Alcohol is often seen as a public health issue. The problem with that is that there isn’t a single public health approach or solution. While there is interest in and appetite to reduce alcohol harm through public health measures in the UK, there isn’t consensus on how best to do so.
On 19 June 2019 people working in public health and alcohol treatment, policy makers, researchers and people with personal experience of alcohol harm will come together at the Alcohol Change UK national conference. The day will offer the chance to hear all sides of the many debates on alcohol harm reduction, to forge connections, and for some clarity amongst the complexity. I will be hosting a session in which we’ll attempt to answer the question, “Where next for public health and alcohol?” In this blog I want to share a taster of what I hope we discuss in this session. Hopefully this will whet your appetite, and I’ll see you there.