European Awareness Week on Alcohol-Related Harm 2020

The 8th European Awareness Week on Alcohol-Related Harm (AWARH - http://www.awarh.eu/), will take place 16th – 20th November 2020.

Health in Europe through alcohol policies regarding COVID -19, Sustainable Development Goals and Cancer are the core events during the week.

All events will be on-line. We are hoping for your support and active engagement in the week to make it a big success on social media.

Eurocare is organising this week together with United European Gastroenterology (UEG), European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), European Liver Patients' Association (ELPA), European Brain Council (EBC) and European Federation of Addiction Societies (EUFAS). We are proud to have an established co-operation with these organisations.

In 2020 we are working closely together with WHO Europe Alcohol team. Their partnership increases the importance of the week and the visibility.

The aim of AWARH is to increase awareness of the need to address alcohol-related harm in Europe and highlight the need to address it through an integrated approach to alcohol policy.

Health is high on the European Agenda as noted in President von der Leyen’s State of the Union speech (https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_20_1657), the European Commission’s Work Programme 2021 (https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_20_1940) , the ENVI Report on the EU4Health programme (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/product/product-details/20201030CDT04402) and the first meetings of the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/beca/home/highlights).

Europe Beating Cancer Plan is expected around the 9th December – so now is the time to call for action and ensure prevention and reduction of alcohol related harm is included.

Please disseminate information about the European Awareness Week on Alcohol-Related Harm to all your members, partners and policy and decision makers in your country.  

Sharing in social media
Several infographics and material to be used on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are available here http://www.awarh.eu/ , and we hope you all can help by liking and sharing these posts.

Please contact Mariann.Skar@eurocare.org if you can translate the messages into your language. We will try to make this possible.

All information is available on http://www.awarh.eu.
We will start sharing Monday 16th November, and then keep it going every day from 16-20 November.

If you have your own images or infographics, please feel free to share these as part of the European week!

The hashtag for the week is #awarh20 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AwarhEurope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AwarhEurope/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awarheurope/  

Three webinars Three webinars will be organized during the Awareness Week by the partners and WHO Europe at Zoom. Thank you for sharing information about these webinars to all your partners!

Alcohol & Cancer   Monday, 16 November 2020 15:00 – 16:00 CET   Zoom Webinar Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_14rUYE8cQhGZnJ9CCO8yAQ  
The focus in this event will be the link between alcohol and cancer and the forthcoming Europe Beating Cancer Plan. In conjunction with this event, WHO Europe is also launching its new factsheet for policy makers, Alcohol and Cancer in the WHO European Region.  

Alcohol & COVID-19   Tuesday, 17 November 2020 15:00 – 16:00 CET   Zoom Webinar Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l2bNnNcaQ-6kXBgSqbDxkQ  
The focus in this event is the impact alcohol has on COVID-19 and steps taken to reduce the risks.  

Alcohol and Health Policies in Europe and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)   Wednesday, 18 November 2020 15:00 – 16:00 CET   Zoom Webinar Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GC2xnke6RzKYY-onz1zdUg  

The focus in this event is on how evidence-based alcohol policies can contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Europe. In conjunction with this event, WHO Europe is also launching its new factsheet for policy makers, Alcohol consumption and sustainable development and there will also be a presentation of a new Special Issue Alcohol Control Policy and Health in Europe of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.