Join us on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. (Washington D.C. or EDT) at the webinar: Annual Per Capita Alcohol Consumption in the Population: A Measurement Tool to Support Public Policy. The purpose of this Webinar is to provide theoretical and practical elements, so that the participants recognize the importance of the calculation of the annual per capita consumption of alcohol (APC), as a key indicator for the monitoring of trends and policies in alcohol consumption at the national level; to present as a complementary learning tool, the course hosted in the Virtual Campus of Public Health "Estimation of alcohol consumption per capita in the Americas".
Objectives:
- Deepen the theoretical understanding of per capita alcohol consumption, highlighting the APC indicator as a tool for monitoring the effectiveness of public policies.
- Develop practical skills for the calculation and analysis of the APC indicator.
- Demonstrate the applicability and relevance of the APC indicator in integrating health policies and achieving global objectives and targets, encouraging participation in the available virtual campus courses.
How to participate
- DATE: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
- TIME: 11:00 A.M. (EDT) [check the local time in other cities at the end of this page]
- LANGUAGES: English and Spanish with simultaneous translation.
- REGISTRATION: https://paho-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mlym6gjaTu-j83s5JmMj7w#/registration
Context
Alcohol use is a risk factor for global public health, with profound implications for society, the economy, and individual health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), alcohol use is responsible for 2.6 million deaths annually and is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases and mental health problems. Given this reality, it is essential to have effective tools and reliable data to monitor and formulate effective public health policies that allow decisions to be made to reduce consumption.
Annual per capita alcohol consumption (APC) has established itself as the most accurate and reliable indicator for monitoring trends in alcohol consumption. This indicator is key not only to understanding the dynamics of alcohol consumption in the population, but also to evaluating the effectiveness of the policies implemented and their alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, the lack of practical knowledge on collecting the necessary data and correctly calculating and interpreting this indicator may limit its effective use in integrating it into monitoring systems in countries and making timely public policy decisions on the subject.
Per capita alcohol consumption per year in liters of pure alcohol, is one of the two indicators of SDG health target 3.5: "Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol"; establishing measures to reduce alcohol consumption contributes to other goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda (WHO, 2018). Therefore, conducting training on this subject, is an important step to effectively address monitoring management that allows public policy decision-making to reduce alcohol consumption in the countries of the Region.
Agenda
Greetings, presentation of speakers, and dynamics of the webinar
- Dr. Mario A. Zapata, Regional Advisor on Alcohol and Psychoactive Drugs, PAHO/WHO
Presentation
- Dr. Renato Oliveira e Souza, Chief of the Mental Health and Substance Use Unit, PAHO/WHO
In Context: The Global Strategy and Action Plan to Reduce Alcohol Consumption
- Dr. Juan Tello, Head of Less Alcohol Unit, WHO
Importance and benefits of the APC indicator as a measure to determine levels of alcohol consumption and the burden of attributable disease and mortality in the population; its relationship with the SDGs.
- Dr. Kevin Shield Scientist, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Head of the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre in Addiction and Mental Health at CAMH
Basis for calculating APC: What is required? Source of the data? Who is involved at the national level in calculating the APC? Input for public policy decision-makers
- Dr. Norman Maldonado, PhD Ph.D. in Economics from Ohio State University, Director of PROESA, Center for Research in Social Protection and Health Economics of the ICESI University and the Valle del Lilli Foundation
Indicator Calculation: Hands-on demonstration of how to use the tool to calculate the APC indicator
- Dr. Norman Maldonado, PhD Ph.D. in Economics from Ohio State University, Director of PROESA, Center for Research in Social Protection and Health Economics of the ICESI University and the Valle del Lilli Foundation
VCPH Course Presentation: Presentation of the objective, course modules, and available resources
- Mr. Leonardo García, National Alcohol and Drugs Consultant, PAHO/WHO
Closing: Summary of the session
Time in other cities
- 8:00 a.m. – Los Angeles, Vancouver.
- 9:00 a.m. - Belmopan, Guatemala City, Managua, Mexico City, San Jose (CR), San Salvador, Tegucigalpa,
- 10:00 a.m. – Bogota, Kingston, Lima, Panama City, Quito
- 11:00 a.m. – Asunción, Bridgetown, Caracas, Georgetown, Havana, La Paz, Port of Spain, Port-au-Prince, Nassau, Ottawa, Santiago, San Juan, Santo Domingo, Washington D.C.
- 12: 00 a.m. - Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo, Paramaribo.
- 5:00 p.m. – Geneva, Madrid
For other cities, check the local time using the following link.