Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Assessment, Strategic Planning ...

C-1. SchoolsSchool-based prevention programs, beginning in elementary school and continuingthrough college and trade school, can play a critical role in preventing underage drinking.These programs should be developmentally appropriate, culturally relevant, andcoordinated with health promotion programs. states should:• coordinate with departments of education on K-12 education content about alcohol—with appropriate emphasis on the prevention of underage drinking—as part of acomprehensive health education program.• promote alcohol-free events throughout the year, with particular emphasis on highrisktimes, such as homecoming, spring break, prom, and graduation.• establish and support student organizations that promote alcohol-free decisions, andencourage statewide coordination among these groups.• encourage training for school personnel (such as resource officers, health careproviders, counselors, health educators, and coaches) to enable them to provideinformation to students supporting alcohol-free decisions, and identify students whomay be using alcohol.• encourage colleges, universities, and trade schools to establish and enforce policiesto reduce alcohol availability on campus; and encourage them to work with localbusinesses, alcohol beverage enforcement agencies, and law enforcement agenciesto reduce such problems in neighboring communities.C-2. EmployersStates should provide information and technical assistance to employers and encouragethem to offer programs to reduce underage drinking by their employees and theirfamilies. These programs should include:• how to address underage drinking.• employee awareness and education programs about underage drinking in the family,in the community, and on the work site.• underage drinking prevention programs for youthful employees.C-3. Community CoalitionsCommunity EUDL coalitions provide the opportunity to conduct underage drinkingprevention programs collaboratively with other interested parties at the local level. Thelocal coalitions often offer communications toolkits for local media relations, advertising,and public affairs activities. Coalition members should include representatives ofgovernment—alcohol beverage enforcement agencies, law enforcement, criminaljustice, public health, driver licensing, and education agencies; business (employers andunions); the military; medical and health care communities; multicultural, faith-based,OMB No. 1121-0329Approval Expires 02/28/201323OJJDP FY 2011 EUDL Assessment, Strategic Planning, and Implementation InitiativeOJJDP-2011-2997