Vital signs: communication between health professionals and their patients about alcohol use - 44 States and the district of columbia, 2011.

Conclusions: Only one of six U.S. adults, including binge drinkers, reported ever discussing alcohol consumption with a health professional, despite public health efforts to increase ASBI implementation. Implications for Public Health Practice: Increased implementation of ASBI, including systems-level changes such as integration into electronic health records processes, might reduce excessive alcohol consumption and the harms related to it. Routine surveillance of ASBI by states and communities might support monitoring and increasing its implementation. PMID: 24402468 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - January 10, 2014 Category: Epidemiology Authors: McKnight-Eily LR, Liu Y, Brewer RD, Kanny D, Lu H, Denny CH, Balluz L, Collins J, Div of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: research