Engaging States and Local Communities in Prevention Policies
The 14th in a series of national conferences on the avoidance of alcohol-related problems using public policy strategies

Sunday - Wednesday, January 27 - 30, 2008

The Bahia Resort Hotel, Mission Bay, San Diego, California
Sponsored by the California Council on Alcohol Policy

The California Council on Alcohol Policy (Cal Council), a statewide non-profit educational and training corporation, is pleased to sponsor the January 2008 conference, Engaging States and Local Communities in Prevention Policies. This conference will be the 14th in a series of national and regional meetings that have addressed research, policy, and prevention issues related to alcohol. We welcome an anticipated attendance of up to 300 participants to Southern California - community-based practitioners, public officials, and researchers from across the North America and beyond.

Conference Goal and Objectives

This 14th conference in the Alcohol Policy series will explore, develop, and advance public policy approaches to the prevention of alcohol problems in order to promote evidence-based strategies and to bring public focus to the need for alcohol policy reform at all levels. Specific objectives are to:

• Influence international, national, regional, state and local agendas to consider alcohol policy, with an emphasis on communities.
• Strengthen the understanding of sound, evidence-based public policy in preventing and reducing alcohol-related problems.
• Illuminate the policy-making process at local, state, regional and national levels.
• Expand the coalition of individuals, organizations and agencies committed to public policy approaches to the prevention of alcohol problems.
• Promote public discussion on alcohol policy issues.

Alcohol Policy 14 Website
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