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Oct 7 '21, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
LESS ALCOHOL WEBINAR SERIES: HEALTH WARNINGS LABELS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INFORMED AND HEALTHIER CHOICES
This event is organized by the Department of Health Promotion at the World Health Organization.
Interpretation
Interpretations available in Russian and Spanish.
Date
October 7, 2021
Time
13:30 – 15:00 CET
Place
WHO’s Zoom platform
Concept
The labelling of alcoholic beverages is a recommended World Health Organization intervention to raise awareness of alcohol consumption and ensure that consumers can make informed decisions. Health warnings on alcoholic beverages labels increase consumers’ awareness of the risks associated with alcohol use, but the evidence is less robust regarding their impact on reducing consumption or changing individual behaviors. Current labelling practices across countries are not standardised. The inconsistencies in displaying information, the scale of interventions, assessment methodologies, among other factors, have resulted in diversified practices and outcomes.
This webinar aims to,
- Take stock of recent evidence regarding the use of health warning labels and the conditions for their effectiveness;
- Illustrate innovative country initiatives; and
- Discuss the possible role of consumer associations and civil society to hold interested parties to account.
This event specifically targets, individuals working in public health, local and national alcohol policy, policymakers, government officials, researchers, civil society groups, consumer associations, media and those new to alcohol research or practice in line with the WHO guidance.
Read the full concept note by WHO, here.
Program and speakers
OPENING REMARKS
- Naoko Yamamoto, Assistant Director-General, Healthier Population Division, World Health Organization
- Rüdiger Krech, Director, Department of Health Promotion, World Health Organization
- Juan Tello, Head, Less Alcohol Unit, Department of Health Promotion, World Health Organization
SPEAKERS
- Daša Kokole, Researcher, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
- Paula O’Brien, Associate Professor, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, Australia
- Maria Neufeld, Consultant, World Health Organization European Office for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases
- Ogochukwu Odeigah, Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Chrisland University, Nigeria
- Emanuele Scafato, Director, National Observatory on Alcohol, Italian National Institute of Health, Italy
- Norman Giesbrecht, Emeritus Scientist, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; Adjunct Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada
Registration
Participation at the event is by invitation.
If you have not received one, you can still register, here.
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