Alcohol Issues
36 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago -Weekly conversation brought to you by Movendi International about the latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations.
Every episode, we are also bringing you an in-depth conversation about alcohol issues of global importance.
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Master Manipulators: Exposing Big Alcohol Lobbying in Scottish and British Parliaments
March 18, 2024 00:26 - 1 hour - 85.6 MBMaster Manipulators: Exposing Big Alcohol Narratives and Spin at Alcohol Policy Evaluation Hearings in the Scottish and British Parliaments Season 3, Episode 4 For the fourth episode in the third season of the Alcohol Issues Podcast we discuss the master manipulators. In two very recent Alcohol Policy Evaluation Hearings in both the Scottish and British Parliaments, alcohol industry participation drew widespread criticism and scrutiny. In this episode, we reveal and discuss the lobbying nar...
The State of the World’s Children: How can we provide support to children growing up in households with alcohol problems?
March 04, 2024 11:23 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBSeen with the eyes of our children, the world we live in has an alcohol problem. In 2021, UNICEF released the flagship report entitled “The State of the World’s Children”. It explored the mental health of children, adolescents and caregivers. The report addressed alcohol as a risk factor for the mental health of children and young people. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), such as violence, abuse, neglect, household alcohol problems, are in turn linked to sexual risk taking, mental he...
A Review of Alcohol Policy Highlights in 2023 and an Outlook for Alcohol Policy Trends in 2024
February 12, 2024 10:08 - 55 minutes - 75.7 MBAlcohol Issues Past, Present, and Future: A Review of Alcohol Policy Highlights in 2023 and an Outlook for Alcohol Policy Trends in 2024 Season 3, Episode 2 For the second episode in our third season we discuss alcohol issues past, present, and future. Together with the President of Movendi International, Kristina Sperkova, we will review key alcohol policy highlights in 2023 and we will discuss the outlook for alcohol policy trends in 2024. In the review of alcohol issues in the past year,...
How communities advance cancer prevention through awareness and policy action on alcohol
February 04, 2024 12:14 - 1 hour - 150 MBHow Communities Can Advance Cancer Prevention Through Awareness and Policy Action on Alcohol Season 3, Episode 1 For the first episode in our third season we discuss an action agenda to address the link between alcohol and cancer: How can communities advance cancer prevention through awareness and policy action on alcohol. Cancer due to alcohol affects millions of people every year but the alcohol industry still keeps people in the dark about the fact that their products cause 7 types of ca...
New Report – Even Small Amounts of Alcohol Can Be Harmful to Blood Pressure and Lead to Hypertension
March 18, 2023 11:10 - 48 minutes - 89.6 MBThe Alcohol Issues Podcast – Season 3 Episode 01 This podcast episode is part of Movendi International’s work to support an evidence-based approach to protecting more people from alcohol harm. Two quotes from the report outline the importance, urgency, and potential of the subject of this podcast: Especially alcohol as risk factor for hypertension has not yet been given the attention it deserves in policy, guidelines and clinical practice. The role that alcohol consumption can play in the...
Achieving the SDGs Through Alcohol Policy: European Countries Ignore The Potential
May 06, 2022 10:29 - 50 minutes - 94.2 MBAchieving the SDGs Through Alcohol Policy: European Countries Ignore The Potential The Alcohol Issues Podcast – Season 2 Episode 09 Flawed understanding of alcohol harm leads to lost potential in using alcohol policy as catalyst for sustainable development. Alcohol is, for example, a driver of poverty and hunger (SDG 1 and 2). The products and practices of the alcohol industry cause a significant and increasing global disease burden (SDG 3). Alcohol is a risk factor for violence (SDG 5 and ...
A Human Rights Based Approach to Alcohol Policy: the WHO Global Alcohol Action Plan and Beyond
May 02, 2022 07:33 - 1 hour - 136 MBA Human Rights Based Approach to Alcohol Policy: the WHO Global Alcohol Action Plan and Beyond The Alcohol Issues Podcast – Season 2 Episode 08 Lost opportunity or new momentum or both? In the end of May, the 75th World Health Assembly will discuss and adopt the WHO Global Alcohol Action Plan. It is meant to help accelerate action on alcohol policy development after a lost decade when no progress was made. But is the new action plan up to the task or is it a lost opportunity for accelerati...
