Colbert Jessie, Young Nick, Exeter Daniel J
School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Centre for eResearch, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
J R Soc N Z. 2024 Dec 12;55(6):1814-1832. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2024.2412516. eCollection 2025.
The physical (spatial) and temporal availability of alcohol is a key determinant of alcohol use and harm. Community input into local alcohol licensing decisions is vital and may be supported by online tools that provide information on alcohol harm risk for local areas. We developed an online tool to provide data on area-level factors (deprivation and ethnic composition) shown to increase a community's risk of alcohol-related harm from the surrounding density and proximity of licensed premises. Data were derived using the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD18), the New Zealand Index of Deprivation (NZDep18), and the New Zealand Census 2018. In addition, we mapped proximity to sensitive sites (schools, hospitals and Marae [Māori meeting grounds]) and existing licensed alcohol premises. In this paper, we demonstrate the development and use of our automated alcohol reporting tool that integrates numerous secondary data sources related to alchohol-related risks in the community within a 1 and 2 km radius (buffer) of an address seeking an alcohol off-license. Online tools leveraging geospatial data may assist community-based organisations to actively participate in local alcohol licensing decision processes using a robust evidence-base and support efforts to ensure that the impact of licensing decisions on equity is explicitly considered.
酒精的实际（空间）和时间可获得性是饮酒及危害的关键决定因素。社区参与当地酒精许可决策至关重要，且可能得到在线工具的支持，这些工具可提供有关当地酒精危害风险的信息。我们开发了一个在线工具，以提供区域层面因素（贫困和种族构成）的数据，这些因素已表明会因周边持牌场所的密度和 proximity 而增加社区与酒精相关危害的风险。数据来源于多重贫困指数（IMD18）、新西兰贫困指数（NZDep18）以及2018年新西兰人口普查。此外，我们绘制了与敏感场所（学校、医院和毛利会堂[毛利人聚会场所]）以及现有持牌酒精场所的 proximity 地图。在本文中，我们展示了我们的自动化酒精报告工具的开发和使用，该工具整合了与社区内距离寻求酒精零售许可证的地址半径1公里和2公里（缓冲区）内与酒精相关风险的众多二手数据源。利用地理空间数据的在线工具可协助社区组织基于有力的证据基础积极参与当地酒精许可决策过程，并支持确保明确考虑许可决策对公平性的影响的努力。
