Achievements
2020
16 – 20 November
Webinars
Alcohol and Cancer (Webinar)
November 16th, 2020 @ 15:00 (CET)
The focus in this event will be the links between alcohol and cancer and the forthcoming Europe Beating Cancer Plan. In conjunction with this event, WHO Europe is also launching its new factsheet for policy makers, Alcohol and Cancer in the WHO European Region.
Programme
15:00 Welcome and introductions
- Tiziana Codenotti, Eurocare President
15:10 Alcohol and Cancer
- Nino Berdzuli, Director, WHO Regional Office Europe, World Health Organization
15:20 The impact of Alcohol drinking to the burden of Cancer in WHO European Region
- Isabelle Soerjomataram, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
15:30 WHO’s new Alcohol and Cancer factsheet: Appeal for better prevention
- Carina Ferreira-Borges, European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCDs, WHO Regional Office for Europe
15:40. How many cancers can we prevent when increasing alcohol excise tax?
- Jürgen Rehm, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research & Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada
15:50 Alcohol and Digestive Cancer – a need for action
- Marcus Peck, United European Gastroenterology (UEG)
16:00. Alcohol and liver cancer – need for action
- Alejandro Forner, European Association for the study of the liver
16:10 Conclusions
- Tiziana Codenotti, Eurocare President
16:15 Finish
Alcohol and Covid-19 (Webinar)
November 17th, 2020 @ 15:00 (CET)
Programme
15:00 Welcome and introductions
- Tiziana Codenotti, Eurocare President
15:10 Alcohol and COVID-19
- Carina Ferreira-Borges, European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCDs, WHO Regional Office for Europe
15.20 What do we know about alcohol and COVID-19 in the WHO European Region so far?
First results of a pan-European survey initiative and the need for better surveillance
- Jürgen Rehm, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research & Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada
15:30 Alcohol and post-COVID-19 era: preparedness and readiness for a renewed prevention
- Emanuele Scafato, EUFAS, ISS, SIA
15:40 Alcohol and COVID-19 and harms to the liver
- Nick Sheron, EASL
15:50 State actions to prevent the spread of COVID-19
- Belgium – Mathieu Capouet
- Estonia – Triinu That
- Scotland – Graeme Callender
16:05. Questions and Conclusions
- Tiziana Codenotti, Eurocare President
16:15 Finish
Alcohol and Health Policies in Europe and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (Webinar)
November 18th, 2020 @ 15:00 (CET)
The focus in this event is on how evidence-based alcohol policies can contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Europe. In conjunction with this event, WHO Europe is also launching its new factsheet for policy makers, Alcohol consumption and sustainable development and there will also be a presentation of a new Special Issue Alcohol Control Policy and Health in Europe of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Programme
15:00 Welcome and introductions
- Tiziana Codenotti, Eurocare President
15:10 WHO European Region: Alcohol consumption and sustainable development
- Carina Ferreira-Borges, European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCDs, WHO Regional Office for Europe
15:30 Alcohol Control Policy and Health in Europe (A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
- Jürgen Rehm & Toni Gual, Guest Editors
15:45 Call for action
- Marko Korenjak, ELPA President
Alcohol and pancreatic cancer: what is at stake?
- Matthias Lohr, UEG
16:00 Questions and Conclusions
- Tiziana Codenotti, Eurocare President
16:15 Finish
Social media material
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Infographics
English
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2019
18 – 22 November
Infographic
Social media visuals
2018
19 – 23 November
2017
20 – 24 November
Infographics
English
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Italian version
Press Release
Forthcoming Events
European Parliament Event
Lunch Debate on “Alcohol and Cancer”
hosted by Biljana Borzan MEP
23rd November 2017, 12:00 – 14:30 CET
Room: Paul-Henri Spaak – P1C047
Closed Breakfast meeting for Health Attachés
24th November 2017
Hosted by the Estonian Health Attaché
Events endorsed by AWARH
Conference: Gammel årgang – nye vaner
23rd November, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Thon konferansesenter, Universitetsgaten 26, Oslo
Presentations
TrygFonden, Danish Cancer Society
Anne Friis Krarup & Dorte Dahl
#1 An Awareness Campaign about Alcohol and Cancer
#2 An Awareness Campaign about Alcohol and Cancer (no notes)
2016
21 – 22 November
Newsletters
#1 – « Alcohol – Addressing a Cross-Border Health Determinant in AVMSD »
24 November 2016
#2 – « A Recap of the Week! »
30 November 2016
Forthcoming Events
7th European Alcohol Policy Conference
21st – 23rd November
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Closed Breakfast meeting for Health Attachés
25th November
Hosted by the Malta and Norway Health Attachés
Events endorsed by AWARH
European Awareness Week on Alcohol Related Harm
21st – 25th November
Ireland
2015
16 – 20 November
Newsletters
Infographics
Event on Alcohol Policy at the European Parliament
17th November 2015, Brussels, Belgium
“Alcohol – Why is it a big thing?”
