Objective: One base for successful actions in alcohol policy is having the right information. This workshop shall define, together with the participants’ experiences, the following aspects of knowledge transfer:

What information is needed?

• Do different actors need different information?
• Who creates the scientific information?
• How can information be given to the activators in the field of alcohol policy?

What information does the government need for a progressive alcohol policy?

Irene Abderhalden Sommerfeld
Ministry of Health,
Berne Switzerland

Databases and sources of international information

Dr Peter Anderson,
Policy Advisor, Eurocare