Strengthening community action on alcohol

The original Strengthening Community Action on Alcohol was published in 2002. This revised edition by Carmen Collie was published in 2007 by the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC). ALAC merged with the Health Sponsorship Council to become the Health Promotion Agency in 2012. HPA later became part of Health New Zealand.This item is widely disseminated within New Zealand, used as a training manual for several hundred community workers, used as a text within tertiary institutions, and has been read by many a new community worker and experienced practitioner; and acknowledged internationally.This revised edition of Strengthening Community Action on Alcohol has eight chapters that tell the story of alcohol in New Zealand and create a pathway for coordinated action. It brings together much of the work already undertaken to reduce alcohol-related harm in New Zealand and looks at the roles we each have to play, whether we are:community workers at the coalface with young people, families and those already experiencing alcohol-related harmpublic health practitioners working to change the systems and structures that support intoxicationlocal government representatives with a role in promoting our communities’ social, economic, environmental and cultural wellbeingpolice representatives dealing with liquor licensing plus alcohol-fuelled disorders, assaults, criminal damage, family violence, alcohol-related road crashes and more.It also provides common direction and frameworks for working together and is peppered with case studies from flax-roots community action throughout the country – reflecting some of the diverse approaches used to reduce the harms associated with intoxication.The files include the following chapters and contents:Introduction This section lists out the contents of this resource, namely: The culture of drinking in New Zealand, National policy and strategy, Frameworks for reducing alcohol-related harm, Community, Getting started, Supply Control, Demand Reduction and Problem Limitation. Chapter 1: The culture of drinking in New Zealand A global picture The culture of drinking in New Zealand A history of liquor laws in New Zealand Māori and alcohol Pacific peoples in New Zealand Young people and alcohol Changing the drinking culture How will we do it? Changing the drinking culture – developing a policy approach Chapter 2: National policy and strategy The National Drug Policy The National Alcohol Strategy Alcohol Advisory Council Strategic Direction 2007–2012 The Crime Reduction Strategy The Safer Communities: Action Plan to Reduce Community Violence and Sexual Violence Te Rito: The New Zealand Family Violence Prevention Strategy The New Zealand Police Alcohol Action Plan He Korowai Oranga: Mäori Health Strategy The Pacific Health and Disability Action Plan The Youth Development Strategy Aotearoa Te Tāhuhu: Improving Mental Health 2005–2015 The New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy Road Safety to 2010 Chapter 3: Frameworks for reducing alcohol-related harm The Treaty of Waitangi Determinants of health Reducing inequalities Harm minimisation Supply control, demand reduction and problem limitation Health promotion The Ottawa Charter Advances in health promotion Health promotion and the Treaty of Waitangi TUHA-NZ: A Treaty understanding of health in Aotearoa The Spectrum of Prevention Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention The prevention paradoxes Te Whare Tapa Whā Te Pae Māhutonga Te Wheke Pacific models of health and wellbeing Chapter 4: Community Community commitment to reducing alcohol-related harm The role of local government The diverse roles of health The role of ‘community’ Community engagement Community development Community action Social marketing Community readiness Working with communities Values and ethics Working with Māori communities Working with Pacific communities Working with new migrant communities Working with Asian communities Working with gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex communities Working with young people Chapter 5: Getting started Getting Started Step 1: Start here Step 2: Establish networks Step 3: Gather information Step 4: Build evaluation into your programme Step 5: Develop an action plan Step 6: Take action Step 7: Review the process Skills and tools Advocacy Writing a submission Presenting a submission Meeting a Member of Parliament Contributing to policy development Strategic planning Facilitation Presentation skills Training sessions Focus groups Looking after yourself Supervision for community workers Ensuring sustainability Chapter 6: Supply control Supply control strategies Supply control legislation The Sale of Liquor Act 1989 The Resource Management Act 1991 Other relevant legislation Host Responsibility Licensed environments The six key concepts of Host Responsibility Developing a Host Responsibility policy Industry training and standards Non-licensed environments Public events Host Responsibility and Mäori communities Safe alcohol use in Pacific communities Enforcement and compliance Administering the Sale of Liquor Act Monitoring intoxication Controlled purchase operations (CPOs) Alco-Link Alcohol accords Liquor bans Community support for supply control Youth Access to Alcohol (YATA) Sports Club Accreditation Project Te Ara Poka Tika: Project Walkthrough Community Action on Youth and Drugs Chapter 7: Demand reduction Demand reduction Marketing change Changing the way New Zealanders drink The drink-driving campaign Local campaigns THINK… consequences Get into it, not out of it Public information What is alcohol? The effects of alcohol on the body The social costs of alcohol-related harm Patterns of drinking Standard drinks Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder Working with the media Relationships with the media Letters to the editor Media releases Media interviews Media launches and events Monitoring the media Chapter 8: Problem limitation Problem limitation Early intervention Alcohol Drug Helpline Early intervention settings School interventions Workplace interventions Hospital interventions Justice system interventions Community interventions Glossary Consists of a Māori Glossary

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