Alcohol Policy: Adoption, Enforcement and Media Advocacy

Wednesday, February 1 - Thursday, February 2, 2017
09:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Chestnut Health Systems - Bloomington
1003 Martin Luther King Drive
Bloomington, IL 61701

Participants who attend this two-day training will increase their understanding of specific local policy options to prevent underage drinking, including: Social Host, Minors In Possession, Mandatory RBS, Advertising/Promotion, and Event Restriction. Participants will learn how to develop a Policy Adoption Advocacy Plan based on best practice and their local political environment. Participants will also learn how to develop a Policy Implementation/Enforcement Plan to ensure that once the policy is adopted it is effectively enforced by local officials. Finally, participants will learn media advocacy strategies to support their policy adoption and/or enforcement efforts.