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The Warwickshire Alcohol Health Needs Assessment aims to identify and reduce alcohol related harm in Warwickshire. This is done by:
- Using epidemiological approaches and a broad range of quantitative and qualitative data sources to comprehensively and comparatively assess the needs of the population of Warwickshire concerning alcohol misuse.
- Identifying areas of current unmet need and health inequalities.
- Making recommendations to address the needs of the local community in future service partnership working, system responses, and commissioning.
The report provides an overview of the latest alcohol related statistics, services, and partners actions across Warwickshire.
The Warwickshire Alcohol Health Needs Assessment contains the following sections.
Introduction
- Aims and objectives
- National drinking guidelines and definitions
- Alcohol screening tools
- Local context
Prevalence of Alcohol Misuse and Impact
- International
- National
- Regional
- Warwickshire
- District and Boroughs
Evidence of Wider Impacts of Alcohol
- Short-term health risks
- Long-term health risks
- Economic impact
- Crime and community safety
- Alcohol related crime hotspots
- Community safety partnership strategic assessment
- Alcohol sales
- Illicit alcohol
- Age restricted sales test
- Benefits of local pubs
Inequalities
- Under 18 hospital alcohol related admissions
- Ethnicity
- Children who live with adults that misuse alcohol
- Drinking alcohol whilst pregnant
- Veterans/armed forces
- Homeless population
- Co-occurring mental health and alcohol conditions
- Socio-economic deprivation
Services, Support and Harm Reduction Interventions
- Commissioned alcohol service for adults
- Commissioned alcohol service for children and young people
- Primary care – general practice & community services
- Secondary care
- Making Every Contact Count (MECC)
- Alcoholics anonymous
- Licensing and community safety initiatives
- Midlands networking meetings
What Works
- Affordability
- Acceptability
- Availability
- Related information