Science Group
As described in the Rules of Procedure the Science Group has been established to:
- provide scientific guidance to the members of the European Alcohol and Health Forum;
- offer guidance on monitoring/evaluation and, on the basis of output from monitoring, as to areas where action by Forum members would have potential for reducing alcohol-related harm, and the forms of action;
- provide in-depth analyses of key issues identified by the European Alcohol and Health Forum
The final list of experts , who signed a declaration of interest can be found here; the reserve list can be found here.
Working Group Task Request
A Working Group was set up within the Science Group to investigate" The impact of marketing communication on the volume (and patterns) of consumption of alcoholic beverages, especially by young people”.
On 11th March, the Science Group presented the final report to the Forum Members. The overall description of the studies found consistent evidence to demonstrate an impact of alcohol advertising on the uptake of drinking among non drinking young people, and increased consumption among their drinking peers.
Read the full report here
Read the Eurocare press release here
Meetings
Click here to view the minutes and documents of the Science Group meetings
