#BMJInvestigation Public health experts are calling for a ban on alcohol industry funded education programmes in UK universities and schools, which they say normalise drinking and downplay the long term health risks of #alcohol bmj.com/content/385/bm…

IAS Alcohol Change UK I-CAAN The ICAAN campaign against alcohol industry sponsored alcohol education to was highlighted last week in an Association of Directors of Public Health report. Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) x.com/alcohol_review…

The Scottish government said in September it will not work with the alcohol industry on school education. Instead substance use education would come through "Curriculum for Excellence". A: Jenny Gilruth Q: Claire Baker h/t SHAAP parliament.scot/chamber-and-co…

Good article on the pioneering work of I-CAAN. Comment from May van Schalkwyk Mark Petticrew @markpetticrew.bsky.social IAS Richard Piper and others..

really proud to see our I-Mark, ICANN &,Alcohol Forum Ireland, Create & Inspire Change campaign covered by the BMJ. The power of community activism his still sometimes overlooked by public health advocates ....

Great to have ICAAN, I-Mark, SAFER and our community action on alcohol work included in this podcast!! Have a listen

Great to see further coverage of our campaign Teenage discos ‘need tighter regulations’ in interest of child welfare, says alcohol action group independent.ie/irish-news/tee…

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Well done to Paula Leonard for all her work in this area. I read some disturbing issues in a Belgium newspaper yesterday. Very disturbing. We can no longer ignore the issues facing teenagers of today I-CAAN

The common enemy of public health and pubs: cheap alcohol in the off-trade. By tackling cheap supermarket alcohol, we can support pubs AND reduce alcohol consumption. ias.org.uk/2017/09/04/by-…

It could be legislated for in the Gambling Regulation Act for the Gambling Regulator to be the sole provider of State-based problem gambling education programmmes like in schools and family resources centres. Problem solved James Browne TD? Alcohol Forum Ireland, Create & Inspire Change Extern Problem Gambling

Scotland: New eNews from Alcohol Focus Scotland - bit.ly/3xh5Syi Kudos to Scottish Parliament voting to continue and increase MUP: "You have chosen to stand up for peoples’ right to health despite the best efforts of Big Alcohol once again to derail this policy" alison douglas

Grass roots activism on the commercial determinants of health continues! Delighted to announce this youth focused event which will explore the impact of corporate strategies across alcohol, gambling, tobacco, vaping and ultra processed food industries on young people.

Delighted to be hosting this event....join us. The tide of resistance is rising

Really looking forward to having the support, guidance and expertise of James on our Board. His interest in commercial determinants aligns very closely with some of the work we have been doing through the i-Mark.

“There is an inherent conflict of interest between the motives of the alcohol industry and our health and well-being” Orla Fagan of I-CAAN opening Alcohol Forum Ireland, Create & Inspire Change event on corporations’ influence on health

These are the conversations that need to be had re commercial determinants of health, their effects, and what we can do to address this HSE Health & Wellbeing Alcohol Forum Ireland, Create & Inspire Change I-CAAN Aisling Sheehan

Getting out of our silos and coming together from different sectors to talk about how big business is damaging our health - across tobacco, alcohol, food, vaping. Hey Corporations: Leave Our Kids Alone - felt like a coming together I-CAAN DrGPhilosomon Ballymun LDATF

Alcohol Forum Ireland, Create & Inspire Change James Larkin I-CAAN Well done!

Pleased to be part of the HSE Ireland event on alcohol research in Dublin today. Building on this excellent HealthResearchBoard report. hrb.ie/press-releases…