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Data collection/ monitoring of prevention in Austria Sabine Haas Gesundheit Österreich GmbH/Geschäftsbereich ÖBIG. Structure of prevention in Austria. National level :
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Data collection/ monitoring of prevention in Austria Sabine Haas Gesundheit Österreich GmbH/Geschäftsbereich ÖBIG
Structure of prevention in Austria National level: Ministry of health (= Federal Ministry of Health, Family and Youth): general responsibility for prevention at federal level; funding of networking activities Ministry of education (= Federal Ministry for Education, Culture and Art): prevention in schools Ministry of youth (= Federal Ministry of Health, Family and Youth): prevention for youth outside of schools Ministry of Defense: prevention in armed forces Fonds Healthy Austria: funding of prevention (evaluation is obligatory)
Structure of prevention in Austria Regional level: According to allocation of rights and duties between federal and regional level the nine „Bundesländer“ (provinces) have the main responsibility in the social and health field Therefore: important role for implementation and funding of (addiction) prevention In order to face this responsibility all nine provinces established regional addiction prevention centres which fulfil a key role in the field of prevention
Addiction Prevention Centres Specialised agencies in charge of initiating, developing (implementation of pilot projects), counselling and coaching of local and regional programmes/activities plus provision of training for multipliers and practitioners (teachers, youth workers ...) Main task: to raise the professional standard and to ensure quality of addiction prevention measures Austrian-wide networking in the Working Group for Addiction Prevention („ARGE Suchtvorbeugung“), annual conference, common projects
NFP Networking • Close co-operation with addiction prevention centres: • Intensive contacts during establishment of the NFP and co-ordination of EDPW 1998 • Regular meeting once a year with the network • Participation in the annual conference • On-going contacts with individual centres Constant co-operation with ministry of health, regular contacts with other ministries (e.g. Federal Drug Forum)
National Report • Official request for input to regional addiction/drug co-ordinations and addiction prevention centres every Spring they provide written information • Consultation of annual reports of activities of the addiction prevention centres • Consultation of websites of addiction prevention centres • Request for more detailed information on specific activities (pilot project, evaluation etc.)
Tables & Questionnaires MUSTAP: sent out to addiction prevention centres with request for provision of data/information Structured Questionnaires: • Draft prepared either with group of experts or by NFP based on available information • Draft sent to relevant experts (addiction prevention centres, ministries ...) for feedback • Revised/consolidated „consensus“-document provided to EMCDDA
Best practice/EDDRA • NFP contacts projects that meet criteria (evaluation etc.) and proposes EDDRA entry to them • Preparation of EDDRA questionnaire in close co-operation with persons in charge of project • Presentation of all EDDRA projects in our newsletter „DrugNet Austria“ and in the National Report – incentive for projects • Training on filling in of EDDRA questionnaire and planning of evaluation for practitioners in order to promote evaluation and to improve quality of EDDRA information