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Description of Resource:

Increasing the unit price of alcohol by raising taxes is recommended based on strong evidence of effectiveness for reducing excessive alcohol consumption and related harms. Public health effects are expected to be proportional to the size of the tax increase. Alcohol excise taxes affect the price of alcohol, and are intended to reduce alcohol-related harms, raise revenue, or both.

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Developed By:

Community Preventive Services Task Force

Developer Type:

Federal Government

Healthy People 2020 Topic Area(s):

Injury and Violence Prevention

Healthy People 2020 Objectives:

IVP-13, IVP-14

Resource Type:

Systematic Review

Citation:

Community Preventive Services Task Force. Increasing alcohol beverage taxes is recommended to reduce excessive alcohol consumption and related harms. Am J Prev Med [Internet]. 2010 Feb [cited 2013 Feb 15];38(2):230-2. Available from http://www.thecommunityguide.org/alcohol/IncreasingAlcoholBeverageTaxesRecommendedReduceExcessiveAlcoholConsumptionRelatedHarms.pdf

Tags:

Effect Behavioral Change, Reduce Injury, Reduce Mortality, Business & Private Sector, Government & Policymakers, Environmental & Policy, Behavioral & Social, Families & Households

Syndicated Content Details:
Source URL: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/tools-resources/evidence-based-resource/increasing-alcohol-beverage-taxes-is-recommended-to
Source Agency: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Healthy People (ODPHP-HP)
Captured Date: 2016-06-09 15:57:16.0