Making sense of Australia's alcohol guidelines (2009)

Description

This factsheet provides clear and easy to understand information about the new National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) alcohol guidelines. Where relevant the new guidelines are compared with the previous guidelines to show where many changes have been made. It provides useful background information for health professionals as to how the new guidelines were developed, the reasons and evidence that led to the new guidelines.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

When to use this resource

The factsheet aims to help health workers to understand the content and direction of the new alcohol guidelines, and to make it easier for health workers and others to apply the new guidelines in their day-to-day practice.

This is not an Indigenous specific resource.

Contact details

National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction
Level 3B
Mark Oliphant building
Laffer Drive
Bedford Park SA 5042
Ph: (08) 8201 7535
Fax: (08) 8201 7550
Email: nceta@flinders.edu.au

Links

• View resource: Making sense of Australia's alcohol guidelines (PDF - 1.5 MB)
• View information: Making sense of Australia's alcohol guidelines
• View website: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction

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