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Comprehensive Environmental Strategies to Reduce High-Risk Drinking

This study explores various environmental approaches to addressing high-risk drinking, including policy implementation, education efforts, monitoring, enforcement, and evaluation.

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Comprehensive Environmental Strategies to Reduce High-Risk Drinking

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  1. Comprehensive Environmental Strategies to Reduce High-Risk Drinking Thomas Workman, Ph.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln tworkman3@unl.edu 402-472-8155

  2. Changing the Environment

  3. Addressing a High-Risk Environment Through an Inclusive Process

  4. ESTABLISH • Hospitality management policy • Municipal ordinances • State laws, rules, and regulations • Community covenant • Corporate and school policy • Responsible business guidelines • Greek risk-management policies

  5. Policy On Campus • Permit-only alcohol consumption policy with clear criteria • No alcohol allowed in any residence unit, including Greek houses • Clear alcohol policy in Student Code of Conduct • Fraternity/Sorority Housing Agreements • Fraternity/Sorority chapter polices • Graduated sanctions policy using motivational feedback

  6. EDUCATION • Practical Guide • Seminars • Forums • Media • Newsletters • Bar Walks • Ride-Alongs • Brochures • Orientations • Classes • Displays

  7. Education Efforts on Campus • Back to school “door hangers” and magnets in area neighborhoods • My Choice, My Consequence materials at all orientation sessions. • Parenting education • Mall Stop 2000 • Exposing students to entertainment options • Expanding late night programming on campus • Alcohol Skills Training Program (Motivational Feedback, Normative feedback, and Brief Intervention • E-CHUG • Resident Roundtable Project • Community service/service learning

  8. MONITOR • Self-Report Surveys • Law enforcement • Alumni/Advisor participation • Advocacy groups • Voluntary compliance checks • On-site risk assessments • Last drink data • Advertisement review

  9. Reported Method of Obtaining Alcohol

  10. Number of Occasions Consumed 5+ Drinks

  11. Last Drink Data 1/2003 – 1/2004

  12. RESPOND POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT IS NEEDED! • Public recognition • Promotion on campus • Decreased attention from regulatory agencies • Sanctions • Loss of privileges • Increased surveillance

  13. Enforcement On Campus • CSO walkthroughs in all residence facilities/Greek houses • Increased MIP and DUI citations • Increased open container citation on football game days • Graduated Penalties for multiple violations

  14. Breakdown of UNLPD Citations Non-student Citations: 42%

  15. Evaluation • Outcomes • Drinking Rates • Primary Harms • Secondary Harms • Student Support • Process • Task Force Satisfaction • Barrier Identification • Time-Line Analysis

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