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Alcohol
The Health and Wellbeing Network produced a position paper on the
issues around alcohol and health in Manchester. This included comments
on the apparent lack of progress in delivering the Manchester Alcohol
Strategy.
Download: Health and Wellbeing Network Position Paper on Alcohol and Health
This was circulated to the Drug & Alcohol Action Team who
welcomed our offer to work with them to increase the contribution (and
profile) of the voluntary sector around these issues. we held
discussions with Manchester PCT Public Health Development Service to
respond to issues raised in the paper, focusing on the tone and style
of health promotion/social marketing material and how to make this more
accessible across Manchester’s diverse communities.
A draft of the second Manchester Alcohol Strategy (2008-2011) was
also
released for consultation and addressed some of the issues raised in
the paper. We built on this by giving additionalfeedback on the draft
strategy and added new information and perspectives where possible.
The revised Alcohol Strategy for Manchester (2008-2011) was launched on 29th
September 2008. It is organised around the themes of :
Prevention, Treatment, Young People & Enforcement. Each theme has
an accompanying action plan.
To develop the Network's contribution to this further, we
established participation from the Network on the Education and
Prevention Subgroup of the Alcohol Strategy team.
Link: Manchester Public Health Development Service - Alcohol news page
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