Prevention - Environmental Strategies

Historical Overview

Introduction

Prevention: What Is It?

Evidence-Based Prevention

Building Blocks for Prevention

Environmental Strategies

Coalition Building

Alcohol & Other Drugs

Tools for Prevention

Sample Strategies

This chart illustrates some possible strategies and methods communities can use to reduce substance abuse. For more strategies and information contact the Wisconsin Clearinghouse and ask about the "Environmental Strategies Toolkit: Addressing Teen and Tobacco Use."

Strategies	Methods: Goals:	Reduce Prevalence	Delay Onset	Harm Reduction	Reduce Intensity	Increase Abstainers
	Reduce the availability by:
Limit Retail Availability	Limiting the location and density of retail outlets	X
Limit Retail Availability & Social Availability	Restricting alcohol sales at youth & community events	X	X	X	X	X
Limit Retail Availability	Limit sales hours	X		X	X	X
Limit Retail Availability	Server & store clerk training	X	X	X	X
Regulation & Change Community Norms	Reminder labeling on alcohol & signs: against the law to buy for minors	X	X	X
	Restrict alcohol advertising by:
Promotion & Change Community Norms	Restricting billboards (placement, type)		X		X	X
Promotion & Change Community Norms	Restricting shop signs (size, placement, type)	X	X		X	X
Promotion & Change Community Norms	Restricting sport events/alcohol sponsorships		X		X	X
	Enforcement by:
Regulation	Compliance checks	X	X
Regulation	Shoulder tap	X	X
Regulation	Keg registration	X	X
Regulation	Social host liability	X	X	X
Regulation	Driver license loss for alcohol use or delivery		X	X		X
	Media Campaigns:
Change Social Norms	Education of public to laws/norms	X	X
Change Social Norms	Educate youth/ siblings/parents re: alcohol	X	X	X		X
Change Social Norms & Regulation	Educate businesses re: laws, how to "card"	X	X	X

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