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    Type of settings
    On-line
    Category of capacity building activity
    Seminar/Webinar
    PHIRI Activity
    No
    Activity schedule
    Fixed date(s)
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    Activity local date
    -
    Date on a monthly basis
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    GEO coverage
    Multinational
    Language
    English
    Available in other languages
    No
    Target audience
    Experts;
    Public Health Professionals;
    Decision-Makers;
    Policy-Makers

    Population-wide interventions are the most cost-effective approach to tackle the root causes of and reduce the overall alcohol consumption and harm. Many global commitments and surveillance systems use this population-wide approach to track progress in the implementation of alcohol control policies. The alcohol per capita consumption is available for almost all countries on a yearly basis since 1996. The trends of alcohol per capita consumption have consistently shown a direct association with alcohol harm and mortality. The indicator is also sensitive to variations in the implementation of alcohol control policies, and more recently it has been used in modelling alcohol consumption worldwide. This event aims at discussing the validity and reliability of alcohol per capita consumption, its sensitivity to describe changes in alcohol control policies and reflect on the implication of COVID-19 pandemic in alcohol consumption projected trends by 2030.

    Topics
    Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Behaviours » Alcohol consumption;
    Policy
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    Leading organizer
    World Health Organisation
    Partners
    World Health Organisation Europe
    Contact

    Less Alcohol Unit of the Department of Health Promotion and the Alcohol
    (lessalcohol@who.int)

    Updated on 07 January 2023