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

Wielkopolska Region

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.

Medium alcohol consumption in Polandby Central Statistical Office

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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

100 % alcohol consumption in litres per capita

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”

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

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

And also duties as:

• medical care and elimination of alcohol-related medical harm in abusers

• proffesional prophylaxy and adult education• epidemiological monitoring and evaluation

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,

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 )

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

Thank you for attention.