Pictorial Health Warnings on Alcoholic Beverages

Year: 2021

Resolution Number: 27

Action Taken: NULL

Status:

Author(s): Taania Girgla

Sponsor: Alangoya Tezel

On behalf of: Medical Student Section

Committee: NULL

Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS will advocate for the implementation of pictorial health warnings on alcoholic beverages for sale in containers in Michigan, including but not limited to images such as a cirrhotic liver and dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to excessive alcohol use, a car crash, or an animation of a baby in the womb; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS will advocate for the amendment of current MSMS policy, titled Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Board-May94, to include language advocating for pictorial warnings of fetal alcohol syndrome from alcohol use during pregnancy; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS will continue to support the use of health warnings on alcoholic beverages for sale in Michigan.

Fiscal Note: $500

Resolution: View PDF for Pictorial Health Warnings on Alcoholic Beverages

For More Information, Contact:

Rebecca Blake , Senior Director
Health Care Delivery and Education
517-336-5732
rblake@msms.org