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<p>Public health experts are calling for a ban on alcohol industry funded education programmes in UK universities and schools, which they say normalise drinking and downplay the long term health risks of alcohol. </p>
<p>They include an industry-backed “freshers’ week survival guide” for university students and a theatre based educational programme in schools funded by Diageo, one of the world’s biggest alcoholic beverage companies, reports an investigation by<strong> The BMJ.</strong></p>
The long term harms of alcohol are being minimised in industry funded education, find Madlen Davies and Hristio Boytchev
Universities and schools are being urged to join a growing movement in Ireland and the UK that seeks to drive out the alcohol industry from any influence on public health advice on drinking.
A campaign in Ireland has led to educational programmes funded by the alcohol industry being removed from schools.1 But industry backed groups still provide alcohol education in UK schools, including a theatre group funded by drinks giant Diageo. Universities are also targeted: Drinkaware, a charity funded by major alcohol producers and retailers, venues, and restaurant groups, funds freshers’ education materials, including a free cup to measure alcohol units.
The public health community is calling for an Ireland-style ban on materials by industry associated charities because they normalise drinking, are poorly evaluated, and take up space that otherwise could be filled by
Public health experts are calling for a ban on alcohol industry-funded education programmes in UK universities and schools, which they say normalise drinking and downplay the long-term health risks of alcohol.