Processes, practices and influence: a mixed methods study of public health contributions to alcohol licensing in local government.
Joanna ReynoldsMichael McGrathJessica EngenGhazaleh PashmiMatthew AndrewsJin LimKaren LockPublished in: BMC public health (2018)
This study shows public health impact following alcohol licensing work is difficult to measure in terms of reducing alcohol-related harms, which poses challenges for justifying this work amid resource constraints. However, there is potential added value of the licensing role in strategic positioning of public health in local government to influence broader determinants of health.