20132016 Vice President for Student Life（20132016副总裁学生生活）.pdfVIP

ALCOHOL HARM REDUCTION PLAN 2013-2016 Office of the Vice President for Student Life WE’RE MAKING PROGRESS! High-risk drinking is a serious public health issue being addressed on just about every college campus across the county. At the University of Iowa, student success is our top priority and we know that alcohol misuse jeopardizes success for far too many students. That is why we take a proactive, evidence-based, and comprehensive approach to alcohol harm reduction. Our first Alcohol Harm Reduction Plan covered the period 2010-2013. We accomplished a great deal in a short period of time. The data below show progress toward our primary metrics of success from 2009 (pre-Harm Reduction Plan) through 2013, the last year of the 2010-2013 plan. “The consequences of high-risk drinking jeopardize success for far too many college students, whether or not they choose to drink. Today’s students will be tomorrow’s leaders. Therefore we owe it to them, to their parents and to society to do everything we can to create a campus culture that promotes healthier choices around alcohol. OUR PLAN IS RESEARCH-BASED, IT’S COMPREHENSIVE, AND BEST OF ALL, IT’S WORKING.” Sally Mason, University of Iowa President Average number of students Average number of drinks Average number of students engaging in high-risk drinking consumed per occasion decreased drinking 10 or more days per month decreased 17% from 2009 - 2013 20% from 2009 - 2013 decreased 25% from 2009 - 2013 OUR PROGRESS IS SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE BUT WE HAVE MUCH MORE WORK TO DO Data from the National College Health Assessment shows that, though they are improvi