UPC-Adapt

The Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) provides training for those wishing to develop their professional knowledge, skills and competence in prevention.

[AlcoholActionIreland @AlcoholIreland]

In 20 yrs Ireland has seen 70% reduction in children smoking but only 16% in alcohol use. How?

No tobacco ads;
no tobacco sponsorship in sport;
direct intervention on price;
health information labelling.

Implement the Alcohol Act
@MichealMartinTD @FrankFeighan
#HBSCTrends

[Australian Science Media Centre @AusSMC]

There is no evidence that parents supplying alcohol to adolescents has a protective effect, say @UNSW @NDARCNEWS researchers

https://t.co/U6Dc1ceaEt

[Club Health Ghent 2025 @ClubHconference]

Club Health Montréal 2021 is The 12th International Conference on Nightlife, Substance Use and Related Health Issues. Take part in our Launch Event, July 14th. Find out more and register here: https://t.co/0ipCKWDESz

[Boris Chapoton @BorisChapoton]

From infodemic to empowerment : #healthliteracy response to #COVID19 webinar w/ @k_srensen organised by @theIHLA on the 19th of june 👉https://t.co/5f9FgKbIiZ

[Dr Emma L Davies @I_am_emma]

It’s time ⏰ 🥂🧃🍭💊🍁 Global Drug Survey v #COVID__19 join the world’s largest drug survey in #honestconversations about drug use in these uncertain times & help to make all drug use safer regardless of legal status #LOCKDOWN2020 https://t.co/eDyTHSNhk1 @GlobalDrugSurvy

[Dr. Richard Saitz @UnhealthyAlcDrg]

15-25% of youth #vaping #cannabis e.g. concentrates with high #THC — Industry marketing - youth and others to use high %THC to increase long term use (and cannabis use disorder). Sound familiar? #tobaccoindustry #nicotine History repeats itself

[Andrew M Bennett @AndrewMBennett1]

Kids these days. Why young people are drinking less – and what older drinkers can learn from them https://t.co/wDU0ofCqjR

[José Luis Santiago @JLSantiagoG]

“A powerful visualisation of social determinants of health showing the importance of prevention.”

Link: https://t.co/vhe6ltXOqO

#preventionisbetterthancure #digitalhealth #socialdeterminantsofhealth

[Zara Quigg @ZaraQuigg]

NEW PAPER: Sexual violence in nightlife settings (get free access to our systematic literature review here for the next few weeks - https://t.co/7vhfBI80v6) @LJMUPHI @LJMU_Health @LJMU_CJ @IrefreaEs @WestMidsVRU @ejomoore @markabellis @AndrewMBennett1 @LancsVru @NTEconomy

[EEF @EducEndowFoundn]

School’s Guide to Implementation online course: this interactive resource is designed to guide you through key activities in the guidance report.

The course contains video case studies of schools that have used the guide to support changes in practice: https://t.co/nj7mR3CWC0

[FARE @FAREAustralia]

The rise of the daily ‘wine o’clock’ habit for Australian mums is having significant health implications - with research showing for women, drinking half a bottle of wine a day increases the risk of #breastcancer and is equal to smoking five cigarettes.
https://t.co/W0dps0E8FW

[Dr. Kimberley Hill @KimberleyM_Hill]

Enjoyed seeing our book chapter in print today @I_am_emma @PrevSciGroup @JoanneSmith_86 @FHSresearchUoN @UoNPsyched #consciousclubbing #soberrave #alcohol #prevention #dancing #youngpeople

[Erin Hobin @erinhobinPhD]

Our latest paper shows people who learned #alcohol can cause #cancer were almost 2x more likely to support alcohol pricing policy https://t.co/mQjMLFMvM6 @UVic_CISUR

[UTRIP @utrip]

Job done! On the way home from #Belgrade @PreventPlatform @ProslaviOporava @NVOPreporod @Izlazak @WFAD_info #prevention #preventionworks #advocacy

[Urska Erklavec @UrskaErklavec]

So it begins @EPHconference. Happy to represent @EUPHActs Nutrition Section and Slovenian NGOs where I collaborate @NoExcuseSlo, @YHOint and @imztrinstitute, happy to see also representatives of @NIJZ_pr and @MinZdravje. Let the adventure begin!

[UTRIP @utrip]

This is what happens if you let #BigAlcohol playing important role in policy & decision making processes. They should be permanently excluded from ANY influence on alcohol-related policy. @BigAexposed @IOGTInt @WHO_Europe @WHO @EUROCAREBRUSSEL @globalgapa @ICARA_Global @fscarfe

[UTRIP @utrip]

Popular myth on cannabis rebutted by science #cannabis #OpioidCrisis #drugpolicy @issupnet @icuddr @PreventPlatform @ICARA_Global @euspr @IOGTInt @SPRORG

[EUSPR @euspr]

New ECF blog! Impressions of the EUSPR 2019 Conference by the Early Career Forum @Euspr_EC https://t.co/9aN5jSuCbv

[UPC-Adapt @upc_adapt]

Let's see how this will impact prevention practice in Europe in the next couple of years. Still a lot of work to do ;-) #eupc #emcdda #prevention @OnderzoekHoGent @utrip @EMCDDA @training_asap @GregorBurkhart @peervdkreeft @SanelaT5 @euspr @Euspr_EC @issupnet @icuddr etc.

[Peer van der Kreeft @peervdkreeft]

Launch of EUPC manual ⁦#EMCDDA reaching impressive exposure on social media! Good work ⁦@upc_adapt⁩ partners with ⁦@OnderzoekHoGent⁩!

[Intl Confederation of ATOD Research Associations @ICARA_Global]

Our president @NiamhCreate launches @ICARA_Global guidelines on the management of relationships with organisations with vested interests. This will be published on our website https://t.co/5xtDafno2Z soon!