The NHS have released Alcohol Awareness Week in England and Wales 19-25 October 2009: A guide to getting involved which states:
'Alcohol Awareness Week in England and Wales runs from 19 October to 25 October 2009 and aims to encourage adults to think about how much they are drinking. The Department of Health in England's Know Your Limits Units campaign is using the week to raise awareness of the health risks of drinking above the Chief Medical Officer's (CMO) recommended lower-risk limits for regular drinking, and to provide straight-forward help for those who want to cut back. The campaign is encouraging people to keep a simple drink diary for the week to learn whether their drinking could be putting them at risk'
The pack contains guidance and resources for the following:
- Activity ideas
- Evaluation form
- Media
- Template press release
- Did you know? Units quiz
- Drink diary
- Q&As
- Know Your Limits Units materials
- The Know Your Limits campaign
Alcohol Concern are also promoting the week and have produced this Alcohol Awareness Week Pack to promote local promotion. The pack recommends local activity ideas such as: writing a letter to local media editors; inviting your MP to visit a local treatment service; organising a stakeholder’s event and organising an information stand.
Alcohol Concern are also carrying out a survey of social work professionals in order to better understand the effects of parental alcohol misuse on children, as part of their research for Alcohol Awareness Week 2009.
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