The document discusses an upcoming regional report on alcohol and health in Colombia. It will provide an in-depth look at the burden of alcohol in the region and progress on national policies to address it since 2011. The report will include country profiles from the WHO on the epidemiology and burden of alcohol, existing policies and initiatives, barriers to policy implementation, lessons learned, and next steps. Attendees are also asked to complete an online country action form by April 18th to share information on their national situations and policies.

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REGIONAL REPORT ON ALCOHOL
AND HEALTH
9-11 April 2014
Cartagena, Colombia
2nd Meeting of the Pan American Network on Alcohol and
Public Health (PANNAPH)

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Global Report on Alcohol
• To be launched in
May
• Data from 2012
• Update of the
Global status
report on alcohol
and health from
2011

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Regional Report
• Deeper look at the
burden of alcohol and
national policies to
combat it
• Measure progress
since the approval of
the Regional Plan of
Action in September
2011

5. Presentation title | 20135 |
Country Action Form
English:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5VQ6LPV
Español:
https://es.surveymonkey.com/s/6C7HJXR
BY FRIDAY 18 APRIL, 2014
PARA VIERNES 18 ABRIL 2014

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Regional report will include:
• WHO Country Profiles
– Situation analysis: epidemiology and burden of
alcohol (and data indicators)
– Policies (and research/other initiatives)
• Barriers to policy implementation
• Collaborations
• Progress since 2011/2012
• Lessons learned & the way forward

9. Blake Andrea Smith
smithb@paho.org
blakeansmith@gmail.com
+1 202 974 3684