Policy & analysis
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10 action areas of the European action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol 2012–2020
A compilation of 10 thematic targets motivating WHO action on reducing harmful alcohol use. (WHO/Europe)
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An EU strategy to support Member States in reducing alcohol-related harm
This communication sets out a European Union strategy to support the Member States in reducing the problems related to harmful and hazardous alcohol consumption. To this end, it sets priority themes, identifies the different levels of action and lists the measures taken by the Member States to encourage good practices. (European Commission)
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Community strategy to reduce alcohol-related harm
Community strategy to reduce alcohol-related harm (Council of the European Union)
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Council conclusions on alcohol and health
Invitations to Member States and the European Commission to implement the good practices presented in the European Union’s Alcohol Strategy. (Council of the European Union)
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Council recommendation on the drinking of alcohol by young people, in particular children and adolescents
Policy recommendations for Member States and the Commission on young people’s alcohol consumption, particularly among children and adolescents. (Council of the European Union)
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Declaration on Young People and Alcohol
The aim of the Declaration is to protect children and young people from pressures to drink alcohol and to reduce the harm done to them directly or indirectly by alcohol. (WHO European Ministerial Conference on Young People and Alcohol, Stockholm, Sweden, 21 February 2001)
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European action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol 2012–2020
Action plan endorsed by all 53 Member States in September 2011; includes a range of evidence-based policy options for reducing the harmful use of alcohol. (WHO/Europe)
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European Charter on Alcohol
Adopted at the European Conference on Health, Society and Alcohol, Paris, 12–14 December 1995. (WHO/Europe)
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First progress report on implementation of the European Union alcohol strategy
The first progress report on the implementation of the European Union alcohol strategy. (European Commission)
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Framework for alcohol policy in the WHO European Region
To encourage and facilitate the development and implementation of global, regional, national and community policies and action to prevent or reduce the harm caused by alcohol; an overarching framework for existing international instruments; documents and addresses recent developments, new challenges and required research. (WHO/Europe)
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Global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol
The global strategy focuses on 10 key areas of policy options and interventions at the national level and four priority areas for global action. (WHO)
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The European Commission’s communication on alcohol and the WHO framework for alcohol policy – analysis to guide development of national alcohol action plans
This public health analysis examines the supporting documentation for the formulation and implementation of the European Commission’s 2006 communication on a strategy to reduce alcohol-related harm and the framework for alcohol policy in the WHO European Region, to provide guidance for the development of national action plans on alcohol. This report also examines relevant findings from projects co-funded by the Commission. (WHO/Europe)
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Alcohol and injuries: emergency department studies in an international perspective
Current state of research, practice and policy issues on the association between alcohol and injuries, synthesizing the results of studies in several hospital emergency departments in various cultural settings, including WHO’s collaborative study on alcohol and injuries. (WHO)
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Alcohol consumption among elderly European citizens: health effects, consumption trends and related issues
Report outlining the main health, social and economic effects of alcohol use by older people, with recent trends in alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm and whether current levels of consumption are problematic or warrant further attention. The report covers 10 countries: the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. (National Institute of Public Health, Sweden)
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Alcohol in Europe: a public health perspective
Expert synthesis of published reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analyses and individual papers and an analysis of data made available by the European Commission and WHO. (European Commission)
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Alcohol-related indicators: report on the work of the Committee on Alcohol Data, Indicators and Definitions
Report of a committee on data, indicators and definitions on alcohol use established to formulate a proposal for improving national and European comparability of data on alcohol consumption and health, injury and harm (excluding social and economic harm) and to coordinate and agree on common indicators and definitions. (European Commission)
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Assessment of young people’s exposure to alcohol marketing in audiovisual and online media
Quantitative exposure assessment based on data on viewers and advertising; an analysis of alcohol portrayals in television advertising in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, and a study of exposure to online alcohol advertising in the United Kingdom. (European Commission)
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Attitudes towards alcohol: Eurobarometer
Report on the alcohol drinking habits of European Union citizens and their attitudes towards measures that might influence alcohol-related harm. (European Commission)
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European Union information system on alcohol and health
Joint surveys of trends and developments in alcohol consumption, alcohol-related harm and alcohol-related policies across the European Union. (WHO/Europe and European Commission)
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Global status report on alcohol and health
A comprehensive perspective on the global, regional and country consumption of alcohol, patterns of drinking, health consequences and policy responses in Member States. (WHO)
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Health at a glance 2011: OECD indicators
The most recent comparable data on key indicators of health and health systems in OECD countries. (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development )
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Models of addiction
Critical review of existing addiction theories, with reflections on how they could be organized into a structure to inform the assessment, prevention and treatment of addictive behaviour. The model is not limited to illicit drugs and could be applied to alcohol. (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Portugal)
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Status report on alcohol and health in 35 European countries, 2013
Report providing information on alcohol consumption, related harm and countries’ policy responses, to contribute to the global information system on alcohol and health. Presents information for 35 countries (European Union countries and candidate countries, Norway and Switzerland), individually and in groups distinguished by their drinking patterns and traditions. (WHO/Europe)