CALL TO ACTION PUBLICATIONS

Acting U.S. Surgeon General Kenneth P. Moritsugu issued the Call to Action To Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking in March 2007 to raise awareness of and promote action on underage drinking and its effects. Three companion guides are also available for specific audiences: A Guide to Action for Communities, A Guide to Action for Educators, and A Guide to Action for Families.

	The Call to Action details the consequences of underage drinking, identifies six goals for preventing and reducing youth drinking, and offers steps for government and school officials, parents, other adults, and young people.
	A Guide to Action for Communities emphasizes the importance of a unified, committed effort among civic groups, businesses, and others to recognize and prevent underage drinking, and provides communities with evidence-based strategies and action steps.
	A Guide to Action for Educators provides teachers and other school personnel with evidence-based and developmentally appropriate strategies and action steps that will help them prevent and reduce underage drinking.
	A Guide to Action for Families provides family members, those who work with young people, and adolescents and teens with evidence-based strategies and action steps they can use to prevent underage drinking.

To order copies by mail, contact the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) go to http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/, or call 1-800-729-6686.

To download a PDF copy of the Call to Action and the guides, go to http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/underagedrinking/.