Publications: Alcohol misuse

To tackle the harmful consumption of alcohol, VicHealth supports programs, research and policy initiatives

 

08.11.12 

Woman looking at wine bottle

VicHealth local government action guides - Reducing harm from alcohol

This guide is one of ten outlining a range of evidence-informed actions that councils may consider when preparing their Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plans and other strategies.

01.11.12 

Young people watching sports on TV

Drinking cultures and sporting events

This study shows a link between days around major sporting events and increases in alcohol intoxication and related harm based on data on ambulance attendances, emergency department and hospital admissions, and police attendances.

08.08.12 

Beer, bats and balls

Alcohol sponsorship of Good Sports clubs

This study reports on the nature of alcohol sponsorship of clubs in Australia and studies the ways in which a government buy-out may help to reduce the financial dependency on such sponsorships.

23.04.12 

young man and woman reading newspaper in the park

Historical analysis of alcohol advertising

This report examines alcohol product advertising in two daily newspapers in Victoria from 1989 to 2009. It is the product of a study whose primary aim was to identify the nature and extent of packaged liquor advertising and to ascertain if and how this advertising had changed in character over that period.

24.01.12 

woman holding glass of wine

Drinking cultures and social occasions

Research into alcohol related harm and public holidays in Victoria shows an influx of hospital admissions, ambulance call outs and arrests for assault on most social occasions throughout the year, as well as the day before.

19.01.12 

couple enjoying sightseeing coastal town

Evaluation of the impact of febfast participation

VicHealth evaluates febfast, a national community-based initiative that challenges people to take a break from alcohol for a month each year.

11.01.12 

Pregnant woman with doctor

Asking questions about alcohol in pregnancy

This fact sheet outlines the development of an exciting new study by the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute on the effect of low to moderate alcohol consumption on pregnant women and their babies.

21.12.11 

Bottle shop signage

Accessibility to alcohol outlets and alcohol consumption

This report by University of Melbourne provides interesting evidence that access to an increased number of alcohol outlets within a neighbourhood is associated with a higher risk of drinking at hazardous levels.

13.12.11 

groups sitting indoors

Report on liquor outlets in Victoria

A new report by Turning Point and VicHealth into the concentration of liquor outlets concludes that the poorest areas of Victoria have up to six times more bottle shops than wealthier neighbourhoods.

09.12.11 

Alcohol advertismant in newspaper

Strengthening the evidence base for volumetric taxation of alcohol: The health and economic impacts of alterative alcohol taxation regimes in Australia

The key finding of this research report suggests that any variation to current rates of alcohol excise would be a cost-effective healthcare intervention.