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KMID : 0904520080240010103
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Health and Medical Sociology
2008 Volume.24 No. 1 p.103 ~ p.119
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Recent Developments in Alcohol Policy among Advanced Countries to Reduce and Prevent Alcohol-Related Harms and their Implications for Korean Government
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Kim Kwang-Kee
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Abstract
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This review is to describe recent efforts by international organizations and selected counties to reduce harms associated with alcohol use and to discuss their implications for development of Korean national alcohol strategy. International organizations under study include Commission of European Communities and World Health Organization: both headquarter and Western Pacific Regional Office. Common characteristics of a national alcohol strategy were summarized among selected counties including Australia, Canada, Ireland, Japan, Thailand and United Kingdom. Korean national alcohol strategy should be developed in near future to deal effectively with increasing burdens derived from harmful use of alcohol. Suggestions and lessons from previous efforts should be taken in developing the national alcohol strategy with respect to process and contents.
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KEYWORD
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Alcohol Policy, WHO, Korean National Alcohol Strategy, Harmful Use of Alcohol
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