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Action Plans
Alcohol - Action Plan
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK: TACKLING ALCOHOL RELATED HARM
The Table below shows the up to date (2014) status of the Key Performance Indicators (outcomes) for the Action Points in the UCC Alcohol Action Plan, to reduce Alcohol-related harm
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KPI (if available) |
KPI or Status |
S1. Provide education, information and training for students and staff |
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AP 1.1 Alcohol information session to be provided to all incoming 1st year students at orientation |
% Classes given presentation |
100% |
AP 1.2 Alcohol awareness events to be held at least once annually on campus (including accommodation) outwith orientation |
No. events/academic year |
1 |
AP 1.3 Promote ePUB UCC, the on-line brief intervention tool for all incoming 1st year students |
No. 1st years completed ePUB |
7,766 |
AP 1.4 Embed ePUB UCC into the curriculum for academic Programmes on a voluntary basis |
Develop case study for teaching |
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AP 1.5 Train Peer-Support Leaders (PSL’s) and Student Leaders to encourage Peer-Led alcohol education |
No. PSLs trained |
250 |
AP 1.6 Deliver workshops and training for frontline staff on alcohol information and Brief Intervention |
No. Staff attended |
50 |
AP1.7 Deliver 1 hour alcohol awareness training, including Brief Intervention Therapy, to student leaders |
No. PSLs trained |
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S2. Put in place effective screening, referral and treatment services |
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AP 2.1 Develop, disseminate and promote guidelines for staff as to how, where and to whom to refer any student whom they believe may be at risk from alcohol related harm |
Guidelines developed and disseminated |
In development |
AP 2.2 Provide Screening and Brief Intervention Therapy (SBIT) by Student Health department and Student Counselling and Development department professionals. |
No. of Staff Trained in SBIT |
6 |
AP 2.3 Develop and increase links with voluntary and statutory services, e.g. AA and the Southern Region Drugs Task Force |
Liaise with AA and SRDTF |
Link with SRDTF |
S3. Make the campus and the local environment safer from alcohol related harm |
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AP 3.1 Encourage and monitor effectiveness of zero-tolerance policy to anti-social behaviour through Campus Watch and liaison with local Gardaí |
Rate of ant-social behaviour to be requested from Head of Student Experience annually |
To be requested |
AP 3.2 Encourage reporting of abuse of local licensing laws and inappropriate marketing/selling of alcohol through development of a recording and reporting mechanism. |
Requested from Head of Student Experience annually |
To be requested |
AP 3.3 Monitoring the activity and incident levels reported by the student support team |
To report the annual number of incidents dealt with by the Student Support Team |
To be requested |
AP 3.4 Promote increased awareness of the UCC Student Alcohol Policy and the UCC Student Rules |
- |
On-going |
AP 3.5 Increase provision for alcohol-free social spaces and alcohol-free activities/social events |
Annual review and report |
On-going |
Mental Health - Action Plan
UCC tackling mental health problems and stigma
Status of Strategy Areas (S) Action Points (AP’s)/Key Performance Indicators (KPIS) for mental health |
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S1. |
Developing Personal Skills for Students and Staff |
KPI (if available) |
KPI/status |
AP 1.1 |
Staff training on mental health and wellbeing |
# participants |
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AP 1.2 |
Deliver a training DVD to staff on how to support students in distress |
# participants |
Paul |
AP 1.3 |
Meditation/mindfulness/stress management classes |
# participants |
Liath/ Maura |
AP 1.4 |
Provide/develop module – Lifeskills programmes (e.g. UCC4U) |
#participants |
Karen |
AP 1.5 |
Train peer supporters on issues of mental health and wellbeing |
# PSLs trained
|
Rebecca |
AP 1.6 |
Train Niteline volunteers on issues of mental health |
# Volunteers trained
|
Rebecca |
AP 1.7 |
Deliver professional mental health “gatekeeper”, “brief intervention” and awareness programmes. |
#programmes # participants |
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AP 1.8 |
Online self-management programs (e.g. CALM) |
#programmes #participants |
Paul |
S2. |
Reorienting Health Services |
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AP 2.1 |
Briefing at staff and student orientation on all mental health services |
# students reached #staff reached |
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AP 2.2 |
UCC Ulink Peer Support Programme |
# PSLs |
Rebecca |
AP 2.3 |
UCC Ulink Niteline Listening service |
# calls |
Rebecca |
AP 2.4 |
UCC Uplift to Positive Mental Health |
# mentors #mentees |
Rebecca |
AP 2.5 |
UCC Student Budgetary Advisor |
# cases |
Evan |
AP 2.6 |
Collegiate/department-based wellbeing Officers (currently M&H and B&L) |
#officers #cases |
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AP 2.7 |
Computer Aided Lifestyle Management (CALM) |
# usage levels |
Paul |
AP 2.8 |
Drop-in wellbeing spaces around campus |
#spaces |
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S3. |
Create Supportive Environments |
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AP 3.1 |
Development of the student hub as a one stop shop for students having difficulties |
status |
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AP 3.2 |
Promote onsite mental health services to students at orientation |
# students |
Michael Byrne, Cian |
AP 3.3 |
Expand number of mental health events on campus |
# events |
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Physical Activity - Action Plan
UCC action plan to increase physical activity in UCC
Status of Strategy Areas (S) Action Points (AP’s)/Key Performance Indicators (KPIS) for PHYSICAL ACTIVITY &ACTIVE TRANSPORT |
