Making Policy Making Change: How Communities Are Taking Law into Their Own Hands

Foreword vii

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

1 Time to Share the Burden: Toward Institution-Focused Intervention 13

2 An Agenda of Substance: Grassroots Efforts to Reduce Alcohol and Tobacco Problems 25

3 Making More Pie: Local Initiatives that Increase Resources and Institutional Accountability 50

4 Plotting A Course: Lessons from the Front Lines 81

5 Talking Policy: Media and the Message 117

6 Looking Ahead: Reflections and Recommendations 143

Notes 161

Useful Books 169

Resources 170

Index 172