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European workplace and alcohol EWA project

European workplace and alcohol EWA project. Joan Colom Program on Substance Abuse Brussels, 22nd June 2010. SOCIAL COSTS IN EUROPE. Anderson i Baumberg, 2006. FORCES WHICH ACT IN THE WORKPLACE. Shain, M et al. Occup Envion Med 2004;61:643-648. COSTS OF AN UNHEALTHY WORKPLACE.

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European workplace and alcohol EWA project

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  1. European workplace and alcohol EWA project Joan Colom Program on Substance Abuse Brussels, 22nd June 2010

  2. SOCIAL COSTS IN EUROPE Anderson i Baumberg, 2006

  3. FORCES WHICH ACT IN THE WORKPLACE Shain, M et al. Occup Envion Med 2004;61:643-648

  4. COSTS OF AN UNHEALTHY WORKPLACE Cardiac problems (x3) Back pain (x3) Substance abuse (x2) Large effort /Little reward + High demand /Little control = TENSION/FATIGUE/STRESS Injuries (x2/x3) Certain types of cancer (x5) Infections (x2/x3) Conflicts (x2/x3) Mental health problems (x2/x3) Shain, M et al. Occup Envion Med 2004;61:643-648

  5. European Workplace and Alcohol (EWA) project 2009 SANCO call 1st in waiting list Revision requested in 2010 -Reducing co-financing around 80.000 -Increasing pilot countries Revised form submitted 19 March 2010 -Re-adjusting budget In negotiation process

  6. Partnership of project • EWA is a public/private sector partnership with involvement of the following partners: • Managing partner • Spain – Departament of Health – Government of Catalonia in coordination with • UK - Health at Work Ltd. • Associated partners • Belgium - ExterneDienstVoorPreventie en BeschermingSecurex VZW • Croatia - Zagreb Country Inst of Public Health • EU - EUROCARE - European Alcohol Policy Alliance • Finland -Finnish Institute of Occupational Health • Germany - TechnischeUniversitat Dresden • Greece - PROLEPSIS, Inst. of Prev. Medicine, Environmental and Occup. Health • Ireland - Trinity College • Italy Regione del Veneto • Poland - Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine • Poland - PARPA - The State Agency for prevention of alcohol related problems • Romania - Romtens Foundation • Scotland - Alcohol Focus Scotland • Spain - FundacióPrivadaClínic per a la RecercaBiomèdica • UK - Liverpool Primary Care Trust • UK - Ashton Leigh and Wigan Primary Care Trust • Collaborating partners • 14 including institutions like WHO-RegionalOffice for Europe and 4 companies • 2 subcontractors

  7. General objective of project • raise awareness amongst employees about how, in relation to alcohol, they can live healthier lives; • inform employers how, in relation to alcohol, they can support their workforce to live healthier during and outside working hours; • encourage employees to change their alcohol-related behaviour to live more healthily; • encourage employers to adopt a workplace culture that, with respect to alcohol, is supportive of healthier living.

  8. Specific objectives of project 1.To evidence existing good practice in workplace-based methods of raising awareness and changing behaviour to reduce alcohol-related harm. 2. To engage in each of 12 pilot areas at least 5 workplaces and at least 750 employees in innovative, evidence-based alcohol-focused interventions. 3. To assess new and innovative methods for reducing alcohol-related harm. 4. To prepare and disseminate a tool kit and policy recommendations for better work place practice to reduce alcohol-related harm.

  9. Methods and means The project comprises 7 different work packages: Coordination of the project Dissemination of the project Evaluation of the project Good practice review Guidelines and analysis Pilot interventions Tool Kit and policy recommendations

  10. Methods and means The project comprises a series of integrated activities structured around five sequential phases. Phase 1 Preparationof two workplace case studies that demonstrate good practice from the following countries: -Belgium -Greece -Catalonia -Ireland -Croatia -Italy -England -Poland -Finland -Romania -Germany - Scotland Following a common protocol

  11. Phase 2 Preparation in the previous 12 countries of a pilot work plan for implementing new actions on alcohol in the workplace.

  12. Phase 3 • Carrying out 12 country based interventions, engaging with at least 5 companies (public and/or private sector workplaces) and at least 750 employees to deliver comprehensive alcohol-focused interventions. • These will incorporate: • -building capacity training programmes to support employers to develop workplace alcohol policies and procedures; • -providing, in a creative and effective way information to raise awareness, amongst workforces, of alcohol-related health issues and good practice; • -supporting employees with brief one-to-one advice; • -and training managers to embed good practices within organisations.

  13. Phase 4 Analysing each pilot to assess the effectiveness of the process of workplace engagement, identifying outputs, assessing impact and health outcomes and highlight good practice. By an independent scientific advisory and development team Work place based outcome indicators will include self-reported measures of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm, and work place based objectives measures such as reported absenteeism and workplace accidents.

  14. Phase 5 The outcomes and findings flowing from the analyses of the pilot interventions will inform the development of a tool-kit and policy recommendations for implementing work place based alcohol policies and programmes.

  15. Expected outcomes • The project will end up with 10 deliverables and the most relevant: • Web-elite and communication material • Pilot intervention work plan • Good practice review report • Analysis reports of pilot interventions/new actions • Tool-kit • Project report and policy recommendations • Project conference

  16. In conclusion 17 partners 14 collaborating partners 2 subcontractors 12 countries 30 months of work 7 work packages 24 case studies 12 pilot studies 10 deliverables 510.000 € of co-funding Starting date DD/MM/YY

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