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How Do You Measure Up? Alcohol Awareness Programme at Louth Hospital, Dundalk

This programme aims to raise awareness about alcohol-related issues, specifically focusing on the strong "binge drinking" culture in Ireland. The objective is to provide information on safe drinking guidelines and measure the baseline knowledge and awareness among the target group. The programme includes an awareness day, information stands, challenges, and quizzes, with evaluation planned for June.

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How Do You Measure Up? Alcohol Awareness Programme at Louth Hospital, Dundalk

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  1. How do you measure up? An Alcohol Awareness Programme Louth Hospital Dundalk T Alexander, R Byrne, S Kenny

  2. Dundalk

  3. Rationale • The Euridice project is a European workplace initiative examining issues related to dependencies • Alcohol- the Irish perspective • Strong “Binge Drinking” culture

  4. Drinking Patterns- European Comparison Ramstedt & Hope

  5. Alcohol related mortality and alcohol consumption Ireland

  6. Objectives • To provide clients, staff and members of the public with information on national safe drinking guidelines i.e. standard drinks • To ascertain the baseline level of knowledge and awareness among the target group • Implement a hospital based alcohol information campaign

  7. Methods • Awareness day was held in the Louth County Hospital • Information stands were manned by the facilitators • Measure challenge and quiz • Subsequent information campaign

  8. Evaluation

  9. Next steps • The effectiveness of the campaign will be evaluated in June when the awareness quiz and the “Measure challenge” will be repeated and the results compared with the baseline data. • Ongoing links with the Regional Alcohol Misuse Prevention officer.

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