1. MARSHALL OFFICE OF WIELKOPOLSKA REGION Health Department, Wielkopolska Region Cooperating with NGO's for the prevention of alcohol-related harm – the Wielkopolska experience Helsinki, 21st November 2006

2. Wielkopolska Region

3. Wielkopolska Region in numbers One of the largest regions in Poland Poznań – rich industrial, cultural, historical and international fair center surface - 29.825 km² ( 2nd in Poland ) population – 3,5 millions people ( 3rd in Poland ) www.umww.pl.

4. Medium alcohol consumption in Poland by Central Statistical Office

5. Matters of law Main Act in solving alcohol problems – Official Act (26 Oct.1982) „ About upbringing in abstinency and countermeasure of alcoholism” National Program for Prevention and Solving Alcohol Problems 2006-2010 Main Act „About Public Benefit and Voluntary Services (24 Apr.2003)” Main Act „ About Territorial Self-Goverment”

6. Due to Official Act (26 Oct.1982) „ About upbringing in abstinency and countermeasure of alcoholism ” Marshall Office is obliged to : initiate of all activities concerned with alcohol access restraints and consumption decrease initiate and create good social activities for healthy,abstinent way of life cooperate with church, religious communities, organizations,foundations and all NGO’s with alcohol prevention

7. Programm of solving alcohol problems is carried out as the Regional Program for Prevention and Solving Alcohol Problems 2006-2010 which creates public policy in particular tasks ; educational functions alcohol availability restraints and control medical care, rehabiltation and reintegration of alcohol abusers prevention of alcohol-related harm family violence prevention

8. And also duties as: medical care and elimination of alcohol-related medical harm in abusers proffesional prophylaxy and adult education epidemiological monitoring and evaluation

9. According to Main Act „About Public Benefit and Voluntary Services (24 Apr.2003)”; Cooperation with NGO’s is formulated to choose the best in official transparent tender.( public invitation for tenders, tender commission,transparent procedures available in official WWW pages etc.) NGO’s are generally best prepared and specialized in educational and social programms Main criteria for social programs: rich offer, proffesional,high educated and experienced staff,

10. Our experiences with NGO’s Most interesting programs : XX National Open Autumn Abstinent „Maple Leaf” Cross Country Race - Union of Abstinence Associations Poznań ( 1000 contestents ) Summer holidays with elements of sociotherapeutical classes for village children from families with alcohol and violence problems – St.Wojciech Roman - Catholic Parish in Kobierno. XIII Young Bicycle Rally throug Wielkopolska with psychological workshops – ( 50 teenagers) Catholic Abstinence Association „ DOM” in Kępno Integration holiday campus for children and families with alcohol and violence problems – Polish Scouts Command ( ZHP ) district Kalisz – ( 50 teenagers )

11. Our experiences with NGO’s Most interesting programs : Safe and Joyful Holidays in Mountains –sociotherapeutical holidays for children with victim and disadvantage syndroms in Tatra Mountains- Association „Abstinence” Konin ( 90 children ) Summer holidays with horses,hipotherapy,sociotherapeutical classes for children from families with alcohol and violence problems – Hipodrom „Wola” Poznań – ( 50 teenagers ) 24 hours Critical Intervention Center for Lone Mother with Children – Help Foundation for Lone Mother „ Pro Vita” Rogoźno

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