What are the measures to reduce harmful effects of alcoholic beverages in Vietnam? Who does the counseling to prevent and control harmful effects of alcoholic beverages focus on?
- What are the measures to reduce harmful effects of alcoholic beverages in Vietnam?
- Who does the counseling to prevent and control harmful effects of alcoholic beverages focus on?
- What are the precautions against harmful effects of alcoholic beverages within communities?
- What are the measures to provide care, assistance and protection to children, women and other susceptible persons with a view to prevention and reduction of harmful effects of alcoholic beverages in Vietnam?
What are the measures to reduce harmful effects of alcoholic beverages in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 4 of the 2019 Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcoholic Beverages in Vietnam stipulating the measures to reduce harmful effects of alcoholic beverages:
- Prevention of traffic accidents associated with use of alcoholic beverages
- Prevention, intervention to reduce and reduction of harmful effects of alcoholic beverages on health
- Provision of counseling to prevent and control harmful effects of alcoholic beverages
- Precautions against harmful effects of alcoholic beverages within communities
- Provision of care, assistance and protection to children, women and other susceptible persons with a view to prevention and reduction of harmful effects of alcoholic beverages
What are the measures to reduce harmful effects of alcoholic beverages in Vietnam? Who does the counseling to prevent and control harmful effects of alcoholic beverages focus on? (Image from the Internet)
Who does the counseling to prevent and control harmful effects of alcoholic beverages focus on?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 23 of the 2019 Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcoholic Beverages in Vietnam as follows:
Provision of counseling to prevent and control harmful effects of alcoholic beverages
1. The counseling to prevent and control harmful effects of alcoholic beverages shall include:
a) Information, knowledge and law on prevention and control of harmful effects of alcoholic beverages;
b) Measures to reduce harmful effects of alcoholic beverages; drink refusal skills; skills in recognizing and handling drunks and alcoholics.
2. The counseling to prevent and control harmful effects of alcoholic beverages shall be provided to:
a) Persons frequently consuming alcoholic beverages;
b) Alcoholics;
c) Members of families that have persons frequently consuming alcoholic beverages and alcoholics;
d) Children, students, adolescents and pregnant women;
dd) Persons affected by harmful effects of alcoholic beverages.
3. Every People’s Committee of commune shall take charge and cooperate with the Vietnamese Fatherland Front Committee at the same level and its affiliates in providing guidance on and facilitating the provision of counseling to prevent and control harmful effects of alcoholic beverages within the commune.
4. The State shall enable and encourage organizations and individuals to provide counseling to prevent and control harmful effects of alcoholic beverages to the public.
5. Organizations and individuals shall provide counseling as prescribed Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article within their jurisdiction.
Thus, the counseling to prevent and control harmful effects of alcoholic beverages shall be provided to:
- Persons frequently consuming alcoholic beverages;
- Alcoholics;
- Members of families that have persons frequently consuming alcoholic beverages and alcoholics;
- Children, students, adolescents and pregnant women;
- Persons affected by harmful effects of alcoholic beverages.
What are the precautions against harmful effects of alcoholic beverages within communities?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 24 of the 2019 Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcoholic Beverages in Vietnam stipulating the precautions against harmful effects of alcoholic beverages within communities as follows:
- Encourage families and members of organizations and communities to disseminate and comply with regulations of law on prevention and control of harmful effects of alcoholic beverages.
- Integrate the prevention and control of harmful effects of alcoholic beverages into cultural, arts and sports movements and activities, adoption of cultural lifestyle and other activities within communities.
- Encourage the inclusion of regulations on reduced consumption or non-consumption of alcoholic beverages at weddings, funerals and festivals in populated areas in village conventions.
- Encourage individuals and organizations not to use alcoholic beverages that have unknown origins and not undergone food safety inspection.
- Detect and report drunks and alcoholics with a view to issue warnings and take precautions and actions against behaviors affecting social order and safety.
What are the measures to provide care, assistance and protection to children, women and other susceptible persons with a view to prevention and reduction of harmful effects of alcoholic beverages in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 25 of the 2019 Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcoholic Beverages in Vietnam:
Provision of care, assistance and protection to children, women and other susceptible persons with a view to prevention and reduction of harmful effects of alcoholic beverages
1. Measures to provide care, assistance and protection to children, women and other susceptible persons with a view to prevention and reduction of harmful effects of alcoholic beverages include:
a) Provision of counseling to women of childbearing age, pregnant women and lactating women on harmful effects of alcoholic beverages on fetus and babies; to persons affected by harmful effects of alcoholic beverages upon their use of services at health facilities, social assistance centers and domestic violence survivor centers;
b) Interventions, provision of assistance and application of separation measures and safety assurance measures according to regulations of the law on prevention and control of domestic violence to protect children, women and other susceptible persons from harmful effects of alcoholic beverages;
c) Preventive measures prescribed by law.
2. Measures specified in Clause 1 of this Article shall be included in programs, plans and activities associated with children, women and other disadvantaged persons.
3. Organizations, families and individuals shall take measures prescribed Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article within their jurisdiction.
Thus, the measures to provide care, assistance and protection to children, women and other susceptible persons with a view to prevention and reduction of harmful effects of alcoholic beverages include:
- Provision of counseling to women of childbearing age, pregnant women and lactating women on harmful effects of alcoholic beverages on fetus and babies; to persons affected by harmful effects of alcoholic beverages upon their use of services at health facilities, social assistance centers and domestic violence survivor centers;
- Interventions, provision of assistance and application of separation measures and safety assurance measures according to regulations of the law on prevention and control of domestic violence to protect children, women and other susceptible persons from harmful effects of alcoholic beverages;
- Preventive measures prescribed by law.
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