Joint Projects / Community Outreach

Joint Projects and Community Outreach

Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation
ABMRF is the largest independent non-profit foundation in North America devoted solely to supporting research on the effects of alcohol with studies ranging from drinking behavior of youth, problems of drinking and road safety, familial influences on the development of drinking practices, and genetic influences on drinking. Over the past 25 years, ABMRF has worked to shift the emphasis in alcohol research from a problem-oriented to a population-based approach.

Beer Institute Advertising and Marketing Code
Beginning in 1943, the brewing industry first developed guidelines regarding alcohol marketing. Beer Institute developed these guidelines as a service to provide brewers with guidance to maintain the highest ethical standards in their advertising and marketing

TEAM (Techniques for Effective Alcohol Management) Coalition
Begun as a program of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 1985, TEAM is a unique alliance of professional and collegiate sports, entertainment facilities, stadium service partners, concessionaires, brewers, broadcasters, government safety experts, and others united in an effort to promote responsible drinking and positive fan behavior. TEAM’s mission is to provide effective alcohol service training in public assembly facilities and promote responsible alcohol consumption that enhances the entertainment experience while reducing alcohol-related incidents both in facilities and on surrounding roadways. TEAM and its members work to accomplish this mission through training and "Responsible Fan" education materials.

WRAP(Washington Regional Alcohol Program)
WRAP is a nationally acclaimed public/private sector coalition that fights drunk driving and underage drinking in greater Washington, D.C. Formed in 1982, WRAP informs and educates the public through a variety of programs, including the annual Holiday Sober Ride Program, which has been credited with reducing drunk-driving incidents.