Help or Hindrance? The Alcohol Industry and Alcohol Control in Portugal.

ABSTRACT: The influence of the alcohol industry, also known as "corporate political activity" (CPA), is documented as one of the main barriers in implementing effective alcohol control policies. In Portugal, despite an alcohol consumption above the European average, alcohol control does not feature in the current National Health Plan. The present research aimed to identify and describe the CPA of the alcohol industry in Portugal. Publicly-available data published between January 2018 and April 2019 was extracted from the main websites and social media accounts of alcohol industry trade associations, charities funded by the industry, government, and media. A "Policy Dystopia" framework, used to describe the CPA strategies of the tobacco industry, was adapted and used to perform a qualitative thematic

SUBMITTER: Paixao MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6888387 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature