Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity Forums

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Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity 7 Forum
Alcohol Policy: Time to Act!
Current Research, Policy, and Practical Applications to Address Alcohol-related Harm
(March 2, 2010; 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
North York Memorial Community Hall (5100 Yonge Street/3 Park Home Ave.), Toronto, Ontario

Information about this forum:

• Agenda [PDF]
• Speaker Biographies [PDF]
• Directions and Recommended Hotel [PDF]
• Online Evaluation Form will remain open for three weeks after the forum.

Dr. Thomas Babor, University of Connecticut School of Medicine and lead author and principle investigator of the landmark book “Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity – Research and Public Policy” and the just-released Second Edition.

NOTE: some files are large and may take several minutes to download

• Dr. Thomas Babor - How Alcohol Policies Reduce Harm: New Research and Recommendations [PDF, 305kb]

• Dr. Norman Giesbrecht and Nancy Langdon - Reducing the Burden from Alcohol in Ontario – Challenges to an Effective Policy Response [PDF, 48kb]

• Penny Nelligan - Healthy Public Policy: Ministry of Health Promotion [PDF, 449kb]

• Victoria van Gilst - Challenges and Successes: Working Towards a Comprehensive Alcohol Strategy [PDF, 1.1MB]

• Dr. Maristela G. Monteiro - Alcohol and Public Health in the Americas: Report from the Pan American Health Organization [PDF, 1.1MB]

• Susan Shepherd - Challenges and Successes working with Licenced Establishments [PDF, 117kb]

• Denise DePape - Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity Forum #7 (Time to Act!) [PDF, 701kb]

• Andrew Murie - Provincial Liquor Boards: Meeting the Best Interest of Canadians [PDF, 82kb]

NOTE: some files are large and may take several minutes to download

• Alcohol and Public Health in the Americas: A Case for Action [PDF, 1.3MB] — Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization. 2007

• Alcohol Policy: Getting Alcohol on the Agenda and Higher Priority for Effective Interventions [PDF] — Briefing Note, Alcohol Policy Network. January 2005

• Protecting Ontario's Alcohol and Public Health Policies in Negotiations on the Proposed Canada-EU Treaty [PDF] — Backgrounder, Jim Grieshaber-Otto for OPHA Alcohol Workgroup. February 2010

• What Does It Take to Make a Healthy Province? A benchmark study of jurisdictions in Canada and around the world with the highest levels of health and the best health behaviours [PDF, 1.3MB] — ICES Investigative Report, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. November 2009

• IAS Fact Sheet: Alcohol Policies [PDF] — Institute of Alcohol Studies. July 2005

• Recommendation to accept the Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity report for information [PDF] — Report to Niagara Region Public Health Social Services Committee. December 9, 2005

• Evidence and Best Practices for Policy Intervention [PDF] — OPHA Alcohol Workgroup Teleconference Proceedings. October 10, 2008

• Alcohol, Gender, Culture, and Harms in the Americas [PDF] — PAHO Multicentric Study Final Report. Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization. 2007

• Report on the WHO Regional Technical Consultation on a Global Strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol [PDF] — Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization. May 2009

• Public Health Approach to Alcohol Policy: an updated report from the Provincial Health Officer [PDF, 1.4MB] — P.R.W. Kendall, Office of the Provincial Health Officer, British Columbia. December 2008

• Rating the Provinces and Territories: The 2009 Report — A Comprehensive Review of the Provincial and Territorial Impaired Driving Laws [PDF] — MADD Canada. November 2009

• The Toronto Drug Strategy: A comprehensive approach to alcohol and other drugs [PDF, 1.3MB] — Toronto Public Health, City of Toronto. December 2005

• The Toronto Drug Strategy: Status Report 2008 [PDF] — Toronto Public Health, City of Toronto. March 2008

• Handbook for Action to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harm [PDF] — WHO Regional Office of Europe. 2009

 

Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity 6 Forum
Alcohol Across the Life Span: Current Research and Practical Applications for Alcohol-Related Harm
(March 5, 2009; 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
North York (Toronto), Ontario

• Information about this Forum's topic, speaker list [PDF]
• Agenda [PDF]
• Directions [PDF] and Recommended Hotel [PDF]
Quick Notes/Links from the Forum:
• To email Daina Mueller your ideas, click here
• OIPRC Discussion Forum
• OIPRC Report: Alcohol-Related Injuries: an Evidence-Based Synthesis Document [PDF]
• Alcohol Policy Network's activites mapped to Ontario Public Health Standards [PDF]
Forum Presentations:
NOTE: these are in "View Only" format; some files are large and may take several minutes to download

• Dr. Louis Gliksman - Alcohol Trends in Ontario [PPS, 510kb]

• Pegeen Walsh and Daina Mueller - The New Ontario Public Health Standards [PPS, 2.1MB]

• Dr. Phil Groff - Alcohol and Injuries: Research into practical applications [PPS, 2.0MB]

• Dr. Robert Mann - Impaired Driving and Motor Vehicle Collisions [PPS, 221kb]

• Dr. Norman Giesbrecht - Alcohol and Chronic Disease: Research into practical applications [PPS, 1.0MB]

 

Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity 5 Forum
Adapting National and Provincial Alcohol Strategies for Local Impact
(March 27, 2008; 8:30 a.m - 3:30 p.m.)
Ottawa, Ontario

• Information about this Forum's topic
• Speakers' Bios [PDF, 37kb]
• Agenda [PDF, 44kb]
• Ontario Alcohol and Drug Strategy - Background Materials:
  

  • Alcohol, Other Drugs and Related Harms in Ontario: a scan of the environment [PDF, 335kb]

  • Why do we need an Ontario Drug Strategy? [PDF, 152kb]

  • A Proposed Drug Strategy Framework for Ontario [PDF, 106kb]

• Forum Presentations - NOTE: these are in "View Only" format; some files are very large and may take some time to download
  

  • Dr. Norman Giesbrecht and Anca Ialomiteanu - Alcohol in Ontario: Consumption and High-Risk Drinking, Harm and Policy Implications [PPS, 932kb]

    • Summary and Implications - slide 84

  • Carolyn Franklin - Update: National Alcohol Strategy [PPS, 1.3MB]

  • Barbara Miles and Samantha Cukier - Changing the Culture of Alcohol Use in Nova Scotia: An Alcohol Strategy to Prevent and Reduce the Burden of Alcohol-Related Harm in Nova Scotia [PPS, 1.9MB]

    • Self-help — My Choice workbook link

  • Reggie Caverson - Developing an Ontario Drug Strategy: Progress, Challenges, and Implications [PPS, 184kb]

  • ARAPO Recognition Award - Individual: Filomena Ferraro; Organization: Substance Abuse Action Committee (SAAC) of the Grey Bruce Health Unit

  • John Garcia - Lessons from Tobacco Control: Relevance to Alcohol Control? [PPS, 5.9MB]

  • Nancy Langdon - Opening and Closing Remarks: Points for Discussion [PPS, 325kb]

 

Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity 4 Forum:
Alcohol and Chronic Disease Prevention: Making the Link
(March 22, 2007; 9:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m.)

• Presentation Descriptions and Speakers' Bios [PDF, 60kb]
• Agenda [PDF, 49kb]
• Directions, area hotels, and parking costs
• Downloadable map to location, showing parking lots [PDF, 20kb]
• Research Paper: Alcohol and Chronic Disease: an Ontario Perspective [PDF, 861kb]
• Forum Presentations - NOTE: these are in "View Only" format; some files are very large and may take some time to download
  

  • Dr. Norman Giesbrecht - Alcohol as a Risk Factor for Chronic Disease - Policies and Local Action

  • Deb Keen - Highlights of the Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance Report and the Cancer 20/20 Report [PPS, 988kb]

  • Janet McAllister - Alcohol and Cancer - Evidence and Recommendations: a report by CAMH [PPS, 133kb]

  • ARAPO Recognition Award - Acceptance speech from the award winner, Mina Bozzi [WMV, 1.2MB]

  • Marianne Kobus-Matthews - Low-Risk Drinking Guidelines: Awareness, Adaptation, and Adoption of the LRDGs to Reduce Chronic Disease [PPS, 1.3MB]

  • Pam Benson - FOCUS Media Campaign on Alcohol Risk and Chronic Disease [PPS, 5.5MB]

  • Diane Buhler - Check it out!/Á voir: a program to assess young women's knowledge and interest in the impact of alcohol and other factors on breast health [PPS, 1.8MB]

 

Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity 3 Forum
Emerging Evidence on the Links Between Alcohol Promotion and Risky Drinking
(March 3, 2006)

