APIS New Web Site Design: Easier Access to High-Quality State-by-State Alcohol Policies Data
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May 14, 2010
The Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS), a project of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, announces a new, user-friendly Web site. Users will find the same reliable APIS information in a fresh, streamlined design that simplifies access to APIS data.
APIS continues to provide detailed state-by-state information at both state and federal levels for 35 policies. The presentation of this information is now anchored by a new APIS Home page with links to all policy topics.
A new, tab-based format provides direct access to:
- Background on each policy topic
- Data on statutes and regulations for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the United States on a specific date
- Changes in statutes and regulations over time across the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and applicable federal law
- A timeline view of changes over time
- Maps and charts depicting a current snapshot of policies in each jurisdiction and numbers of jurisdictions with statutes and regulations over time
- Policy variable definitions
- Detailed instructions for using the site, including how to filter and sort data, how to interpret the changes over time data; how to understand important row notes and jurisdiction notes, and how to download data
In addition, users will continue to have ready access to APIS materials to contextualize, interpret, and use APIS data, including:
- Background on alcohol policy
- Enforcement and compliance information
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Alcohol-Highway Safety Digest data
- National Institutes of Health program announcements
- Available related data sets
The new APIS Web site is now available at the unchanged URL: www.alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/.
This project has been funded with federal funds from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. HHSN267200800007C.