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Alcohol policy in Catalonia

Alcohol policy in Catalonia. 29-30 March 2007, Pécs, Baranya (H). Joan Colom Antoni Gual Lidia Segura. INDEX. The consumption of alcohol in my region. The prevention of alcohol in my region! The biggest challenge in my region concerning alcohol?

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Alcohol policy in Catalonia

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  1. Alcohol policy in Catalonia 29-30 March 2007, Pécs, Baranya (H) Joan Colom Antoni Gual Lidia Segura

  2. INDEX • The consumption of alcohol in my region. • The prevention of alcohol in my region! • The biggest challenge in my region concerning alcohol? • One concrete example from my region on alcohol prevention. • My expectations of the work in the AER on prevention of Alcohol related harm.

  3. The alcohol consumption in CataloniaRisky drinking prevalence Source: Household Survey on Drugs. Program on Substance Abuse

  4. The alcohol consequences in CataloniaAlcohol & Health: Global balance • 10-15% hospital emergencies • 4% hospitalizations • 41,5% treatment demand XAD • 19.900 deaths (>6% annual mortality) • 30-50% in fatal car injuries • 15-35% in severe car injuries • 17% in occupational injuries • 4.200 deaths by cirrhosis • 10,1 l. of alcohol consumption per capita

  5. The prevention strategy in CataloniaLinking alcohol policy to public health policy • Launch the Catalan Public Health Agency, in charge of • the design and implementation of programs incorporating effective strategies of health promotion & protection, and disease prevention, with the support of epidemiology, monitoring and research. • providing support to policy formulation and planning • monitoring changes in key determinants and outcome indicators • Development of a regional strategy on alcohol prevention in the framework of a global reorganisation of the public health policies and resources. • Complement the medical approach with population-based public health interventions to address the broad dimensions of alcohol problems at the community level.

  6. The prevention strategy in CataloniaGuidelines of the program on substance abuse • Addictions are diseases and must be treated within the Health System • The Drugs Plan must deal with all drugs, including alcohol and tobacco • Drug and alcohol related problems must be viewed from a Public Health perspective

  7. The prevention strategy in CataloniaGuidelines of the program on substance abuse • Legislative activities • Prevention activities • Treatment of addictions. Creation of a network of specialized centers (XAD) • Harm reduction activities • Introduction of alcohol related issues in Primary Health Care. • Strategy to introduce programs of Drugs at Work

  8. The prevention strategy in CataloniaGuidelines of the program on substance abuse 1. Health Education at school 2. Leisure 3. Specific groups 4. Community 5. Workplace

  9. The prevention strategy in CataloniaGuidelines of the program on substance abuse 1. Health Education at school 2. Leisure 3. Specific groups 4. Community 5. Workplace

  10. The biggest challenge in my region concerning alcohol? General targets for health until 2010: • Reduce accidents related to alcohol • Reduce morbidity related to alcohol • Reduce prevalence of excessive alcohol consumption among general population and specially among young people

  11. One concrete example from Catalonia on alcohol preventionThe implementation of EIBI in Catalonia The “beveu menys” program • In 1995, we joined the Phase III Of the World Health Organisation Collaborative Project and Primary Health Care • In the framework of the Phase IV of the WHO Project we started in 2002 the dissemination of the “Beveu Menys” in all the Primary Health Centres • We have entered the iteration/implementation phase in december 2005 • International collaboration provided an important support at the beginning

  12. Customization of the training manual Training the trainers (n=84) Customization of the intervention package DISSEMINATION One concrete example from Catalonia on alcohol preventionTHE “BEVEU MENYS” PROGRAM 2002-2005 347 PHC Centres 7915 PHC professionals Creation XaROH 2005-2008 ITERATION Customization of the intervention package Customization of the training manual Training the trainers (n=66)

  13. WHAT HAVE WE DONE? December 2005: • 84 trainers • 340 trainings • 98 % PHC centres • 7915 professionals • 900.000 € spent • Training packages: • 8687 PHC • 109 trainers (XAD) • Bulletins: 21 96.5% 100% 98.6% 90.2% 100% 100% 100% 100%

  14. WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT FROM THE EXPERIENCE? • Alcohol poses a difficult challenge to the Health System. • The change will not appear dramatically. Slow changes are to be expected if continuous work is done. The first movement in PHC appears with the most severe cases. • Implementation should be reinforced through contractual incentives • Future developments should enhance the nurses role, and promote a more active implication of PHC workers • More resources should be allocated to the whole system.

  15. FRAMING EIBI IN A WIDER ALCOHOL POLICY • Full integration of the alcohol policy in the Public Health and in the Mental Health Strategy • Improving the epidemiological surveillance on alcohol consumption and alcohol problems • Better monitoring of the accomplishment of the regulations on alcohol specially those related with promotion and advertising • Continuation of the dissemination of EIBI in primary health care and spreading the initiative to other health settings (hospitals, emergencies, etc.) and non-health settings (Health and School Program) • Development and promotion of workplace based prevention programs in the framework of the national strategy on drug prevention. • Reduce alcohol-related traffic casualties • Working towards the development of a national, multisectorial and comprehensive alcohol policy

  16. Our expectations of the work in the AER on prevention of Alcohol related harm. • The regional level to be included by the European Communities in the development and implementation of regulations, recommendations and programs • Sharing and learning from other regions’ experiences • Improving the epidemiological surveillance on alcohol consumption and alcohol problems at regional level • Better monitoring at regional level of the accomplishment of the regulations on alcohol specially those related with promotion and advertising • Working towards the development of a regional, multisectorial and comprehensive alcohol policy (model)

  17. THANK YOU!! joan.colom@gencat.netwww.gencat.net/salut/beveumenys.htmwww.phepa.netwww.inebria.net

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