As Communication Director at Dianova Portugal, the Health Promotion Initiative “Mocktails: memories of a fun night” is a prevention best practice of the United Nations aiming to raise awareness on the harm related effects of alcohol abuse developed in schools and community environoments since 2009.
It is promoted in collaboration of more than 40 Partners as national, and regional relevant stakeholders, in the city of Torres Vedras, having reached between 2009 and 2014 about 25.000 youngsters and adults.
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Healt Promotion Mocktails Results Evaluation 2014
1. IMPACT 2014 | May 5th-10th
Drug Awareness Health Promotion Initiative
“Mocktails: memories of a fun night”
Torres Vedras | Portugal
2. HEALTH PROMOTION PRINCIPLES
Ottawa Letter (OMS 1986)
Process that aims to increase individuals and communities’ capacity to control health,
strengthening the rights and responsibility for health.
Focus on programs and actions to change behaviors and lifestyle risks such as dangerous
driving, drug abuse…
STRATEGIES:
• Cause defense;
• Training: information, skills and opportunities to make healthier choices;
• How: inter, intra and non-governmental, industry, experts, communities, media…
“Health is a basic human right and is essential for social and economic development. It is
a process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health”
in Jacarta Declaration., 1997
3. MARIJUANA USE AND PERCEIVED RISK AMONG 12TH GRADERS, 1975 TO 2009
50%
Past Year Use
40%
30%
Perceived Risk
20%
10%
’75 ’80 ’85 ’90 ’95 ’00 ’05
Source: The Monitoring the Future study, the University of Michigan
Benchmark | Incresead Social Risk Perception
Decreases Drug Abuse
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4. Torres Vedras
24.600 inhabitant
40kms from
Lisbon
Community Problem
ESPAD’12
Drugs Use - 17- 18
years
8% other drugs
16% cannabis
52% alcohol
School dropout
18-24 years 20,8%
(against 13% EU)
Eurostat’12
Increased
Delinquency 12,9%
&
Teenage Pregnancy
9% (#1 EU)
Incresead Use of
Cannabis and Alcohol
in Torres Vedras
Incresead Road
Accidents &
Domestic Violence
Lack of Prevention
Plans in School
5. “Mocktails” Initiative 2009-2014
WHAT IS IT?
Action focused on increasing drug awareness risk perception and to promote health
and community engagement based on a cooperative strategy promoted by Dianova
Portugal in partnership with +40 national, regional and local public & private
Organizations.
AIMING (WHAT? / FOR WHOM?)
Awareness of alcohol and drug abuse consequences, such as school dropout,
anxiety/depression, traffic / road accidents among teenagers and young adults (15-25
years).
DYNAMICS
Engage Institutional Partners, Sponsors, Media, Schools and young adults… A Socially
& Healthy Responsible Initiative.
WHERE?
Torres Vedras, Portugal, May 2009-2014…
6. “Mocktails” Initiative 2014
Increasing awareness without moral prejudice in
a close relationship and cooperation is the
philosophy of this initiative focused on Health
Promotion!
7. “Mocktails” Initiative 2014
Use of drugs and alcohol "is the main cause road accidents in Portugal followed by Excessive Speed” |
2.234 drivers 15 – 19 years involved in car roads
55
PSP & GNR Police Officers + Wing Girls Red Bull increment awareness on a civical
responsible attitude to decrease risk behaviors related to alcohol abuse
40
Citizenship Awards 0% Alcohol = Red Bull Can
8. 42 National | Regional Partners
15
INSTITUTIONAL,
SPONSORS e
MEDIA
9
SCHOOLS
4
RESTAURANTS
14
DISCOS
&
PUBS
9. 42 National | Regional Partners
2 MEDIA PARTNERS
PROMOTORS 6 INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS
19. “Mocktails” Social Impact (Outupts) 2014
2.500
People who healthy
consumed Mocktails
1.200
Students in
9 Schools
53 PSP | GNR &
Protecção Civil TVD
Officers
23 Patrol Vehicles
44 Volunteers with a
blast smile and lots
of energy
42 Partners*
&
103
Night Clubs
Employees
40 Impacted People
on auto-stop
operations
PSP/GNR +
Wing Girls Red Bull
2.200
Audience
Concert 4th Edition
of “Humor and
Music”
6.182 PEOPLE
*Considering 1 Person per Partner as minimum indicator
20. “Mocktails” Social Impact (Outupts) 2009-2014
14.474
People who healthy
consumed Mocktails
5.200
Students in
21 Schools
139 PSP | GNR &
Protecção Civil TVD
Officers
241 Volunteers with
a blast smile and
lots of energy
191 Partners* &
478 Night Clubs
Employees
488 Impacted
People on auto-stop
operations
PSP/GNR
5 (14) Wing-Girls
Team
120
Citizenship Awards
0% alchol
(Red Bull Cans)
3.553
Concerts/Associated
Events
24.898 PEOPLE
*Considering 1 Person per Partner as minimum indicator
21. Positive Change of Behavior Through Health Education & Promotion
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An effective way to Individuals and Groups learn how to behave, in order to
promote, maintain and/ or restore health through education, information and
mobilization of public opinion, engaging the whole community.
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WITHOUT RISK