Universities fight public health problem: Binge drinking

By Jenna Johnson

"As nearly every college and university in the country tries to convince students to stop binge drinking, the president of Dartmouth College has a new strategy: Let’s treat this like any other public health problem."

"To do that, President Jim Yong Kim says colleges need to test new strategies, scientifically measure the results and share their findings. This week Kim, a doctor and humanitarian who has led Dartmouth since 2009, announced the formation of the national Learning Collaborative on High-Risk Drinking. ..."

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