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Alcohol-Involved Crashes among Whites and Hispanics in California.

June 27, 2022

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New research from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation shows that, after 2008, the rate of alcohol-involved motor vehicle crashes (AMVCs) among whites declined. In comparison, after 2010, the rate of AMVCs among Hispanics increased.

Using crash data from the California Highway patrol, the study findings also show that:

  • Higher AMVC rates were associated with:
    • Higher % of bars and pubs
    • % Hispanic population
    • % Male
    • % 18-29 years of age and 40-49 years
    • % U.S. born population
    • % Below 150% of poverty level
    • % Unemployed
    • % Housing not owner occupied
    • Crash distance from the border

In sum, both contextual and individual characteristics contribute to the level of alcohol-involved motor vehicle crashes in communities.

Lead author, Dr. Raul Caetano says that: “Possible public health countermeasures suggested by these findings include reducing the number of alcohol outlets in the community, reducing the number of hours of sale, and increasing the price of alcoholic beverages.”


Source
:  Caetano, Raul, Patrice AC Vaeth, Paul J. Gruenewald, William R. Ponicki, Zoe B. Kaplan, and Rachelle Annechino. “Trends and correlates of spatially aggregated alcohol‐involved crashes among Whites and Hispanics in California.” Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/acer.14884

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Society for Prevention Research Lauds Dr. Brenda Miller

May 23, 2022

Dr. Brenda Miller receives SPR/EUSPR Awards

Brenda A. Miller, Ph.D. of PIRE- PRC has been recognized with two recent awards:

The Society for Prevention Research 2022 Service to SPR Award in recognition of her service to the International Committee.

The European Society for Prevention Research’s 2021 Sloboda Medal for the development of Prevention Science in Europe.

The Society for Prevention Research’s Recognition and Honors Committee with nominations from the membership of the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) has selected Brenda A. Miller, Ph.D.  to receive the 2022 Service to SPR Award in recognition of her many years of service to the International Committee, advancing the field of prevention science, and outstanding service to the Society.  In 2021, she was awarded the European Society for Prevention Research Sloboda Medal for her longstanding record of personal achievements and sustained contribution to the development of Prevention Science in Europe and Internationally.

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