Community-based initiaitives to reduce alcohol-related harm
8
Mobilising Communities Pat Harvey Executive Chairman Alcohol Forum Nov. 2012
-
Upload
alcoholactionireland -
Category
Documents
-
view
87 -
download
6
description
Pat Harvey, Executive Chairman of Alcohol Forum (formerly the North West Alcohol Forum), on community-based initiatives to reduce alcohol-related harm at Alcohol Action Ireland's conference "Time Please... For Change".
Transcript of Community-based initiaitives to reduce alcohol-related harm
Mobilising CommunitiesPat Harvey
Executive ChairmanAlcohol Forum
Nov. 2012
The Prompt
CEO‘Elephant in the Room’....Talk V GrapplingCross Agency/Community Forum
Love AffairPhilosophy – alignment / synergy
Mobilising CommunitiesMacro
Local
Support tools developed
Learning from past two years...Story of ...fine tuneEnsure comprehensive ‘evidence base’Impact measurementReplicate / roll out with support
Current focus
Continuing ResearchFine tune & roll outIn parallel.....
Sport Civic LeadershipAll island
So What?
About contributing to Awareness RaisingSupporting communities in the ‘what’ and
‘how’ of tacklingAlignment / synergy
Ultmately contibuing to a....Culture Change over a (?) generation
Nice to be able to say in time...Significantly fewer children at riskMore beds available for unavoidable needsPublic order offences significantly down1000 deaths pa decreasing year on yearEnhanced treatment wherewithal€30/37bn not be required in coming 10 years!Our reputation...
We need to take this seriously.....
...a greater challenge than our economic dilemma
...certainly deserves as much focus....from everyone!
Thank You
