HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGIES Short term health risks associated

HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGIES
Short term health risks associated with
alcohol:
• Anxiety
• Slowed breathing and heartbeat
• Loss of consciousness
• Sexual difficulties
• Violence including homicide and suicide
• Miscarriage or Fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders (FASDs) among the pregnant
women.
Strategies for illness prevention associated with alcohol
School strategies
• Spreading information and awareness about
alcohol and other drugs
• Multiple sessions and trainings
• Active family and community involvement
• Cultural sensitivity
• Interactive and effective teaching sessions
Family strategies
• Improving parent child relations through
positive reinforcement
• Monitoring a child’s activities during
adolescence
• Strengthening and empowering family
bonding
• Provision of a constant restraint and
rulemaking
Other strategies
• Enhance knowledge of alcohol, tobacco and other medicinal
products in community to reduce harmful consumption.
• Early intervention aimed at communities at risk, including
collaboration with the education industry, in order to provide
early intervention through schools for adolescents at danger.
• Prevention programs that supports organizations and clubs at
community level.
• Campaigns and awareness programs related to the
harmful effects of alcohol and other substances.
Long term health risks risks associated with
alcohol:
• Hypertension
• Increased risk of diabetes, stroke, ,
heart attack, dementia, mental health
problems
• Social problems such as family
problems, unemployment and lost
productivity
• Alcohol dependence