Karen Elmeland

Alkohol – brug, konsekvenser og behandling er en sundhedsfaglig lærebog, der ud fra et evidensbaseret biologisk og sundhedsfagligt perspektiv beskriver alkoholproblemers udvikling, konsekvenser og behandling. Bogen formidler den videnskabelige baggrund og status på alkoholområdet, både hvad angår alkoholvaner og disses betydning for skader, den neurobiologiske baggrund for alkoholvirkning og afhængighed, genetik, comorbiditet i forbindelse med alkohol, lovgivning på området samt metoder til forebyggelse og behandling, herunder både psykosocial og farmakologisk intervention. Målgruppen for Alkohol – brug, konsekvenser og behandling er ansatte i sundhedssektoren, som er i berøring med mennesker med et stort alkoholforbrug og problemer som følge heraf. Det gælder fx læger, sygeplejersker, psykologer, medicinstuderende og studerende på folkesundhedsvidenskab.

Folkesundhed - i et kritisk perspektiv går bag om den herskende forestilling om folkesundhed og løfter elementer frem, som sjældent bliver diskuteret, i håbet om på sigt at kunne udvikle forebyggelse, sundhedsfremme og pleje inden for folkesundhedsområdet. Tanken bag bogen er hermed at skærpe læserens blik på og forståelse af folkesundhed som begreb og som praktik. En række forfattere har i egne kapitler bidraget med deres helt specielle viden inden for folkesundhedsområdet. Bogen er disponeret i fire dele: 1. Talen om folkesundhed i det moderne samfund, 2. Forestillingen om det gode liv, 3. KRAMS (Kost, Rygning, Alkohol, Motion, Stress) og 4. Eksempler på sundhedsfaglige aktiviteter med fokus på folkesundhed. Redaktør på bogen er ph.d., cand.cur. Stinne Glasdam. Bogen kan læses af studerende gennem hele sygeplejerskeuddannelsen. Også studerede på mange andre uddannelser, som beskæftiger sig med folkesundhed, vil med fordel kunne læse bogen, da den byder på forståelser af, hvordan der tænkes såvel sundhed som sygdom i vores samfund i dag.

In recent years, the reduction of alcohol-related harm has emerged as a major policy issue across Europe. Public health advocates, supported by the World Health Organisation, have challenged an approach that targets problem-drinking individuals, calling instead for governments to control consumption across whole populations through a combination of pricing strategies, restrictions on retail availability and marketing regulations. Alcohol, Power and Public Health explores the emergence of the public health perspective on alcohol policy in Europe, the strategies alcohol control policy advocates have adopted, and the challenges they have faced in the political context of both individual states and the European Union. The book provides a historical perspective on the development of alcohol policy in Europe using four case studies – Denmark, England, Scotland and Ireland. It explores the relationship between evidence, values and power in a key area of political decision-making and considers what conditions create – or prevent – policy change. The case studies raise questions as to who sets policy agendas, how social problems are framed and defined, and how governments can balance public health promotion against both commercial interests and established cultural practices. This book will be of interest to academics and researchers in policy studies, public health, social science, and European Union studies.

In recent years, the reduction of alcohol-related harm has emerged as a major policy issue across Europe. Public health advocates, supported by the World Health Organisation, have challenged an approach that targets problem-drinking individuals, calling instead for governments to control consumption across whole populations through a combination of pricing strategies, restrictions on retail availability and marketing regulations. Alcohol, Power and Public Health explores the emergence of the public health perspective on alcohol policy in Europe, the strategies alcohol control policy advocates have adopted, and the challenges they have faced in the political context of both individual states and the European Union. The book provides a historical perspective on the development of alcohol policy in Europe using four case studies – Denmark, England, Scotland and Ireland. It explores the relationship between evidence, values and power in a key area of political decision-making and considers what conditions create – or prevent – policy change. The case studies raise questions as to who sets policy agendas, how social problems are framed and defined, and how governments can balance public health promotion against both commercial interests and established cultural practices. This book will be of interest to academics and researchers in policy studies, public health, social science, and European Union studies.