| Wiggers J Reducing alcohol-related violence and improving community safety: the Alcohol Linking Program NSW Public Health Bulletin 2007; 18(5-6): 83-85. |
Harm associated with the consumption of alcohol on licensed premises is an issue of increasing community concern. This paper reports on a decade-long research initiative that involved the development and the implementation of police systems designed to e
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http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=NB07061.pdf
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| Kypri K, Voas R, Langley J, Stephenson S, Begg D, Tippetts S, Davie G. Lowering the Minimum Purchase Age for Alcohol Increased Traffic Crash Injuries among 15-19 year olds in New Zealand American Journal of Public Health 2006; 96: 126-131. |
In 1999, New Zealand lowered the minimum purchasing age for alcohol by two years. This age was reduced from 20 to 18 years. Significantly more alcohol-involved crashes had occurred among 15-19 years olds than would have occurred if the purchase age was
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| Daly J, Licata M, Gillham K, Wiggers J. Increasing the health promotion practices of workplaces in Australia using a proactive telephone based intervention. American Journal of Health Promotion 2005; 19(3): 163-166. |
The efficacy of a proactive telephone-based intervention aimed at increasing workplace adoption of health promotion initiatives in Australia was examined. Of the 320 eligible worksites in the region, 227 (71%) provided data at baseline and again 4 years
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http://www.healthpromotionjournal.com/
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| Wiggers J, Jauncey M, Considine R, Daly J, Kingsland M, Purss K, Burrows S, Nicholas C, Waites B. Strategies and outcomes in translating alcohol harm reduction research into practice: The Alcohol Linking Program. Drug and Alcohol Review. 2004 Sep 13; 23: 355-364. |
This paper reports on a system intervention to enhance police enforcement of liquor laws by providing data-based feedback to police and licensees about alcohol-related crime following drinking on specific licensed premises. As a result of its success in r
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http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09595236.asp
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| Kypri K, Saunders J, Williams S, McGee R, Langley J, Cashell-Smith M, Gallagher S. Web-based screening and brief intervention for hazardous drinking: A double blind randomized controlled trial. Addiction 2004; 99(11): 1410-1417. |
This paper discussed a double blind randomised controlled trial in which the efficacy of using web based screening and brief intervention (e-SBI) to reduce hazardous drinking was evaluated. Results revealed that e-SBI offers promise as a strategy to red
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http://www.addictionjournal.org/
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| Radvan D, Wiggers J, Hazell T. HEALTH C.H.I.P.s: Opportunistic community use of computerized health information programs. Health Education Research 2004; 19: 581-590. |
This paper describes two studies which investigate the potential of using touchscreen computer kiosks for health education in a range of community settings.
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http://her.oupjournals.org/
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| Kypri K, Langley J, Stephenson S. Assessment of nonresponse bias in an internet survey of alcohol use. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, 28(4) 630-4. |
The purpose of the study was to assess nonresponse bias in Internet surveys of alcohol use. 1910 university students with a response rate of 82% (N=1564) conducted the study. The aim was to identify nonresponse bias and to quantify its effects on estim
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http://users.tpg.com.au/kypri/Downloads/Publications/Nonresponse Kypri et al 2004.pdf
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| Kypri K, Gallagher S, Cashell-Smith M. An internet-based survey method for college student drinking research. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2004; 76: 45-53. |
The purpose for the study was to describe and assess the utility of an internet-based survey method for characterizing the alcohol consumption of college students. The paper discusses research methods and reviews and discusses the results. The researcher
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http://users.tpg.com.au/kypri/Downloads/Publications/Web survey Kypri et al 2004.pdf
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