Participants will have the opportunity to develop the following skills/increase their
knowledge about:

• Understanding Environmental Prevention strategies: Messages, Access, Policy, Social Norms

• Learning about criteria and key steps in successful community led alcohol initiatives

• Exploring potential alcohol prevention projects and campaigns that can be implemented in local communities

This training introduces the framework of environmental prevention, a community
change approach that examines many factors influencing what may be perceived as
isolated, individual choices. Participants will have the opportunity to have the nuts and
bolts of environmental prevention based initiatives that focus on restricting underage
access and use of alcohol and using that knowledge to explore initiatives that will
impact their respective communities.