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Public health, academic medicine, and the alcohol industry's corporate social responsibility activities

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  • Babor, T.F.
  • Robaina, K.

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We explored the emerging relationships among the alcohol industry, academic medicine, and the public health community in the context of public health theory dealing with corporate social responsibility. We reviewed sponsorship of scientific research, efforts to influence public perceptions of research, dissemination of scientific information, and industryfunded policy initiatives. To the extent that the scientific evidence supports the reduction of alcohol consumption through regulatory and legal measures, the academic community has come into increasing conflict with the views of the alcohol industry. We concluded that the alcohol industry has intensified its scientific and policy-related activities under the general framework of corporate social responsibility initiatives, most of which can be described as instrumental to the industry's economic interests. Copyright © 2012 by the American Public Health Association®.

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  • Babor, T.F. & Robaina, K., 2013. "Public health, academic medicine, and the alcohol industry's corporate social responsibility activities," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(2), pages 206-214.
  • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2012.300847_8
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300847
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