Lessons From Big Tobacco: How and Why Big Alcohol Created Social Aspects Public Relations Organizations
April 08, 2022 13:24 - 55 minutes - 103 MBLessons From Big Tobacco: How and Why Big Alcohol Created Social Aspects Public Relations Organizations The Alcohol Issues Podcast – Season 2 Episode 07 A new groundbreaking study changes our understanding of the alcohol industry, elucidating similarities and inter-relationships with the tobacco industry. The researchers examined the Truth Tobacco Documents Library to gain unique insights regarding alcohol industry social aspects organizations. They analyzed content directly from industry ...
How Big Alcohol Derails Alcohol Prevention Efforts in the Netherlands
March 29, 2022 15:18 - 1 hour - 114 MBHow Big Alcohol Derails Alcohol Prevention Efforts in the Netherlands The Alcohol Issues Podcast – Season 2 Episode 06 This episode is a brand new and real time case study of how the alcohol industry hijacks and derails alcohol prevention efforts. People and communities in the Netherlands are burdened by heavy alcohol harm. And in 2018 the government made a commitment to better prevent and reduce that harm. Unfortunately, though, this is all unravelling now. The Pitfalls of Big Alcohol Be...
How Big Alcohol Uses the World Trade Organization to Influence Global Alcohol Policy
March 05, 2022 00:12 - 57 minutes - 108 MBHow Big Alcohol Uses the World Trade Organization to Influence Global Alcohol Policy The Alcohol Issues Podcast – Season 2 Episode 05 This podcast episode is part of Movendi International’s work to raise awareness about the unethical practices of the alcohol industry and how to advance public health oriented alcohol policy solutions to protect people and communities from the harm caused by the products and practices of the alcohol industry. No Ordinary Commodity: Trade, Big Alcohol and Alco...
Big Alcohol’s Attack on the EU’s Beating Cancer Plan - A Case Study
February 14, 2022 23:48 - 1 hour - 117 MBBig Alcohol’s Attack on the EU’s Beating Cancer Plan The Alcohol Issues Podcast – Season 2 Episode 04 This podcast episode is part of Movendi International’s work to promote evidence-based alcohol policy development at all levels and to translate scientific evidence into policy action that protects people and communities from alcohol harm. Alcohol’s cancer burden in Europe The products and practices of the alcohol industry cause a massive burden of harm, including cancer. But most people ...
Alcohol’s Forgotten Social Harm: Children Growing Up In Households With Alcohol Problems
February 10, 2022 22:32 - 1 hour - 117 MBThe Alcohol Issues Podcast – Season 2 Episode 03 This podcast episode is part of Movendi International’s work to promote evidence-based alcohol policy development at all levels and to translate scientific evidence into policy action that protects people and communities from alcohol harm. CoA Week 2022 This episode is special because it is part of CoA Week 2022, the international awareness week to bring attention to the challenges children face when alcohol harm affects their homes. Movend...
Alcohol Policy and the World Health Organization: What Happened at the Recent Executive Board Meeting
February 03, 2022 14:52 - 55 minutes - 104 MBTHE ALCOHOL ISSUES PODCAST – EPISODE 02 – SEASON 02 ALCOHOL POLICY AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: WHAT HAPPENED AT THE RECENT EXECUTIVE BOARD This podcast episode is part of Movendi International’s work to promote evidence-based alcohol policy development at all levels and to translate scientific evidence into policy action that protects people and communities from alcohol harm. The guest host For this episode there is a guest host who will lead the conversation with Maik Dünnb...
