HEALTH PROMOTION PACKAGES - Sundhedsstyrelsen

tobak og stoffer [For parents with children in primary and lower-secondaryschools: your child’s party culture – establish a framework for alcohol, tobacco anddrugs]; Til ungdomsuddannelsens lærere og ledelse – politik for rusmidler ogrygning [For teachers and managers at upper-secondary schools: policy on alcohol,drugs and smoking]; Til forældre til unge på ungdomsuddannelsen: hjælp din teenager– med at skabe rammer for alkohol, tobak og stoffer [For parents with childrenat upper-secondary schools: help your teenager – by creating an appropriateframework for alcohol, tobacco and drugs]; Når mor og far drikker – 8 faktablade[When mom and dad drink – 8 fact sheets]; and Børn som lever med forældresalkohol- og stofproblemer – opgaver og ansvar lokalt [Children who live with theirparents’ alcohol and drug problems – tasks and responsibility locally].3.4 Early detection(B) Systematic early detection by frontline personnelThe municipal frontline personnel who meet people in the settings of social services,job centres, health services, dental services, childcare centres, schools, recreationcentres, home care, etc. can ensure that people with excessive alcohol use oralcohol problems and families with alcohol problems are detected early through abrief discussion. The employees working in social services, job centres, etc. need topay special attention to socially disadvantaged and vulnerable people.(B) Action plansThe municipality prepares action plans for frontline personnel, emphasizing recommendedquestions for the brief conversation focusing on early detection of alcoholproblems and referring people to counselling and treatment. The action plan forthe educational sector covers appropriate guidelines for collaboration and notifyingsocial services and guidelines for how institutions can support children who arenegatively affected by their parents’ alcohol problems.(B) Alcohol counselling at the end of lower secondary schoolThe municipal health services systematically provide counselling about generalhealth, including alcohol consumption, as part of the health interviews and examinationswhen students finish lower-secondary school (at 15 or 16 years old). Briefcounselling should be given whenever it is needed.(B) Collaboration on pregnant women and families with childrenTogether with the regional health services, the municipality focuses on alcoholproblems among pregnant women and families with children. All pregnant womenshould be asked about their alcohol consumption and should be referred to the regionaloutpatient family health centre if needed.(D) Collaboration with the regional health servicesThe municipality establishes collaboration with the regional health services to ensurethe systematic early detection of people with alcohol problems. People withalcohol problems are referred to counselling or treatment. Similarly, questions areautomatically asked whether alcohol problems in the family negatively affect families,including children, who are referred to relevant counselling when needed.Reading to inspire action (in Danish): Danish Health and Medicines Authoritywww.sst.dk, Handlevejledning til sagsbehandlere i voksenforvaltningen vedr.klienter med alkoholmisbrug [Guidelines for action for caseworkers in adult social(B) Basic level(D) Developmental levelHealth promotion packages in Denmark – introduction and recommendations 17