#1205
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 14:35:46 -0500
From: Cynthia Knowles <cknowles@LOCALNET.COM>
Subject: Re: Budweiser embraces social norming?
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Thanks Mark,for sending us the Anheuser Busch site on social norming.
(http://alcoholstats.com)
I'd like to throw my .02¢ in on this one. After spending time reading
through the entire site and checking out some of the links, this is what my
baloney detector spotted:
* The first red flad was needing to be 21 to get into this site.
Why? If
this is just alcohol stats, as advertised, why would I need to be 21 to see
them?
* Terms like "drink responsibly" and "in moderation" are used without
definition; there are no suggested quantities or frequencies given. I've
got clients who think "drinking in moderation" means not throwing up, and
"drinking responsibly" means not throwing up inside someone else's house or
car. Imagine how they would be responding to a self-report instrument on
"responsible" drinking.
* "Designated driver" and "designated skipper" programs are accident
prevention, not disease prevention. It is not healthy to drink 12 beers
every night as long as someone else drives you home. "It's OK to drink as
much as you want as long as you don't drive" is a terrible message, but one
this industry seems very proud of.
* "Family Talk About Drinking," (one of the links) is a booklet for parents
to use to talk to their kids about drinking (beeresponsible.com/ftad). The
focus is to normalize drinking and provide accident prevention guidelines.
Reasons why young people shouldn't drink? Just two; because it's illegal,
and they'll get drunk faster because of their smaller size. No mention is
made of early drinking being linked to later alcoholism, alcohol
involvement affecting academic performance, or the risk alcohol use poses
to immature organs - including the brain. Interesting omissions.
* I particularly liked B4UDrinking.org, a link website sponsored by The
Century Council. It boasts an educational "game" that teaches about drunk
driving and state-to-state Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) levels and laws.
The player makes decisions about what to eat and drink, and how fast. An
on-screen indicator keeps track of your BAC. There is a lot of initial
information about eating before you go out drinking, even specifying what
to eat to most effectively lower your BAC. In essence, this educational
game teaches people how to drink and drive without getting arrested.
Promote sales and reduce legal consequences, imagine.
So if it looks like baloney and smells like baloney, don't get any on ya'.
Cynthia Knowles
Prevention Specialist
Dansville, NY 14437
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#1206
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 15:01:36 -0600
From: Kelley Roy M <kelley.roy@UWLAX.EDU>
Subject: Parent health survey
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Colleagues,
I have a couple of students who are looking for a survey/questionnaire that
could be given
to parents of K-5 grade students that would ask about the health behaviors of
their
children. Any of you know of such an instrument?
Thanks
Mark
R. Mark Kelley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Interim Chair
Department of Health Education and Health Promotion
Director, School Health Education graduate program
205 Mitchell Hall
La Crosse, WI 54601
608-785-6791
608-785-6792(fax)
kelley.roy@uwlax.edu
http://www.uwlax.edu/faculty/kelley/
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#1207
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 18:30:42 -0500
From: nfb <nfb@GWU.EDU>
Subject: CHHCS News Alert: Interdisciplinary Leadership Education in Adolescent
Health
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CHHCS News Alert 11/07/02
Interdisciplinary Leadership Education in Adolescent Health:
The University of Rochester offers an exciting opportunity for
professionals to develop into the next generation of leaders in
adolescent health with support of a grant from the federal Maternal
Child Health Bureau (MCHB).
http://www.healthinschools.org/2002/nov07b_alert.asp
Web Manager
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS)
http://www.healthinschools.org
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