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Alwyn Brittain is the newest community health educator for Penn State’s alcohol intervention program.

Study explores campus alcohol interventions
The researchers compiled all of the primary scientific papers “related to alcohol interventions for first-year college students,” said co-author Kate Carey, professor of behavioral and social sciences. Using a categorization of interventions and …
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ICGP/HSE develop new measure to aid with alcohol intervention
The ICGP and HSE have developed a 'standard drinks' measure for use in consultations as a visual aid to help GPs, practice nurses and patients to estimate and discuss alcohol intake. According to the College, it is one of a range of ICGP initiatives …
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Approaching alcohol consumption in primary care
Evidence-based screening and brief interventions for problem alcohol consumption in primary care can make a major impact on the health of harmful and hazardous drinkers and save lives, a recent Dublin meeting on the subject heard. A new alcohol …
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