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The availability and promotion of low-alcohol beverages in licensed venues: an environmental audit on the Gold Coast, Australia
Public Health Research & Practice, Vol.33(1), pp.1-7
2023
PMID: 36918393
Abstract
Objectives: Low-alcohol beverages (LABs) are becoming increasingly popular and more accepted in Australia. However, the extent to which these products are accessible in licensed venues remains unknown. This investigation aimed to explore the availability, visibility, advertising, and promotion of LAB products at licensed venues.
Study type: A cross-sectional environmental audit of licensed venues in four entertainment locations on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
Methods: An audit tool was developed. Licensed venues selected for auditing included bars, pubs, clubs, and nightclubs. Consent for conducting the audits was obtained from selected venues. Audits involved a walk-through of each venue’s public areas and a review of their beverage menu to observe availability, visibility, advertising, and promotion of LAB products.
Results: A total of 58 venues were identified, with 32 (55%) providing written consent to audit. Overall, 18 venues (56%) offered patrons the opportunity to purchase LAB products. At bar service areas, LAB products were ‘not visible’ in 20 (63%) venues, and ‘somewhat visible’ in 12 (38%) venues. No bar service areas displayed LAB products with ‘high visibility’. Of 29 beverage menus audited, 10 (34%) displayed LAB products, with varying levels of visibility. LAB-related advertising and/or promotion was not identified in any of the venues.
Conclusions: LABs were available in approximately half the licensed venues audited; however, the visibility and promotion of these products were poor. There is capacity to improve access to and promote lower alcohol alternatives within licensed venues.
Details
- Title
- The availability and promotion of low-alcohol beverages in licensed venues: an environmental audit on the Gold Coast, Australia
- Authors
- Blake Palmer (Corresponding Author) - Griffith UniversityChristopher Irwin (Author) - Griffith UniversityChristina Mailer (Author) - Griffith UniversityBen Desbrow (Author) - Griffith University
- Publication details
- Public Health Research & Practice, Vol.33(1), pp.1-7
- Publisher
- Sax Institute
- Date published
- 2023
- DOI
- 10.17061/phrp3312306
- ISSN
- 2204-2091
- PMID
- 36918393
- Copyright note
- © 2023 Palmer et al. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence, which allows others to redistribute, adapt and share this work non-commercially provided they attribute the work and any adapted version of it is distributed under the same Creative Commons licence terms. See: www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991048698202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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