Webinar: Do Ontarians have the Alcohol Policies that they Deserve?
Event date: -
Event type: Single day (a day or less)
The Ontario Public Health Association’s Alcohol Workgroup is pleased to host this webinar that will provide an overview of the recent Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation (CAPE) project as it pertains to Ontario, as well as provide updates regarding OPHA’s recent actions to influence alcohol policy and upcoming opportunities to get involved.
This webinar will examine alcohol policy and what government can do to reduce harm to the Ontario population, not just individuals.
Best practice policies exist to protect people from alcohol harms. To what degree is Ontario implementing these policies? What is the province doing well and where is work needed? CAPE provides rigorous assessments of how well provincial, territorial and the federal governments in Canada are implementing policies proven to reduce harm from alcohol use.
The following members of the CAPE team will present Ontario’s alcohol policy findings.
- Dr. Norman Giesbrecht, Emeritus Scientist, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
- Dr. Tim Stockwell, Scientist, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)
- Elizabeth Farkouh, Researcher, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)
Recommendations for strengthening Ontario’s policy response to alcohol harms will also be provided. Following the presentation there will be time for Q and A.
CAPE has a track record of strengthening Canada’s response to alcohol-related harm. A suite of CAPE 3.0 knowledge translation (KT) products is available on the CAPE website.