Alcohol and Health - Open Forum

• Programme
• Meeting Report

Presentations

Topic 1: Social Costs

• Social Costs of Alcohol
  Alison Douglas
  Scottish Government

• EUROCARE’s action on alcohol and pregnancy
  M. Craplet
  Eurocare

• Alcohol does not make you big
  C. Andrei
  Romania

• European Mutual-help Network for Alcohol related problems
  E. Palmesino
  EMNA

The World Health Organisation: update on the Global Alcohol Strategy

• A global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol
  D. Rekve
  WHO Geneva

Topic 2: Consumer Information

• Alcohol problems in global population
  P. De Witte
  University of Louvain

• Developing the right message
  N. Sheron
  Royal College of Physicians

• The alcohol producers
  J. Fortescue
  CEPS

• The health professionals
  A.M. Cailloux
  Moet Henessy/Diageo

• The label & the public health website
  M. Skar
  Moet Henessy/Diageo

• The multi-media campaign
  I. Dolz Muñoz
  Unión de Consumidores de España (UCE)

Commission update: The RAYPRO web resource

• Resource on Alcohol and Youth Projects RAYPRO
  M. Montonen
  DG SANCO

Topic 3: Responsible selling and serving

• Responsible selling and serving: Training in alcohol related problems
  N. Torres da Silva
  Institute on Drugs and Drug Addiction, Lisbon

• Responsible Selling & Serving
  P. Kelly
  EuroCommerce - ASDA

• Commitment: Enforcement of age limits for selling and serving alcoholic drinks
  M. Rawlings
  British Beer & Pub Association

• Compliance with age limits
  A. Farner Rogne
  Active

• STAD - Stockholm Prevents Alcohol and Drug Problems
  R. Jansson
  Swedish Police

• Responsible selling and serving
  M. Matak/A. Rosloniak
  Polish Breweries/Polish Public Television journalist

Commission update: EU Alcohol Strategy implementation

• Implementation of the EU Alcohol Strategy: Reporting and Next Steps
  M. Hübel
  DG SANCO

These papers were produced for a meeting organized by the Health & Consumer Protection DG and represent the views of their authors on the subject. These views have not been adopted or in any way approved by the Commission and should not be relied upon as a statement of the Commission's or the Health & Consumer Protection DG's views. The European Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in these papers, nor does it accept responsibility for any use made thereof.