The 3rd Awareness Week on Alcohol-Related Harm (AWARH) will be held on 16 – 20 November 2015 in Brussels. The aim of AWARH is to increase awareness of the need to address alcohol-related harm in Europe, and highlight the need to address it through an integrated approach to alcohol policy. Within the AWARH, this event at the European Parliament aims at discussing and demonstrating the overwhelming burden of alcohol-related harm in Europe, propose possible solutions to the problem and be a catalyst for debate at European and national levels.
– Event hosted by Jytte Guteland and Cristian Busoi MEPs
– Time: 12.00 – 14:00
– Venue: European Parliament, Brussels
– Room: Paul Henri Spaak (P7C50)
R.S.V.P: aleksandra.kaczmarek@easloffice.eu
When registering please send the following information: First name, Last name, Organisation, Position, Email address, Date of Birth, Nationality, Number of identification document, Type of identification document.
Programme |
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| 11:30 | Registration |
| 12:00 |
Welcome and introduction Jytte Guteland MEP and Cristian Busoi MEP |
| 12:15 |
Key note speech Vytenis Andriukaitis, Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy (TBC) |
| 12:30 | Question/Answer |
| 12:40 |
Innovative alcohol policy in Estonia Minister of Social Protection Margus Tsahkna |
| 13:00 | Question/Answer |
| 13:10 |
Economics of alcohol policy Michele Cecchini, OECD |
| 13:30 | Questions/Answer |
| 13:40 |
Alcohol and the Brain Professor Dom Geert, European Brain Council |
| 14:00 | Conclusions by Jytte Guteland MEP |
2014
24 – 28 November
Newsletters
- Oct. 14 – Website is Now Live!
- Nov. 24 – Newsletter 1 – Evidence Based Research
- Nov. 25 – Newsletter 2 – MEPs Call For The Support For An Integrated Approach To Address The Burden Of Alcohol-Related Harm
- Nov. 26 – Newsletter 3 – The Social Impact of Alcohol
- Nov. 27 – Newsletter 4 – 6th Annual European Alcohol Conference: Prevention Policies To Limit Alcohol Related Harm
- Nov. 27 – Newsletter 5 – A Recap Of The Week!
Events
Breakfast meeting, 25th November 2014, Strasbourg
A breakfast meeting will be held at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 25th November 2014.
The event is titled “The EU Alcohol Strategy: Act Now!”. Hosted by Cristian Busoi and Nessa Childers MEPs, the aim of the meeting is to discuss and explore possibilities to urgently address the need to reduce alcohol-related harm at the EU level.
A milestone in this direction would be renewal of the Alcohol Strategy. The agenda can be found here. For further information or to RSVP to attend this event, please contact patricia@elpa-info.org
AWARH Meeting, 25th November 2014, Latvia
AWARH meeting at the Latvian Medical Association, Skolas street 3, Riga LV–1010, Latvia, 25 November 2014.
Breakfast meeting, 28th November 2014, Brussels
A closed breakfast meeting for the Health Attaches, hosted by the Latvian Permanent Representation, will be held in Brussels on 28th November.
Conference, 27-28 November 2014, Brussels
The 6th European Alcohol Policy Conference, will be held in Brussels, 27 – 28 November 2014
with the theme “Alcohol in All Policies – ACT NOW!”.
Further information is available on the conference website: www.6EAPC.eu
2013
13 – 17 May
Health Attaché Working Breakfast
(14 May 2013)
National action to solve a European problem: Adressing Alcohol Related Harm
- Hosted by the Permanent Representation of Estonia to the EU
- Attended by 14 Health Attachés representing national governments from 13 member states and Croatia
- Presentation of Consensus Paper by AchimKautz (ELPA)
- Focus on national actions and the value of EU supporting policies
Key outcomes of the meeting:
- All EU member state representatives stressed their national government’s position that the EU Alcohol Strategy should be renewed bythe European Commission and be part of an integrated approach to alcohol policy, from prevention to treatment.
