A Review of Alcohol Policy Highlights in 2023 and an Outlook for Alcohol Policy Trends in 2024

Alcohol Issues Past, Present, and Future: A Review of Alcohol Policy Highlights in 2023 and an Outlook for Alcohol Policy Trends in 2024 Season 3, Episode 2

For the second episode in our third season we discuss alcohol issues past, present, and future. Together with the President of Movendi International, Kristina Sperkova, we will review key alcohol policy highlights in 2023 and we will discuss the outlook for alcohol policy trends in 2024.

In the review of alcohol issues in the past year, Movendi International has identified 6 key stories. And in the conversation with Kristina we will discuss the highlights of those in detail, to identify common themes and synergies.

Host Maik Dünnbier will also ask Kristina about some of the successes of Movendi International in 2023 to get a flavor of how Movendi International is working and she will share her top three achievements. And we will talk about why those achievements matters in the bigger picture.

These two topics will bring us smoothly into the conversation about the future. Maik asks Kristina to share with us her analysis of what will matter in 2024 regarding alcohol issues, what the trends in the field of alcohol policy in the broadest sense are going to be this year. In Kristina’s analysis there are eight trends and we will go into more detail about a few of them.

This is an insightful discussion that connected past and future in alcohol policy. Connecting the dots, seeing the bigger picture, charting new ways forward – Kristina provided this and helped gain new insights.

We recorded this conversation on February 11, 2024.

Our guest

Kristina Sperkova has dedicated more than half of her life to empowering people and communities to prevent and reduce alcohol harm and to unlock development and human potential that way.

She has a Master’s Degree in Psychology from Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia.

She is the International President of Movendi International, the largest global social movement for development through alcohol prevention. She is also the President of Movendi SK, in Slovakia.

Kristina is a member of the advisory group on NCDs to the WHO Director General.

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Questions we discussed

• Alcohol issues 2023 analysis: What were the big topics and alcohol issues highlights from 2023?
  • How and where did we see alcohol policy progress in 2023?
  • Why is Guidelines development a highlight?
• In this context what were some of the achievements of Movendi International in 2023?
  • Kristina mentions a few highlights and explains four in greater detail.
• Alcohol issues outlook for 2024: What will matter for alcohol policy in 2024?
  • Kristina addresses three priority topics and greater detail and why they will be important in 2024 and beyond.

Resources for the episode

Movendi International: “The 6 Biggest Alcohol Issues Stories of 2023“

In the review of the biggest stories in 2023 Movendi International has identified six alcohol issues that were significant in the previous year:

1. Alcohol policy progress worldwide.
2. Alcohol taxation is becoming the priority it should be.
3. Alcohol warning labelling: people support it and some countries take the lead.
4. Guidelines (diet, nutrition, cancer prevention) on alcohol consumption keep improving worldwide.
5. Growing recognition of the direct link between alcohol and cancer.
6. The changing alcohol norm.

Movendi International: “The Alcohol Issues Newsletter – Special Edition 2023 Review“

Feedback

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About The Alcohol Issues Podcast

The Alcohol Issues Podcast is an original production by Movendi International. It’s a show about current alcohol issues of global importance. Through in-depth conversations with policy makers, community leaders and scientists, we explore alcohol policy issues, discuss landmark scientific studies, and expose the alcohol industry.

This podcast episode is part of Movendi International’s work to support an evidence-based approach to protecting more people from alcohol harm.