• Speakers' Bios
• Agenda [PDF, 47kb]
• Forum Presentations - NOTE: these are in "View Only" format; some files are very large and may take some time to download
  

  • Dr. David Jernigan - Risky Drinking and Youth: The role of alcohol promotion - Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth

  • Dr. Marvin Krank - It Starts Here: Advertising and adolescents [6.6MB] - University of British Columbia

  • Michelle Swenarchuk, LLB - Alcohol Advertising and the Law in Canada and in International Trade [100kb]

  • Joe Rock - Youth & Alcohol, Messages & Media (YAMM) Campaign: From theory to practice [935kb] - Alcohol Policy Network

  • Rebecca Fortin - Recent Initiatives of ARAPO [596kb] - Association to Reduce Alcohol Promotion in Ontario

  • Patricia Hadju - Peer Leadership: Recognizing and supporting the inherent strength of a community [8.4MB] - Thunder Bay District Health Unit

  • Stephen Gard - Welcome to Bartown [5.8MB] - Windsor FOCUS Community





Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity 2 Forum
Is Ontario Playing "Spin the Bottle" with Public Health and Safety?
(March 11, 2005; 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)

Related files:

• Agenda [PDF, 377kb]
• Powerpoint Presentations:
  • "One Year Later: What Progress?" [2,182kb] - Opening Remarks: Dr. Robert Mann and Pat Sanagan
  • "What is the importance of alcohol control from an international perspective?" [154kb] - Forum #1: Dr. Robin Room
  • "What current trends in alcohol retailing and marketing in North American jurisdictions are problematic or potentially problematic, and why?" - Panel Forum #2:
  • "An economic analysis of changes in alcohol retailing in Alberta and implications for Ontario" [296kb] - Prof. Greg Flanagan
  • "The effects of alcohol advertising on alcohol consumption" [134kb] - Dr. Henry Saffer
  • "Proposed changes in alcohol retailing in Ontario: An estimate of social and health costs of several scenarios" - Dr. Jürgen Rehm, Senior Scientist, CAMH
  • "Given a scenario where alcohol is made more accessible in the province of Ontario, what would be the impact on your sector?" - Forum #3:
  • Health Promotion [3,751kb] - Pat Sanagan
  • Addiction Treatment - Dennis Long, Executive Director, Breakaway
  • Impaired Driving [67kb] - Andrew Murie
  • General public, and public opinion [102kb] - Dr. Norman Giesbrecht
  • "What are key recommendations to the Government about changes in the access and marketing of alcohol in Ontario?" - Forum #4: Facilitated Discussion lead by Denise DePape



Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity Forum
(February 27, 2004; 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.)

Related files in PDF format:

• Agenda [PDF, 454kb]
• Speakers' Bios
• Powerpoint Presentations in PDF format:
  • Juergen Rehm - Preventing Alcohol Problems: International Best Practices [360kb]
  • Andy Murie - Impaired Driving Prevention: an update, MADD Canada [463kb]
  • Patricia Begin - What's Happening at the Federal Level? [422kb]
  • David Jernigan - International Trends in Alcohol Marketing & Promotion [2,493kb]
  • Jim Grieshaber-Otto - A Canadian Perspective on Alcohol & International Trade Policy [2,848kb]
  • Denise DePape and Bob Mann - OPHA Alcohol Policy Paper [103kb]
• Background Materials:
  • Alcohol and the Global Burden of Disease: Epidemiology and Policy Implications [PDF, 139kb], Juergen Rehm, CAMH
  • Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity - A summary of the WHO report [PDF]
  • Promoting Healthy Communities: A Framework for Alcohol Policy and Public Health in Ontario [PDF], OPHA
  • Retail Alcohol Monopolies and Regulation: Preserving the Public Interest, CAMH
  • Trade Treaties, Alcohol, and Public Health, Jim Grieshaber-Otto and David Jernigan
  • Alcohol Marketing & Young People [PDF], WHO
  • The Case for a 0.05% Criminal Code BAC Limit [PDF]
  • The Case for a Provincial 0.00% BAC Limit for All Drivers Under the Age of 21 [PDF], E. Chamberlain and R. Solomon
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention - " effects of introducing or lowering legal per se blood alcohol limits for driving: an international review" [PDF, 125kb], Robert E. Mann, et al.