Iowa stop act application - iowa alliance of coalitions for change (AC4C) alcohol outlet density- underserved communities- stop act access to alcohol has increased greatly in iowa in the past decade…

Iowa stop act application - iowa alliance of coalitions for change (AC4C) alcohol outlet density- underserved communities- stop act access to alcohol has increased greatly in iowa in the past decade after hard liquor was allowed to be sold in gas stations. Sales of liquor and alcohol-involved deaths have increased dramatically. This stop act project will use one of the most evidence-based strategies, alcohol outlet density policies, as well as other advertising policies and best practice media campaigns to reduce underage drinking and its negative consequences for youth and families. The project will focus on underserved populations in three communities of focus spread throughout iowa. The population to be served through the AC4C stop act project is ultimately the youth, age 12-20 in iowa, particularly in three underserved populations in the communities of waterloo, council bluffs, and sioux city. The strategies and interventions to be utilized include alcohol outlet density policy work and alcohol-related harms mapping, town hall meetings, other advertising restriction policy work, and media campaigns including the national media campaign, "talk. They hear you." the number of people to be served annually through population-level strategies will be approximately 100,000 with a goal of reaching 50% of the parents/guardians of the youth and other community members in the focus communities. Throughout the lifetime of the project will include approximately 200,000 people, as the reach expands throughout the state.