Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines (LRADG): Public Health Working Group January 23, :00 am to 12:00 pm. Location:

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1 Meeting Information Subject/Title: Date/Time/ Logistics: Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines (LRADG): Public Health January 23, :00 am to 12:00 pm Teleconference Information: Local: (416) Toll-Free: Access Code: # Webinar Information: Please click on the following link and enter the meeting room as a guest: Location: Public Health Ontario 480 University Avenue, Toronto, ON Boardroom 350 (note: please come to reception, located on the 3 rd floor, and notify them which meeting you are attending. A staff of PHO will accompany you to the appropriate boardroom) com/lradg_jan_meeting/ 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 The working group will discuss and finalize the terms of reference Segmented working groups to provide update The working group to discuss project implementation items Attend to other business, as arises Meeting Participants Co-Chairs: Members and Invitees: Support: Item No. Purpose: I = Information D = Discussion A = Advice Laura Pisko, 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 9:00-9:10 Roundtable Welcome and Introductions All members 2 I 9:10-9:20 Review and approval of Agenda Co-Chairs Review and approval of Meeting Minutes Review of Action Items from last meeting

2 Meeting Information 3 D 9:20-9:50 Review of the Terms of Reference Co-Chairs 4 9:50-10:10 Update from the LCBO Elizabeth Kruzel 5 10:10-10:30 Update from the Strategic Partnership Group 6 10:30-11:45 Update from the Public Awareness / Environmental Scan Groups: Implementation Phase Website planning Provincial roll-out MOHLTC promotion Evaluation plan 7 11:45-12:00 Meeting Wrap-up Next steps Action Items Emily Lester Janet Moorehead- Cassidy Roslyn Ralph Adrienne Chin Annette Hoyles Amy Hlaing Laura Pisko

3 Task-Force Members and Invitees: Organization Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Suggested Representative Co-Chair: Laura Pisko Director, Health Promotion Implementation Branch, Health Promotion Division Wendy World Senior Communications Advisor, Communications and Marketing Division (ex officio) Janette Bowie Program and Standards Advisor, Health Promotion Performance & Accountability, Health Promotion Division Ministry of Finance Allison Rickaby Director, Alcohol Policy Branch Graham Flanagan Policy Lead, Alcohol Policy Branch Liquor Control Board of Ontario Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Ontario Public Health Association Association of Local Public Health Agencies Public Health Units 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 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 Daphne Meyer Manager, Substance Misuse and Injury Prevention, KFL&A Public Health Janet Moorhead-Cassidy Director, Health Promotion Department, Hastings & Prince Edward Counties Health Unit Loretta Bernard Manager of Injury and Substance Misuse Prevention Services, Regional Municipality of York, Public Health Branch Emily Lester Public Health Nurse, Durham

4 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 Laura 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 Sarah Milne (S.Milne@publichealthgreybruce.on.ca), Health Promoter, Grey Bruce Health Unit Public Health Ontario (ex officio) 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 Gobinaa Manoharan (Gobinaa.Manoharan@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