Renfrew County District FOCUS Community Project
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Every family has rules about alcohol, tobacco, and drug use.
Some rules are stated clearly, such as "no smoking in
the house" or "no drinking and driving". Sometimes
rules are just understood, for example, a family does not
allow the use of hard drugs, but alcohol is okay. This brochure
is a tool that health promoters can provide to families. It
follows a step by step format, giving parents and families
the means to begin discussing the rules that they want for
their home and family members and to adopt a family policy.
Built in checklists allow for members to pick and choose the
issues and solutions that the family wants to address. The
final result is an individualized family policy.
Marina Alcohol Policy
Most boaters do not know the Ontario laws and fines that
pertain to alcohol and boating, nor are they aware of the
federal criminal code penalties for operating a boat while
impaired. To educate the boating public about these laws and
penalties, the Renfrew FOCUS Community Project has developed
two public education products that are being distributed.
The first is a safe boaters kit. It contains useful, factual
pertinent information. The OPP are handing out the kits when
they do boat inspections.
The second item is a marina alcohol policy. The policy, whose
link appears below, is a statement about a marina's intention
to encourage boaters who use their docking facilities to respect
alcohol and boating law. It also informs boat dock users at
the marina that staff will take reasonable steps to prevent
drinking and driving boats or other vehicles notably cars/trucks.
Ideally, the marina manager(s) would take the sample policy
and adapt it to their needs and specific conditions. They
could post the policy in prominent locations in the dock vicinity
or hand out copies to dock renters, whether they are occasional
or seasonal users.
Friends of Renfrew FOCUS are invited to use the draft
policy in their communities.
In Renfrew County, following a workshop series, developed
and implemented in Renfrew County by the Renfrew County FOCUS
Community Project, and with consultative support from the
CAMH consultant, several establishments have chosen to draft
and implement bar policies. For a descritption of the procedures,
as well as examples of actual bar and restaurant policies,
click on the title above. Examples include: House policies
for patrons, 4 House policies for staff, and a House policy
for SOP (Special Occasion Permit) permit holders.
Party Smart
Renfrew County District FOCUS has developed Party
Smart Manual a guide for how to host safe parties and
events.
STAY SAFE at Work
The STAY SAFE at Work display was developed as an initiative
that would reduce injuries and problems resulting from alcohol
and drug use at the work site. Several FOCUS partners were
involved on the committees that created the messages. We decided
to target the workplace in an effort to reach both employees
and parents. The display components have been produced in
a large format to fit our 8' x 10' display stand, and in a
smaller format to be posted on bulletin boards at work sites.
When the display is in use, CAMH information pamphlets on
cannabis, cocaine, and alcohol are distributed. Visitors to
the display are asked to complete the "Workplace Alcohol/Drug
Use Quiz." The quiz in designed to learn about drug use
at work, whether or not people think a Workplace Alcohol Policy
should be developed and to evaluate the display.
So far, people have responded positively. We are hoping to
be able to use the responses to the quiz to encourage employers
to develop a Workplace Alcohol Policy.
The Workplace Alcohol/Drug
Use Quiz Results are available for review.
Renfrew FOCUS Location:
180 Plaunt St. South
Renfrew, Ontario K7V 1M8
613-432-5853
fax: 613-432-3382
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