How The Alcohol Industry Misrepresents The Truth About Alcohol And Cardiovascular Health
October 20, 2021 12:25 - 1 hour - 128 MBThe Alcohol Issues Podcast - Season 2 Episode 01 HOW THE ALCOHOL INDUSTRY MISREPRESENTS THE TRUTH ABOUT ALCOHOL AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH The Alcohol Issues Podcast is an original production by Movendi International. It’s a show about current alcohol issues of global importance. Through in-depth conversations with policy makers, community leaders and scientists, we explore alcohol policy issues, discuss landmark scientific studies, and expose the alcohol industry. Background Alcohol’s harm...
Lessons for alcohol policy from the coronavirus crisis: potential and challenges for building back better
June 14, 2021 17:27 - 1 hour - 134 MBAlcohol Issues Podcast - Special Episode 20 Lessons For Alcohol Policy From the Coronavirus Crisis: Potential and Challenges For Building Back Better Movendi International's weekly in-depth conversation about latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. Welcome to the Alcohol Issues Podcast and our 20th episode - another Special Episode as Kristina Sperkova is back on the podcast. Kristina is the International President of Movendi International. Moven...
Brand New OECD Report: The Economic and Health System Case for Alcohol Policy
May 20, 2021 14:23 - 54 minutes - 101 MBAlcohol Issues Podcast - Episode 19 Brand New OECD Report: The Economic and Health System Case for Alcohol Policy Movendi International's weekly in-depth conversation about latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. Welcome to the Alcohol Issues Podcast and our 19th episode and this fresh, new in-depth conversation about the brand new OECD report on alcohol harms and policy. The conversation was recorded on May 19, 2021 just before the report was r...
The 3-Year Anniversary of Minimum Unit Pricing and the Future of Alcohol Policy Development in Scotland
May 17, 2021 06:47 - 1 hour - 112 MBAlcohol Issues Podcast - Episode 18 The 3-Year Anniversary of Alcohol Minimum Unit Pricing and the Future of Alcohol Policy Development in Scotland Movendi International's weekly in-depth conversation about latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. Welcome to the Alcohol Issues Podcast and our 18th episode. For the three year anniversary of the historic alcohol minimum unit pricing policy coming into effect in Scotland, we focus in this episode on t...
The Inner Workings of the Public Health Alcohol Act In Ireland: From MUP To Changing the Alcohol Norm
May 07, 2021 08:56 - 1 hour - 121 MBAlcohol Issues Podcast - Episode 17 The Inner Workings of the Public Health Alcohol Act In Ireland: From MUP To Changing the Alcohol Norm Movendi International's weekly in-depth conversation about latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. Welcome to the Alcohol Issues Podcast and our 17th episode. This week we focus on the Public Health Alcohol Act in Ireland and pay special attention to the recent news of the introduction of Minimum Unit Pricing in...
Commercial Determinants of Health and the WHO: Conflicts of Interest at the New WHO Foundation
April 29, 2021 15:48 - 1 hour - 115 MBAlcohol Issues Podcast - Episode 16 Commercial Determinants of Health and the WHO: Conflicts of Interest at the New WHO Foundation Movendi International's weekly in-depth conversation about latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. Welcome to the Alcohol Issues Podcast and our 16th episode. This week we focus on commercial determinants of health and the World Health Organization, zooming in on conflicts of interest at the new WHO Foundation and shed...
Understanding Alcohol Taxation: Design, Potential and Window of Opportunity
April 23, 2021 06:11 - 1 hour - 151 MBAlcohol Issues Podcast - Episode 15 Understanding Alcohol Taxation: Design, Potential and Window of Opportunity Movendi International's weekly in-depth conversation about latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. Welcome to this in depth and far ranging conversation with Dr Evan Blecher of the World Health Organization focusing on pro-health taxes and specifically the design, potential and window of opportunity for better alcohol taxation. Discussi...
