The Community and Public Health staff involved with alcohol, focus on the following health goal objective: 'To improve the health of the population by reducing alcohol related harm'.
Supporting the Liquor Industry to achieve compliance through appropriate procedures and regular training and appraisal.
Collaborating with other agencies to ensure regular monitoring of high risk licensed premises.
Controlling the supply of alcohol by encouraging its responsible sale, use and promotion in licensed premises. Both regulatory and educative approaches are integral to this.
Reducing the demand for alcohol by informing the public about the effects of alcohol use and mis-use and delivering health promotion programmes targeting at risk groups
Reducing youth access to alcohol through supporting and or developing supply control and reduction initiatives
Working collaboratively with other agencies both formally and informally to promote strategies and procedures to reduce the prevalence of alcohol related harm.
Ensuring that key law and policy makers have appropriate information to consider when making decisions
