title: Living under the influence: normalisation of alcohol consumption in our cities.
abstract: Harmful use of alcohol is one of the world's leading health risks. A positive association between certain characteristics of the urban environment and individual alcohol consumption has been documented in previous research. When developing a tool characterising the urban environment of alcohol in the cities of Barcelona and Madrid we observed that alcohol is ever present in our cities. Urban residents are constantly exposed to a wide variety of alcohol products, marketing and promotion and signs of alcohol consumption. In this field note, we reflect the normalisation of alcohol in urban environments. We highlight the need for further research to better understand attitudes and practices in relation to alcohol consumption. This type of urban studies is necessary to support policy interventions to prevent and control harmful alcohol use.
authors: Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: francisca.sureda@uah.es.
authors: Xisca
authors: X
authors: Sureda
authors: Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain; Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
authors: Joan R
authors: JR
authors: Villalbí
authors: Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain; Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; Departament de Psicobiologia i Metodologia en Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain.
authors: Albert
authors: A
authors: Espelt
authors: Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain; Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: Franco
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D013030:Spain; D014504:Urban Health
keywords: Alcohol drinking; Cities; Ciudades; Consumo de bebidas alcohólicas; Determinantes sociales de la salud; Entorno urbano; Health policies; Políticas de salud; Social determinants of health; Urban environment