- About ALAC
ALAC’s vision and mission are outlined here with links to our corporate documents that describe how we are working to achieve our mission.
Corporate documents and reports can be downloaded from here.You will find information about ALAC and its structure. Council members and Senior management are profiled.
- Who We Are
- ALAC's Vision
- What We Do
- ALAC Policies & Reports
- ALAC Submissions
- ALAC Council
- ALAC Staff
- Our Partners
- Requests For Proposals
- Vacancies
- Want to Use ALAC's Logo, Standard Drinks Icons or SAY Now toolkit?
- Contact Us
- Activities & Services
The Activities & Services section of the website has information about what ALAC is up to.
This is where you can find out what we are working on and how we achieve our goals.
- Priority Population Action Plans
- Campaigns & Communication Work
- Community Action
- Support for Requirements of Sale and Supply
- Policy Advice & Research
- Support for Health Sector Action
- Alcohol & You
Want to know if your drinking is okay? Or are you considering making some changes to your drinking but want to know more? Do you know exactly how big a standard drink is?
Play the online games in the section to find out. Find out all about your relationship with alcohol here...
- Is Your Drinking Okay?
- What's in a Standard Drink?
- Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Advice
- Your Body & Alcohol
- How to Access Treatment
- How to Be Safer
- The Law & You
- Drinking & Driving
- Legislation & Policy
Check out this section for NZ legislation and local strategies and polices relating to alcohol.
- Sale of Liquor Act
- Planning & Resource Management Act
- Alcoholism & Drug Addiction Act
- Alcohol Bans
- Alcohol Strategies & Policies
- Liquor Licences
- Liquor Licensing Authority Decisions
- Customs
- Advertising Alcohol
- Signage Resources for Vendors
- Host Responsibility
- Research & Resources
This is the ALAC research and resources section. This is where you can find alcohol statistics and researched topics.
ALAC has two blogs, a research blog and our general blog. Take a look at some of the interesting conversations that are happening here.
- Latest Resources
- Online Resources
- PDFs of ALAC Resources
- Order Publications, Resources & Signs
- SAY NOW Guidelines and Toolbox
- ALAC's Magazine
- Monthly e-Newsletter
- Library Catalogue
- Research Publications
- Research Blog
- NZ Statistics
References
Adolescent Health Research Group. (2008). Youth12-24 years of age.'07: the health and wellbeing of secondary school students in New Zealand: initial findings. Auckland: University of Auckland.
Baan, R., Straif, K., Grosse, Y., Secretan, B., Ghissassi, F. E., Bouvard, V., et al. (2007). Carcinogenicity of alcoholic beverages. The Lancet Oncology, 8(4), 292-293.
Connor, J., Broad, J., Jackson, R., Vander Hoom, S., & Rehm, J. (2005). The burden of death, disease and disability due to alcohol in New Zealand. Wellington: Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand.
Humphrey, G., Casswell, S., & Han, D. Y. (2003). Alcohol and injury among attendees at a New Zealand emergency department. New Zealand Medical Journal, 116(1168).
Kool, B., Ameratunga, S., Robinson, E., Crengle, S., & Jackson, R. (2008). The contribution of alcohol to falls at home among working-aged adults. Alcohol, 42(5), 383-388.
Law Commission. (2009). Alcohol in our lives: an issues paper on the reform of New Zealand’s liquor laws. Wellington: Law Commission.
Lee, K. H., & Snape, L. (2008). Role of alcohol in maxillofacial fractures. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1271), 15-23.
Miller, I. (2005). Human behaviour contributing to unintentional residential fire deaths 1997 -2003. Retrieved 20/9/2010, from http://www.fire.org.nz/Research/Publishsed-Reports/Documents/49ddaf7ed7a....
Ministry of Health. (2008). A portrait of health: key results of the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
Ministry of Health. (2009). Alcohol use in New Zealand: key results of the 2007/08 New Zealand Alcohol and Drug Use Survey. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
Ministry of Transport. (2009). Alcohol/drugs: crash statistics for the year ended 31 Dec 2008. Wellington: Ministry of Transport.
National Health and Medical Research Council. (2009). Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol. Canberra, ACT: National Health and Medical Research Council.
National Committee for Addiction Treatment. (2008). Investing in addiction treatment: a resource for funders, planners, purchasers and policy makers. Christchurch: NCAT.
New Zealand Police. 2010 (in draft). National Alcohol Assessment. Wellington: New Zealand Police.
Rehm, J., Mathers, C., Popova, S., Thavorncharoensap, M., Teerawattananon, Y., & Patra, J. (2009). Global burden of disease and injury and economic cost attributable to alcohol use and alcohol-use disorders. The Lancet, 373(9682), 2223 - 2233.
Research New Zealand. (2009). ALAC alcohol monitor - adults & youth 2008-09 drinking behaviours report. Wellington: Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand.
Water Safety New Zealand. (2010). Drowning factsheet environment: public pools. Retrieved 20/09/2010, from http://www.watersafety.org.nz/drownbase.
Wells, J. E., Baxter, J., & Schaaf, D. (Eds.). (2006). Substance use disorders in Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey. Wellington: Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand.
World Health Organization. (2007). WHO Expert Committee on Problems Related to Alcohol Consumption: second report. Geneva: WHO.
World Health Organization. (2009). Global health risks: mortality and burden of disease attributable to selected major risks. Geneva: WHO.