Coalition for the Prevention of Alcohol Problems
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The Coalition for the Prevention of Alcohol Problems is a Washington D.C.-based coalition
of 24 public health and consumer groups co-chaired by George Hacker
of the Alcohol Policies Project at the Center for Science in the Public Interest
and Stacia Murphy of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
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Members include the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or "Mormon" Church), the American Council on Alcohol Problems
, the Temperance League of Kentucky, the General Board of Global Ministries and the Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems, among others.
Coalition
A coalition is a pact or treaty among individuals or groups, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest, joining forces together for a common cause. This alliance may be temporary or a matter of convenience. A coalition thus differs from a more formal covenant...
of 24 public health and consumer groups co-chaired by George Hacker
George Hacker
George A. Hacker is an American lawyer who has headed the Alcohol Policies Project of the Center for Science in the Public Interest for three decades...
of the Alcohol Policies Project at the Center for Science in the Public Interest
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Center for Science in the Public Interest is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit watchdog and consumer advocacy group focusing on nutritional education and awareness.-History and funding:...
and Stacia Murphy of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence was founded in 1944 by the first female member of Alcoholics Anonymous , Marty Mann . It has a nationwide network of 95 affiliates around the United States...
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Members include the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union was the first mass organization among women devoted to social reform with a program that "linked the religious and the secular through concerted and far-reaching reform strategies based on applied Christianity." Originally organized on December 23, 1873, in...
, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or "Mormon" Church), the American Council on Alcohol Problems
American Council on Alcohol Problems
The American Council on Alcohol Problems is a federation of 37 state affiliates promoting the reduction of alcohol advertising, availability and consumption throughout the United States....
, the Temperance League of Kentucky, the General Board of Global Ministries and the Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems, among others.