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Table 3 Intervention strategies, target groups and settings identified in the municipalities with, respectively, weaker or stronger declines in youth alcohol consumption

From: Stronger declines in youth alcohol consumption thanks to stronger integrated alcohol policies? A qualitative comparison of ten Dutch municipalities

 

Municipalities with weaker declines

Municipalities with stronger declines

Educational strategies

Target group: Adolescents

Setting: At primary and secondary schools

Target group: Adolescents; Parents Setting: At primary and secondary schools; At sports clubs; During events; On the street; In bars

Non-educational strategies

 

Regulation: Writing of regulatory policy

Enforcement: Mystery shoppers in sports clubs, bars, and supermarkets from the regional alcohol prevention project; Enforcement by the Drug and Food administration initiated from the regional alcohol prevention project; Juvenile delinquent trajectories after being arrested when drunk

Media strategies

 

Negative media attention (for example in newspaper) about negative consequences of Happy Hours; Levels of alcohol consumption; Offenses of regulations

Positive media attention about covenants with sports clubs or bars