THE WHO, BIG ALCOHOL SELF-REGULATION AND THE NEW GLOBAL ALCOHOL ACTION PLAN
March 24, 2021 17:53 - 1 hour - 117 MBAlcohol Issues Podcast - Episode 14 THE WHO, BIG ALCOHOL SELF-REGULATION AND THE NEW GLOBAL ALCOHOL ACTION PLAN Movendi International's weekly in-depth conversation about latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. Welcome to this in depth and far ranging conversation about specific alcohol policy issues at the World Health Organization, alcohol industry regulation, World Trade Organization issues and the future of alcohol policy on the global level. ...
Exposed: The Strategies Big Alcohol Deploys to Interfere in WHO Alcohol Policy Consultation
March 18, 2021 21:22 - 1 hour - 122 MBAlcohol Issues - Episode 13 Exposed: The Strategies Big Alcohol Deploys to Interfere in WHO Alcohol Policy Consultation Movendi International's weekly conversation about the latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. Revealing Big Alcohol Strategies to Undermine the Development of WHO Global Alcohol Action Plan For this episode of the Alcohol Issues Podcast we welcome Shehara Cooray. And back on the podcast is also Kristina Sperkova. Shehara is the...
Hearing the Silent Voices: Children from families with alcohol problems in Ireland
February 17, 2021 16:07 - 1 hour - 113 MBAlcohol Issues - Episode 12 Hearing the Silent Voices: Children from families with alcohol problems - Working for change in Ireland Movendi International's weekly conversation about the latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. Special edition - CoA Week 2021 For this special edition of the Alcohol Issues podcast we welcome Dr Sheila Gilheany for an in-depth conversation about the situation of children living in families with alcohol problems, the si...
Changing the alcohol norm: The potential of digital communities and alcohol-free challenges
February 17, 2021 16:02 - 39 minutes - 74.3 MBAlcohol Issues - Episode 11 Changing the alcohol norm: The potential of digital communities and alcohol-free challenges Movendi International's weekly in-depth conversation about latest alcohol issues. Special edition - Dry January & February and more As Dry February is in full swing in several countries, many people are continuing going alcohol-free after Dry January and there is this huge interest digital sober communities, we are bringing you a conversation with and about Hello Sunday ...
Alcohol and Covid-19
January 26, 2021 09:49 - 58 minutes - 108 MBAlcohol Issues - Season 2 Episode 1Alcohol and Covid-19 Movendi International's weekly conversation about the latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. Special edition For this special edition of the Alcohol Issues podcast we welcome Frida Dangardt and Tim Stockwell. Frida Dangardt is an Associate Professor in Clinical Physiology at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg and doctor at the Queen Silvia Children’s Hospital, which is part of Sahlgr...
New Report: Lethal Interaction between Alcohol and the Coronavirus Pandemic
January 26, 2021 09:49 - 58 minutes - 108 MBAlcohol Issues - Episode 10 New Report: The Lethal Interaction between Alcohol and the Coronavirus Pandemic Movendi International's weekly conversation about the latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. Special edition For this special edition of the Alcohol Issues podcast we welcome Frida Dangardt and Tim Stockwell for an in-depth conversation about alcohol issues related to COVID-19. Frida Dangardt is an Associate Professor in Clinical Physiology...
Alcohol Issues - Understanding alcohol harm as feminist issue
December 10, 2020 08:53 - 1 hour - 118 MBAlcohol Issues - Episode 9 Understanding alcohol harm as feminist issue Movendi International's 9th episode of the Alcohol Issues podcast. This is a special edition. For Human Rights Day marking the end of another 16 days of activism period to raise awareness about and campaign for ending violence against women, we skip the weekly alcohol issues highlights to completely focus on the in-depth conversation. Special guest For this special edition of the Alcohol Issues podcast we welcome Kri...
Alcohol issues - Alcohol consumption and harm in the Americas region.
November 17, 2020 10:21 - 1 hour - 135 MBAlcohol Issues - Episode 8 Alcohol consumption and harm in the Americas region Movendi International's weekly conversation about the latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. In-depth conversation We begin the podcast with an in-depth conversation with an inspiring guest and global leader for alcohol policy development and implementation Maristela Monteiro, the Senior Advisor on Alcohol and Substance Abuse, in the Non Communicable Diseases and Mental...
