Booze and beach bans: turning the tide through community action in New Zealand.
Many beach and holiday resorts experience major problems with alcohol-related public disorder. Following an escalation in alcohol-related incidents in the New Zealand beach community of Piha, a community-driven response to address issues of community well-being and safety was initiated by concerned residents. A case study evaluation reported on the development of a community coalition involving community and statutory stakeholders and the successful implementation of local community action strategies. These included a beach alcohol ban, extensive local publicity and a community policing presence over successive summers. An examination of the case study suggests that inter-sectoral collaboration, and multiple level strategies through policy, promotion and enforcement activities are key factors in enabling communities to successfully reduce alcohol-related harm.
Conway
Kim
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Alcohol & Public Health Research Unit, University of Auckland, New Zealand. k.conway@auckland.ac.uk
D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000517:prevention & control; D001493:Bathing Beaches / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003256:Community Participation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011050:Policy Making; D011049:Social Control Policies; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control