Policies protect profits but they fail to address alcohol’s harmful effects on society.
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/ 11 November 2011
Contrary to common belief, disease is a rather fluid concept influenced by societal and cultural attitudes that change with time.
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/ 11 November 2011
Persistence and patience are key factors in successful health promotion.
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/ 11 November 2011
Health promotion is a core function of public health.
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/ 11 November 2011
These frequently asked questions about health promotion foundations help SA to learn from the Thai experience.
We need to acknowledge that alcohol advertising does indeed increase drinking.
<b>Charles Parry</b> argues the case for a levy on alcohol manufacturing in South Africa.
The opportunity exists for South Africa to develop its own health promotion foundation, built on the examples from across the world.
The alcohol industry makes a substantial contribution to South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP).
The burden experienced by South Africa from alcohol abuse affects every aspect of society, not just the abusers, research has found.
Ringfencing monies for specific uses is an established business and even a government practice.
Abuse of alcohol has a long-term effects on a
number of transgenerational determinants of
socio-economic development through its effect
on parenting.
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/ 13 October 2010
To outsiders she is a successful career woman, but inside she carries physical and mental scars from years of alcohol and prescription drug abuse.
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/ 13 October 2010
Alcohol has formed an integral part of human life for many thousands of years.
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/ 13 October 2010
Around the world and across all cultures, drinking and interpersonal violence are inevitably linked.
Popular TV series shows how schools can be made alcohol-free zones.
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/ 13 October 2010
Quantifying the cost of alcohol abuse to society is an inexact science.