Alcohol Forum - Michael Byrne Conference PP 2nd April 2014

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Reducing Alcohol Related HarmAmong Our Students

Dr. Michael Byrne

UCC Student Health Department


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Student Health Centre

Student HealthDepartment

University College Cork


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So What Would You Do?

Dr. Michael Byrne

UCC Student Health Department


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UCC PLANNING MEETING TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS

Its The Alcohol Stupid


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Developing and Implementing

UCCs Alcohol Action Plan

Dr. Michael ByrneStudent Health

University College Cork


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Background Story in UCC

UCC Students Policy Drinks and Litter Monitoring Group

Alcohol was an emerging health problem 2005 onwards

Considerable contributor to ill-health, risk to individuals

Considerable contributor to anti-social behaviour

University concerned because of

Impact on Studies, Retention and Progression Rates

Reputational Risk

Health, Welfare, Support Services Concerned too.

1995 Onwards ?


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Key events in UCC that led to AAP?

Adopted a Population Based Approach

E-PUB UCC 2008

Orientation Presentations 2009

Research Published in Irish Medical Journal


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UCC Students 2009

Alcohol and Drug Use in

Students Attending a

Student Health Centre

Elizabeth Cahill, Michael Byrne

IMJ Sept 2010


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Adopted a Population Based Approach

E-PUB UCC 2008

Orientation Presentations 2009

Research Published in Irish Medical Journal

Year of Tragedy in UCC

Stronger Student Leadership Support

Seminar on Alcohol NUIG 2010


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Social-ecological model


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Development on UCCs 1stAlcohol Action Plan 2010-11

Incorporate Alcohol Action Plan into HPU initiative

Revision of UCC Alcohol Action Plan in 2012:

Identification of 5 Key Strategy Areas

Identification of 20 Specific Action Points

Dashboard of Key Performance Indicators


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Elements of UCCs Alcohol Action Plan

5 Key Strategic Areas

20 Specific Action Points


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Minister Alex White

Minister of State at the Department of Health

Department of Health

Hawkins House

Dublin 2

Dear Minister 30/10/2012

The Irish Universities Student Services Network (IUSSN) is composed of the most senior officers from

each of Irelands Universities responsible for delivering the administrative and welfare support

services to our students. A delegation from the IUSSN met with your predecessor Ms Roisin Shortall

to communicate our concern about the adverse consequences being suffered by our students as a

result of their harmful levels of alcohol consumption. We further wished to convey our support for

the efforts underway in the Department of Health to tackle this issue. As part of this delegation,

University College Cork committed to provide the Minister with up to date data on the self-declared

drinking habits of its students. These data are contained in the attached report. In submitting these

data University College Cork wishes to note that it believes that these data describes a situation that

is unlikely to be unique to its students. Furthermore University College Cork also wishes to assure

the Minister and the Department that it takes this issue very seriously indeed and has actively

pursued a number of strategies to try to lessen the harm suffered by its students. These strategies

are described in the attached UCC Alcohol Action Plan.

The IUSSN requests that you note the concerning data and that 3rd

level students are identified as a

particularly vulnerable group in the emerging National Substance Misuse Strategy. Furthermore we

request that your Department and the HSE liaise with the 3rd

level sector through the IUSSN, The

Irish Student Health Association, and the Confederation of Student Services in Ireland to build on on-

going work already underway to develop a sector-wide approach to address this concerning issue.

Yours Sincerely


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Go On- Make a Difference!


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Key Learning-Points from Experience

Get Senior Support

Use University/Institution Structures

Get Key individuals in Place

Get Student Support: Make it a Safety Issue

Publicise and make everyone know what you are doing

Develop a Policy and a Plan IMPLEMENT IT REVIEW IT REPORT IT AND REVISE IT

Believe in it and Just Do It


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Web and other Links

www.facebook.com/UCCHealthMatters

www.facebook.com/UCCStudentHealth

www.ucc.ie/en/studenthealth/

www.ucc.ie/en/studenthealth/epub

www.ucc.ie/en/media/support/studenthealthservice/docs/ucc_tackles_alcohol.pdf

@uccstudnthealth @ucchealthmatters

E mail me at: [email protected]
http://www.facebook.com/UCCHealthMattershttp://www.facebook.com/UCCStudentHealthhttp://www.ucc.ie/en/studenthealth/http://www.ucc.ie/en/studenthealth/epubhttp://www.ucc.ie/en/studenthealth/epubhttp://www.ucc.ie/en/studenthealth/http://www.facebook.com/UCCStudentHealthhttp://www.facebook.com/UCCHealthMatters


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Alcohol Forum - Michael Byrne Conference PP 2nd April 2014