resources on this website are not intended as health advice to individuals about their drinking. People with specific questions about their drinking are encouraged to consult a healthcare professional. Together, they can determine what is best for that individual, based on individual risk factors, including family history, genetics, and lifestyle. For some people, the better choice may be to not drink at all.
