Policy statement issued by the Network of European NGO’s dedicated to injury prevention Working together to make Europe a safer place Wim Rogmans secretary general EuroSafe

EuroSafe’s Mission Working together to make Europe a safer place ….. To ensure the highest achievable levels of safety in the entire European region by promoting consistent policies, programmes and infrastructures throughout Europe. Working together to make Europe a safer place

Our goals Working together to make Europe a safer place Better policies: to mainstream the issue of injury prevention in a coherent manner within EU policy agenda’s and programmes. Focussed actions on injury priorities in Europe: to establish purpose driven networks that move knowledge on good practices into policy action. Sharing of resources: to organise sharing of state of art intelligence in injury data (IDB) and in the collection of evidence based practices (EMIP). Sustainability: to ensure ongoing development and implementation of injury prevention actions in Europe. Working together to make Europe a safer place

European NGO’s – Endorsing Policy Statement on ‘Alcohol and Injuries’ Working together to make Europe a safer place European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), European Alcohol Policy Alliance (EUROCARE), La Prévention Routière Internationale (PRI), European Federation of Road Traffic Victims (FEVR), European Public Health Association/Injury Prevention Section (EUPHA), European Society for Emergency Medicine (EuSEM), European Network of Safety and Health Professional Organisations (ENSHPO), International Life Saving Federation of Europe (ILSE), Network for International Collaboration on Evidence in Suicide Prevention (NICE-SP), Federation of the EU Fire Officer Association (FEU), European YOUTH Forum (EYF), European Association for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (EuroSafe). Working together to make Europe a safer place

Considerations Working together to make Europe a safer place Alcohol is not an ordinary product; Alcohol is associated with increased injury risk; Alcohol harms innocent victims; and Consumer right to be protected against harm. Working together to make Europe a safer place

Alcohol: a major injury risk factor Working together to make Europe a safer place Impairs vigilance: (already at 0,3 mg/ml). Exponentially impairment with increased intake. Clear correlation high consumption levels and accident rates in countries. Working together to make Europe a safer place

Alcohol: involved in 20-40% of all accidents in the EU (annual estimates) Working together to make Europe a safer place road deaths; home& leisure deaths; homicides; and alcohol related suicides. Working together to make Europe a safer place

Call to EU and MSs Working together to make Europe a safer place Effective pricing policies; Harmonised labelling; Alcohol free environments; Zero tolerance at work and on the road; Awareness raising and targeted action; Health sector lead in data collection; and EU wide monitoring. Working together to make Europe a safer place

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