A Public Health Approach to Problem Gambling

In this piece, we explore the issue of problem gambling from a public health perspective, specifically through a health equity lens.

Public health approaches to gambling: a global review of legislative ...

The public health community has called for governments to recognise the harms associated with gambling, and for gambling policies to include population-based ...

A public health approach to problem gambling - Russell Webster

Gambling harms are wide reaching and have negative effects on: health, crime rates, family and friends, and young people. A public health ...

Gambling harm is everybody's business: A public health approach ...

A whole systems approach which aims to reduce poverty and health inequalities needs to incorporate gambling harm within place-based planning and ...

A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO PROBLEM GAMBLING

Compared to the number of people who gamble, very few people are diagnosed with severe problem gambling (2%). Severe. Problem. Gamblers. Page 22 ...

A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH AND “RESPONSIBLE / SAFER ...

Current approaches to tackling gambling harm refer to surveys that show “low” and “stable” levels of “problem gambling”. Solutions are targeted at identifying ...

Charting a Path Towards a Public Health Approach for Gambling ...

Form a basis to address population gambling-related health problems by developing integrated approaches to where gambling harm intersects with other public ...

A public health approach to gambling regulation - The Lancet

In this Viewpoint, we define a public health approach as one based on collective action to advance the public good by promoting health, equity, ...

Applying a public health perspective to gambling harm - Greo

Furthermore, problem and disordered gambling are closely associated with a wide range of mental health and substance abuse disorders. These comorbid ...

A Public Health Approach to Problem Gambling Prevention

Learning Objectives · Apply a public health approach to problem gambling · Describe levels of gambling and their associated risk · Identify problem gambling risk ...

Webinar: A Public Health Approach to Problem Gambling - EDC.org

Problem gambling is a public health and social justice issue that impacts individuals, families, and communities. This EDC webinar features a discussion of ...

The Guardian view on gambling: a public health approach is a good ...

But fiscal decisions must not obscure the troubling impact of gambling on public health. Last week's report from the Lancet medical journal ...

So... What Do We Mean by the term “A Public Health Approach” and ...

This shift in thinking goes beyond the more traditional medical model of problem gambling with its emphasis on “treating” individual behaviour, defining the ...

Harm Reduction for Gambling: A Public Health Approach - Routledge

This work gives a rare synopsis of the present-day issues when considering the implementation of a harm reduction strategy for gambling. Recent work by key ...

A public health approach to gambling harms | Scottish Parliament

A public health approach to gambling harms recognises that gambling harms go beyond individuals who gamble and can affect their families, ...

Interventions to reduce the public health burden of gambling-related ...

A public health approach suggests that there are opportunities to reduce gambling-related harms by intervening across the whole gambling pathway, from ...

IMPACTS OF PROBLEM GAMBLING ON PUBLIC HEALTH

“Unlike narrower clinical models of gambling, a public health perspective addresses all levels of prevention as well as treatment and rehabilitation issues. It ...

Webinar | A Public Health Approach to Problem Gambling

Join EDC on Friday, April 28th from 1:00 to 2:00 pm EST for a conversation around problem gambling. Our experts will speak on the broader social context and ...

A Public Health Perspective on Gambling1: - Division on Addiction

Gradually, as psychological thinking advanced, people began to consider excessive gambling as a psychological problem. For the past 20 years,.

The Lancet Public Health Commission on gambling

Harms affect not only those who gamble, but also their families, friends, and communities. In adopting a public health perspective, we focus on ...