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Friday, June 26, 2009

Sally Casswell: champion for communities tackling alcohol
The Lancet, Volume 373, Issue 9682, Page 2191, 27 June 2009

Every conference held by Sally Casswell, director of the Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation (SHORE) at Massey University, New Zealand, starts and ends with a Maori blessing, says Derek Rutherford, chair of the UK's Global Alcohol Policy Alliance. “This is not lip service”, says Rutherford. Casswell, he says, has a sensitivity and appreciation of the cultural heritage of the Maori people and deep concern for the health and social wellbeing of Pacific Islanders.

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Kelly Morris interviews Series author Professor Sally Casswell. (mp3, 10:13 mins, 9.36Mb)

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