"Risky Drinking" - Best Practices Literature Review: Towards a Campaign
for Underage Drinkers

Publisher:

Nancy Miller, Miller Neighbour and Associates for Parent Action on Drugs (PA)
July 2005

Availability:

PowerPoint, manuscript plus additional materials on Youth and Alcohol, Messages and Media available from PAD (Risking Drinking Summary Report and Resource Kit: $15.00)
English
www.apolnet.ca/resources/education/presentations.html
www.parentactionondrugs.org/resources.php

Format:

PowerPoint presentation

Audience:

Grades 11 & 12

Preparation time:

May need time to prepare a lesson plan that would incorporate this presentation

Resources required:

Lesson plan, LCD projector, computer, screen

Approach:

PowerPoint presentation that could be utilized for a health class doing research on adolescent drinking behaviours

This presentation offers information about previous educational campaigns that focus on anti-drinking and what has worked and what has not worked. It includes campaigns done in other countries. Recommendations are made regarding what an effective campaign would incorporate in order to reduce drinking among youth, ages 15-18, especially females.

Application/relevance to curriculum:

Health and Physical Education, Marketing, Media.

Comments:

A presentation for educators to introduce a lesson plan that focuses on risky drinking behaviours.