The location and density of alcohol outlets vary by community, and research has found that harms associated with these outlets disproportionately affect lower income and Black and Latino populations. Greater alcohol outlet density is associated with more underage drinking, assault, and other harms including homicide, child abuse and neglect, and self-inflicted injury. In fact, alcohol outlet density is a significant predictor of violent crime in neighborhoods.
This interactive dialogue will bring together researchers and advocates who are working to better understand and combat racial inequities in alcohol availability and consequences in communities. The dialogue will (1) showcase research on race and place-based inequities and (2) share diverse experiences from two specific communities working to reduce alcohol outlet density through a racial equity lens.
