Interactive Dialogue on Alcohol and COVID-19: A Dangerous Mix

  This first Interactive Dialogue offers an opportunity for prevention practitioners to:

• Learn about and better understand the harms associated with changes in alcohol availability as a result of an unexpected pandemic, including the increasingly blurred line between on and off premises sales;
• Share emerging changes to alcohol sales that will not only impact alcohol-related harms in the short-term, but have the potential to set dangerous precedents that will damage the three tier system long-term; and 
• Discuss ways communities can take action to prevent the harms associated with increased access to alcohol. 
• Discuss ways to ensure that temporary policies do not become permanent.
• Consider possible data collection to make the case about alcohol related harms.

Presenters: 

• David Jernigan, Ph.D., - Boston University School of Public Health
• Cassandra Greisen, MPA, Director of Public Policy - National Alcohol Beverage Control Association

Session moderated by:Traci Toomey, Ph.D - University of Minnesota; Co-chair U.S.APA Advisory Board

Michael Sparks, MA - SparksInitiatives; Co-chair U.S.APA Advisory Board 

Please note: Registration is limited to 300 people. We will create a wait list for anyone who registers beyond that allowance.