EDC
Wins Grant for Youth Alcohol Prevention Conference
Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) has received a $200,000 grant
from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to support an international conference
on preventing alcohol use among young people. The conference will be held
in Boston in March 2003.
"This grant is testimony to The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's commitment to improving the health of young people and families, as well as to EDC's record of success promoting health and preventing alcohol and drug problems in communities around the world," said conference director Joel Epstein, who works within EDC's Health and Human Development Programs (HHD).
EDC was also the recipient of a recent $5 million grant from the Foundation for support of the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, a national resource center for universities on campus substance abuse and violence prevention, housed within HHD.
The latest grant will support the 13th Alcohol Policy conference series, historically a forum for researchers, community advocates, and public officials to exchange ideas, explore evidence-based solutions, and consider the application of non-partisan analysis and research findings to laws and policies aimed at minimizing risks associated with alcohol use.
Policy research presented at previous Alcohol Policy conferences has aided the development of numerous local, national, and international initiatives, including:
an increase in the minimum legal drinking age to 21 across the U.S.;
health
warnings on alcoholic beverage containers;
promotion
of the Surgeon General's recommendations on preventing impaired driving;
decreases
in the blood alcohol limit for impaired driving in certain states;
state
excise tax increases on alcoholic beverages;
bans
on certain alcohol marketing practices;
enforcement
of underage drinking laws;
support
for responsible sales and service practices; and
controls
on alcohol availability at sporting events.
The conference will be held at the Royal Sonesta Boston Hotel, a prime
location along the Charles River across from Boston's Beacon Hill.
For more information about the conference and about EDC/HHD's work preventing substance abuse among youths, contact Joel Epstein at (617) 618-2393 or via e-mail at: jepstein@edc.org. You may also visit: http://www.edc.org/alcoholpolicy13.
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