Historique
Article de Périodique
Alcohol, health education and changing notions of risk in Britain, 1980-1990 (2021)
Auteur(s) :
MOLD, A.
Année
2021
Page(s) :
48-58
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
Thésaurus mots-clés
ALCOOL
;
HISTOIRE
;
EDUCATION POUR LA SANTE
;
REPERE DE CONSOMMATION
;
COMMUNICATION
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
SANTE PUBLIQUE
;
PREVENTION
Résumé :
This article explores the contentious definition and communication of alcohol consumption limits and their relationship to ideas about risk through an analysis of the development of health education materials during the 1980s. It argues that changing ideas about alcohol and risk, and their communication to the public, were a reflection of both specific developments in thinking about alcohol and the harm it could pose as well as broader shifts within public health policy, practice and outlook. Risk was understood as something experienced by individuals and populations, a conceptual framing that suggested different approaches. To get to grips with these issues, the article focuses on: (1) the definition of alcohol consumption limits; (2) the communication of these limits; and (3) the limits to limits. The problems experienced in defining and communicating limits suggests not only a 'limit to limits' but also to the entire notion of risk-based 'sensible' drinking as a strategy for health education.
Affiliation :
Centre for History in Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Cote :
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