Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines (LRADG): Public Health Working Group June 26, :00 am pm to 12:00 pm. Location:

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1 Meeting Information Subject/Title: Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines (LRADG): Public Health June 26, :00 am pm to 12:00 pm Teleconference Information: Public Health Ontario 480 University Avenue, Toronto, ON Boardroom 350 Date/Time/ Logistics: Vesta Bridge Info: Local: (416) Toll-Free: Access Code: # Location: (note: please come to reception, located on the 3 rd floor, and notify them which meeting you are attending. A staff member from PHO will accompany you to the appropriate boardroom) Webinar Information: Please click on the following link and enter the meeting room as a guest: com/r7s33lonhcj/ Scope: Meeting Objectives: Coordination of public health initiatives to facilitate optimal dissemination and public awareness of the LRADG s Attend to follow-up items from last meeting Segmented working groups to provide update Wrap up of working group deliverables Meeting Participants Co-Chairs: Members and Invitees: Support: Item No. Purpose: I = Information D = Discussion A = Advice, Director, Health Promotion Implementation Branch, MOHLTC Dr. Hazel Lynn, Medical Officer of Health, Grey Bruce Health Unit Please see attached membership list Public Health Ontario MEETING AGENDA Time Topic Lead 1 I 9:00-9:15 Roundtable welcome and introductions Context Recap of meeting history Purpose of meetings 2 I 9:15-9:35 Review and approval of agenda Review and approval of meeting minutes Review of action items from last All members

2 Meeting Information meeting Status of sub-groups 3 9:35-9:45 LCBO Update LRADG intake form 4 I,D 9:45-10:05 PHO Updates Summary of actions items High level initiatives MAP Scan Ottawa Public Health LRADG / Standard Drink Program Jason LeMar 5 D 10:05-10:25 Considerations for an evaluation of Rethink Your Drinking health communications campaign Jason LeMar / Dan Herrington 6 I,D 10:25-11:10 CCSA presentation Tina Barton and Cheryl Arratoon 7 I 11:10-11:30 Wrap up of working group deliverables From action plan Terms of Reference 8 11:30-11:35 Meeting adjournment

3 Task-Force Members and Invitees: Organization Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Suggested Representative Co-Chair: Director, Health Promotion Implementation Branch, Health Promotion Division Wendy World Senior Communications Advisor, Communications and Marketing Division Dave Sit Manager (A), Health Promotion Performance and Accountability Unit, Health Promotion Division (ex officio) Janette Bowie Program and Standards Advisor, Health Promotion Performance & Accountability, Health Promotion Division (ex officio) Norris Miller Regional Public Consultant, Health Promotion Implementation Branch Ministry of Finance Allison Rickaby Director, Alcohol Policy Branch Liquor Control Board of Ontario Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Ontario Public Health Association Association of Local Public Health Agencies Graham Flanagan Policy Lead, Alcohol Policy Branch Elizabeth Kruzel Senior Policy Advisor and Coordinator of Social Responsibility Tamar Meyer Manager (A) CAMH Health Promotion Resource Centre Cathy Edwards, Chair, Alcohol Policy Workgroup Linda Stewart Executive Director Public Health Units Medical Officer of Health to serve as co-chair: Co-Chair: Dr. Hazel Lynn Medical Officer of Health, Grey Bruce Health Unit Regional representatives: Lynda Roberts Director of Health Promotion, Thunder Bay District Health Unit Brenda Marshall Program Manager, Healthy Living, North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit Caulette McBride ) KFL&A Public Health Janet Moorhead-Cassidy Director, Health Promotion Department, Hastings & Prince Edward Counties Health Unit

4 Loretta Bernard Manager of Injury and Substance Misuse Prevention Services, Regional Municipality of York, Public Health Branch Melissa ) Program Manager, Public Health Nursing and Nutrition, Durham Region Health Department Adrienne Chin Manager, Healthy Communities (Acting), Substance Misuse Prevention Team, Toronto Public Health Nancy Nichols Manager, Chronic Disease and Injuries Prevention, Brant County Health Unit Amy Fishleigh Health Promoter, Niagara Public Health Amy Hlaing Public Health Nurse, Regional Municipality of York, Public Health Branch Roslyn Ralph Health Promoter, Chronic Disease Prevention, Halton Region Health Department Morelli Public Health Nurse, Injury & Substance Misuse Prevention, Region of Waterloo Public Health Kristy McBeth Manager, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Annette Hoyles Public Health Promoter - Substance Misuse Prevention, Perth District Health Unit Public Health Ontario (ex officio) Sarah Milne (S.Milne@publichealthgreybruce.on.ca), Health Promoter, Grey Bruce Health Unit Ben Rempel (benjamin.rempel@oahpp.ca), Acting Manager, Health Promotion Capacity Building Jason LeMar (Jason.lemar@oahpp.ca), Health Promotion Consultant, Health Promotion Capacity Building Anna Vanderlaan (Anna.Vanderlaan@oahpp.ca), Product Development Advisor, Health Promotion Capacity Building

5 Canada s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines Drinking is a personal choice. If you choose to drink, these guidelines can help you decide when, where, why and how. Visit for further details and additional resources. Guideline 1 (Your limits) Reduce your long-term health risks by drinking no more than: 10 drinks a week for women, with no more than 2 drinks a day most days 15 drinks a week for men, with no more than 3 drinks a day most days Plan non-drinking days every week to avoid developing a habit. Guideline 2 (Special occasions) Reduce your risk of injury and harm by drinking no more than 3 drinks (for women) and 4 drinks (for men) on any single occasion. Plan to drink in a safe environment. Stay within the weekly limits outlined in Guideline 1. Guideline 4 (Pregnant? Zero is safest) If you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or about to breastfeed, the safest choice is to drink no alcohol at all. Guideline 5 (Delay your drinking) Alcohol can harm the way the body and brain develop. Teens should speak with their parents about drinking. If they choose to drink, they should do so under parental guidance; never more than 1 2 drinks at a time, and never more than 1 2 times per week. Guideline 3 (When zero s the limit) Do not drink when you are: driving a vehicle or using machinery and tools taking medicine or other drugs that interact with alcohol doing any kind of dangerous physical activity living with mental or physical health problems living with alcohol dependence pregnant or planning to be pregnant responsible for the safety of others making important decisions