NIAAA College Drinking Experts Share Expertise at State Briefings

When: February 24, 2003
Where: Springfield, Illinois
Institute: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

The Illinois Higher Education Center hosted a regional briefing, "Setting the Standard for Campus and Community Prevention Efforts." NIAAA researchers provided an in-depth look at the implications of NIH's first report on college drinking and how to use that report to improve the effectiveness of campus prevention efforts. College and university presidents, senior administrators and campus prevention staff across the state were invited to attend.

NIAAA has been working with the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention and several states to disseminate new research findings and recommendations on college drinking to schools nationwide. As a result of this partnership, NIAAA researchers presented college drinking data at similar briefings in 2002 to audiences in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, and Massachusetts.

The goals of statewide briefings are to share information, motivate administrators, encourage the use of research-based interventions and open discussion. College presidents, administrators and campus prevention staff learn about the scope of the problem and the state of research on alcohol prevention programs currently in use.

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For additional information please contact Amy Matush, NIAAA Outreach Specialist at amatush@mail.nih.gov or 301-443-0469.

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