- Action to tackle alcohol-related harm should be integrated into all policy areas, such as pricing and taxation, advertising, education and trade
- A toolkit of best practice would be useful for member states in order to implement an integrated approach to addressing alcohol-relatedharm. The Commission could take this initiative on board
Next steps
- Publication of the Alcohol Strategy evaluation in June 2013
- Discussions with the Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy Tonio Borg on continuation of best action to tackle alcohol-related harm planned in May 2013
- Launch of the Joint Action on Alcohol in May 2013, work to start in January 2014
European Parliament debate
(15 May 2013)
Time for action: The Need for an Integrated EU Alcohol Strategy
- Hosted by Nessa Childers MEP (S&D, IE)
- Attended by high-profile MEPs in the area of health: Christian SilviuBusoi (ALDE, RO), Rebecca Taylor (ALDE, UK), Catherine Stihler (S&D, UK), AntonyiaParvanova (ALDE, BG) and MEP Sari Essayah(EPP, FI)’s office
- Presentations from the European Commission: Giulio Gallo, Policy Officer, DG SANCO, Patricia Reilly, Member of the Cabinet of the Commissioner for Research and Innovation
- Presentations by the partners: AchimKautz, ELPA and Peter Anderson, Professor, Alcohol and Health, Maastricht University
- Focus on EU action and presentation of the Conclusions of the EU Roundtable on an integrated approach to tackle alcohol-related harm
- 53 participants, incl. key public health organisations & stakeholders (World Health Organization, national ministries, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), European Cancer League)
Key outcomes of the meeting:
- Participants stressed that the EU role in tackling alcohol-related harm and the need for strengthened policies
- Action to tackle alcohol-related harm should be integrated into all policy areas, such as pricing and taxation, advertising, education, treatment and to other issues such as the chronic diseases and mental health
Social Media #1
MEPs Twitter releases 17 Tweets in total from:
- Nessa Childers (S&D, IE)
- Rebecca Taylor (ALDE, UK)
- Catherine Stihler (S&D, UK)
- Mairead McGuinness (EPP, IE)
- Antonyia Parvanova (ALDE, BG)
- Calls for strong EU policies and for the renewal of the EU Alcohol Strategy,
- Calls for targeted policies at national level incl. measures on alcohol dependence management, minimum pricing, labelling, advertisement, or youth drinking
- Facts about costs of alcohol-related harm for European societies
- Advertisement of the AWARH
Social Media #2 – Other Twitter releases
56 Tweets from health organisations and individuals including:
- IOGT International
- Alcohol Concern
- Alice Rap Project
- The European Public Health Alliance
- The European Cancer Leagues (ECL)
- Spirits Europe
- ELPA
- The European Mutual-Help Network for Alcohol-related Problems (EMNA)
- The European Center for Monitoring Alcohol Marketing (EUCAM)
- MakDnnbier – Policy Officer at the IOGT
- Margaret Walker – EASL
- Monica Swan – Professor of Public Health and Associate Director for Research at the Emory Center for Injury Control
Social Media #3 – Newsletters
- Daily newsletter from 10 to 17 May
- Circulation to more than 600 recipients, including MEPs, European Commission, Council of the European Union, WHO and OECD officials
- Report on daily activities of the AWARH, key facts, quotes of support and video interviews from key decision-makers and experts
- Creation of a dedicated AWARH social media release http://tiny.cc/AWARH13
Newsletters
- Tackling Alcohol-Related Harm, I’m in!
- Focusing on the burden of alcohol- related harm in Europe
- Focusing on the prevention of alcohol- related harm
- Focusing on screening and early detection of alcohol use disorders
- Focusing on treatment
- Focusing on policy action
Social Media Impact – Videos
Creation of a dedicated AWARH YouTube channel featuring interviews from key decision-makers and stakeholders:
- Cristian Silviu Busoi MEP
- Antonyia Parvanova MEP
- David Martin MEP
- Patricia Reilly (Research Commissioner cabinet)
- Monika Kosinska – European Public Health Alliance (EPHA)
- Kevin Jones – European Federation of Associations of Families of People with Mental Illness (EUFAMI)
- Mariann Skar – EUROCARE
- Achim Kautz – ELPA
- Informational video on the AWARH’s activities
Echo in Traditional Media
- The Parliament Magazine (biweekly edition) – article by Nessa Childers in the 13th May edition
- Coverage: More than 24000 monthly visits of the website, 50 000 recipients of the Parliament Magazine’s newsletter, daily or weekly bulletins emailed to 8000 recipients including EU institutions
- Dedicated article in EurActiv
- Covergae: 609,000 readers in 15 languages in 15 EU countries, a recognised information point for EU decision-makers and journalists
Articles highlights
Parliament Magazine:
- Need for integrated approach to tackle alcohol-related harm
- Call for renewal of the Alcohol Strategy
Euractiv:
- Need for continued efforts to tackle alcohol-related harm
- Relay of AWARH partner organisations (Eurocare, ELPA)’s calls to renew the Alcohol strategy
- United civil society claim for renewing the EU Alcohol Strategy
