All Resources for 'Public Health'

Awareness Week on Alcohol Related Harm

Format
News
Themes
Addiction
Policy
Prevention
Public Health
The 8th Awareness Week on Alcohol related Harm will be held from 16th to 20th November.

Exploring the Factors that Influence Harmful Alcohol Use Through the Refugee Journey: A Qualitative Study

Publication Date
Format
Book
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Refugees
Public Health
Mental Health

This report from Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the University of Edinburgh School of Health in Social Science explores the factors influencing harmful alcohol use through the refugee journey.

Drawing on interviews...

Webinar: Preventive policies in higher education: creating preventive contexts

Publication Date
Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

ISSUP Chile invites you to participate in a webinar presenting the results of the latest study on substance use in higher education students in Chile.

The webinar will take place on Thursday, December 1, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. (Chile time).

De...

Webinar | Family Based Interventions during COVID-19 in a Low Resource Setting

Publication Date
Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
On 25th November, ISSUP Uganda presented their first Webinar on the topic of Family Based Interventions that can address unhealthy risk behaviour and substance abuse among adolescents during covid-19, in a low resource setting.

Exploring the Impact of Work and the Workplace on Alcohol and Drug Use

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Public Health

There is growing evidence of the role workplaces play in shaping alcohol and other drug (AOD)-related behaviours and how to intervene to prevent or minimise problems.

This presentation outlines patterns and prevalence of AOD use among...

UNODC Listen First Campaign

Format
News
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Public Health
Partner Organisation
During the global pandemic in 2020, UNODC has focused the Listen First materials to increase support for prevention of drug use that is based on science and is thus an effective investment in the well-being of children and youth, their families and their communities, specifically during times of isolation and physical distancing.

Bi-Monthly Webinar: ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (Third Session)

Publication Date
Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Populations
Family
On 26th November 2020, ISSUP Nigeria presented the Third Webinar in their Knowledge Update Series, focusing on the topic 'Drug Use / Addiction and the Family: Support Systems'.

Prevention Nuggets

Format
Website
Themes
Prevention
Public Health
Theories and Science
Data
Partner Organisation
APSI's Prevention Nuggets will address topics on prevention science and practice, etiology models, critical theories, ethics, environments for prevention, and many other issues fundamental to evidence-based prevention practice.

NGO Marketplace Training Video

Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Public Health
Partner Organisation

The NGO Marketplace (http://mp.vngoc.org) is a global platform for NGOs working on drug-related issues. It is a joint project of the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

This video...

Tobacco Tactics

Format
Website
Themes
Prevention
Public Health

Tobacco Tactics investigate the strategies and tactics the tobacco industry uses to undermine public health. The organisation use rigorously-sourced profiles of the key players, organisations, allies and techniques of the tobacco industry...