Alcohol Issues - Sludges and Dark Nudges in Big Alcohol's CSR Campaigns
October 28, 2020 09:26 - 1 hour - 126 MBAlcohol Issues - Episode 7 Sludges and Dark Nudges in Big Alcohol's CSR Campaigns Movendi International's weekly conversation about the latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. In-depth conversation For this seventh episode, we are talking with Nason Maani and May van Schalkwyk. Nason is a Harkness Fellow at the Boston University School of Public Health and an Assistant Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. May is a publi...
Alcohol Issues - Alcohol's (and the Alcohol Industry's) Role in the NCDs Tsunami
October 18, 2020 20:47 - 57 minutes - 107 MBAlcohol Issues - Episode 6 Alcohol's (and the Alcohol Industry's) Role in the NCDs Tsunami Movendi International's weekly conversation about the latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. For this sixth episode, we are talking with Nina Renshaw. Nina is the Policy and Advocacy Director at the NCD Alliance, based in Geneva in the heart of global health policy-making. In my conversation with Nina, we talk about alcohol’s role as risk factor in the glo...
Alcohol Issues - Lithuania's journey to worldwide alcohol policy-making role model
October 11, 2020 08:11 - 1 hour - 116 MBAlcohol Issues - Episode 5 Lithuania's journey to worldwide alcohol policy-making role model Movendi International's weekly conversation about the latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. For this fifth episode, we are talking with Nijole Gostautaite Midttun, the President of the Lithuanian Tobacco and Alcohol Control Coalition (NTAKK). This week we are joined by Nijole Gostautaite Midttun. Nijole is the President of the Lithuanian Tobacco and Alc...
Alcohol Issues - Lessons from an advocacy success story
September 25, 2020 16:14 - 43 minutes - 80.7 MBAlcohol Issues - Episode 4 Lessons from an advocacy success story Movendi International's weekly conversation about the latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. For this fourth episode, we are talking with Caterina Giorgi, the CEO of the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) in Australia. With Caterina, we discuss a massive advocacy success to secure alcohol warning labels in Australia and New Zealand against heavy alcohol industry ...
Alcohol Issues - Alcohol as obstacle to development
September 18, 2020 06:03 - 38 minutes - 72 MBAlcohol Issues - Episode 3 Alcohol as obstacle to development Movendi International's weekly conversation about the latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. For this third episode, I’m talking with Dudley Tarlton who is a program specialist for health and development at the United Nations Development Program, UNDP. It’s an insightful conversation that provides unique perspectives on alcohol as obstacle to development and some inspiring ideas how t...
Alcohol Issues - Understanding the global governance of alcohol
September 11, 2020 21:23 - 1 hour - 141 MBAlcohol Issues - Episode 2 Understanding the global governance of alcohol Movendi International's weekly conversation about the latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. For this second episode, we are following-up on last week’s conversation with Dag Rekve, senior technical officer for alcohol, other drugs and addictive behaviors at the World Health Organization and we are going more in depth on some of the most interesting points that Dag Rekve ta...
Alcohol Issues 01
September 05, 2020 08:15 - 1 hour - 115 MBWeekly conversation about the latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. Every episode, we are also bringing you an in-depth conversation about alcohol issues of global importance. For the very first podcast episode, we’ve set down with Dag Rekve, the senior technical officer at the World Health Organization in Geneva, working on “alcohol, drugs and addictive behaviors”. In terms of alcohol policy news, there are two connected stories that highlight ...
Alcohol Issues - Reflecting with the WHO about the past, present and future of alcohol control
September 05, 2020 08:15 - 1 hour - 115 MBAlcohol Issues - Episode 1 Reflecting with the WHO about the past, present and future of alcohol control Movendi International's weekly conversation about the latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. Every episode, we are also bringing you an in-depth conversation about alcohol issues of global importance. For the very first podcast episode, we’ve set down with Dag Rekve, the senior technical officer at the World Health Organization in Geneva, wor...