Educating employees about alcohol problems through health promotion
Many Americans don’t know much about alcohol. For example, even though standard servings of beer, wine and distilled spirits contain the same amount of alcohol, many people mistakenly believe they are less likely to get into trouble if they stay away from the kind of “hard” liquor (such as vodka and whiskey) found in mixed drinks or consumed in shots.
People often are also confused about the health benefits of moderate drinking. They don’t know the definition of moderate drinking and they don’t understand that while moderate drinking may provide some middle-aged men and women with protection against heart disease, heavy drinking damages virtually every organ system in the human body. Even light or moderate drinking can be risky in certain situations.
Use these tools and resources to educate workers about drinking:
Basic Information About Drinking
Medical Complications of Heavy Drinking
Find out how General Motors and the United Auto Workers reduced alcohol problems in their workplace through a health promotion program:
Promote Health, Modify Alcohol Use and Save on Business Costs
