Contents of information and education about harmful effect of alcohol beverage in Vietnam

Contents of information and education about harmful effect of alcohol beverage in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. Purposes and requirements of information and education about harmful effect of alcohol beverage in Vietnam

According to Article 6 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcoholic Beverages 2019, the purposes and requirements of alcohol education are as follows:

* Purpose

Dissemination of information and education about harmful effect of alcohol beverage (hereinafter referred to as “alcohol education”) is aimed at increasing awareness, orienting behaviors and changing harmful habits in order to prevent and control harmful effects of alcoholic beverages on human, family and community health, traffic safety, social order and safety, economy and other social issues.

* Requirements

Alcohol education shall:

- Be accurate, objective and scientific;

- Be carried out frequently; be suitable, accessible and effective for each subject, level of education, age and sex; appropriate to the tradition, culture, national identity, religion and customs; focus on students, adolescents, pregnant women, organizations and individuals producing spirits at home.

2. Contents of information and education about harmful effect of alcohol beverage in Vietnam

Specifically, Article 7 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcoholic Beverages 2019, contents of information and education about harmful effect of alcohol beverage include:

- State policies and law on prevention of harmful effects of alcoholic beverages; prohibited acts measures to manage the supply of alcoholic beverages; sanctions against violations, and encouragement to individuals and organizations to comply with regulations of law on prevention and control of harmful effects of alcoholic beverages.

- Rights and obligations of individuals and responsibilities of organizations, families and communities for prevention and control of harmful effects of alcoholic beverages.

- Harmful effects of alcoholic beverages; harmful effects of counterfeit and unqualified alcoholic beverages; levels of risk arising from consumption of alcoholic beverages.

- Persons with diseases or health conditions and persons who should not consume alcoholic beverages; legal drinking age.

- Drink refusal skills; skills in recognizing and handling drunks and alcoholics.

- Encouraging the public to reduce consumption of alcoholic beverages and not to operate vehicles and machinery after consumption of alcoholic beverages.

- Instructing households and individuals producing spirits at home to ensure food safety as prescribed by law.

- Encouraging and instructing households and individuals producing spirits at home to apply for the production license, register their sale of spirits to producers having the production license for re-preparation with the People’s Committee of the commune, and to declare its home production of spirits for non-business purposes.

3. Methods for information and education about harmful effect of alcohol beverage in Vietnam

Methods for information and education about harmful effect of alcohol beverage include:

- In a direct manner; provision of counseling and guidance on law; provision and dissemination of documents.

- Through mass media, megaphones, Internet, panels, posters and placards.

- Organization of competitions.

- Organization of communication campaigns.

- Integration of information concerning prevention and control of harmful effects of alcoholic beverages into the teaching and learning at educational institutions of the national education system; into culture, arts and sports activities by organizations and communities and internal cultural and sports facilities.

(Article 8 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcoholic Beverages 2019

Thanh Rin

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