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S1. |
Provide events, education, information and training for students and staff |
KPI (if available) |
KPI/status |
AP 1.1 |
Use of social media as a part of an awareness campaign to educate people on the benefits of Physical Activity |
# participants |
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AP 1.2 |
Briefing at orientation |
# students reached |
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AP 1.3 |
Train peer supporters |
# PSLs trained # active PSLs |
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AP 1.4 |
Deliver professional health “gatekeeper”, “brief intervention” and awareness programmes |
#programmes # participants |
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AP 1.5 |
Deliver events on campus such as OpTrans, d25K, Tag Rugby, ultimate Frisbee, interfactity tourements. |
# events |
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AP 1.6 |
Use the resources of the UCC Sports Clubs in helping people to participate in Physical Activity |
#participants |
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AP 1.7 |
Through Health Matters Day launch a major inactive i.e. calendar launch 2013 |
events |
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AP 1.8 |
Deliver a one stop campus map which will include distances, times and calories etc. Finger posts and/or coloured foot prints can be used |
#Staff and Students to be reached |
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AP 1.9 |
Encourage walk and talk meetings |
Staff and Students |
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S2. |
Put in place effective peer support, screening, referral and treatment services |
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AP 2.1 |
UCCSU vice president for welfare |
# referrals |
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AP 2.2 |
UCC Sports Studies |
# referrals |
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AP 2.3 |
UCC Student Health Service: General practice and health services |
# patients |
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AP 2.4 |
UCC Student Counselling and Development Service |
# referrals |
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AP 2.5 |
UCC First Year Experience coordinator |
# referrals |
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AP 2.6 |
UCC Medical Students |
# referrals |
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AP 2.7 |
UCC Disability Support Service |
# referrals |
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AP 2.8 |
UCC Ulink Peer Support Programme |
# referrals |
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AP 2.9 |
UCC Clubs Exec |
# referrals |
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AP 2.10 |
UCC Mature Student Officer |
# referrals |
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AP 2.11 |
UCC International Students’ Officer |
# referrals |
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AP 2.12 |
UCC Department of Sport and Physical Activity |
# referrals |
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AP 2.13 |
UCC Head of the student experience |
# referrals |
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Sexual Health - Action Plan
UCC's action plan to raise awareness for sexual health
Status of Strategy Areas (S) Action Points (AP’s)/Key Performance Indicators (KPIS) for SEXUAL HEALTH
S.1 |
Provide events, education, information and training for students and staff |
KPI (if available) |
KPI/status |
Ap 1.1 |
Staff health and safety training |
# participants |
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Ap 1.2 |
Briefing at orientation on all sexual health services |
# students reached |
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Ap 1.3 |
Train peer supporters on issues of health |
# PSLs trained # active PSLs |
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Ap 1.4 |
Deliver professional health “gatekeeper”, “brief intervention” and awareness programmes |
#programmes # participants |
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Ap 1.5 |
Deliver events on campus such as SHAG week events |
# events |
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S.2 |
Put in place effective peer support, screening, referral and treatment services |
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Ap 2.1 |
UCCSU vice president for welfare |
# referrals |
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Ap 2.2 |
UCCSU vice president for education |
# referrals |
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Ap 2.3 |
UCC Student Health Service: Sexual Health Clinic |
# patients |
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Ap 2.4 |
UCC Student Counselling – sexual health |
# referrals |
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Ap 2.5 |
UCC First Year Experience coordinator |
# referrals |
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Ap 2.6 |
UCC Chaplaincy |
# referrals |
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Ap 2.7 |
UCC Disability Support Service |
# referrals |
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Ap 2.8 |
UCC Ulink Peer Support Programme |
# referrals |
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Ap 2.9 |
UCC Ulink Niteline Listening service |
# referrals |
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Ap 2.10 |
UCC Mature Student Officer |
# referrals |
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Ap 2.11 |
UCC International Students’ Officer |
# referrals |
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Ap 2.12 |
UCC Uplift to Positive Sexual Health |
# referrals |
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Ap 2.13 |
UCC Head of the student experience |
# referrals |
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Ap 2.14 |
UCC Student Budgetary Advisor |
# referrals |
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Ap 2.15 |
Collegiate Welfare Officers (currently M&H and B&L |
# referrals |
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S3. |
Make the campus and the local environment safer for students in distress |
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Ap 3.1 |
Develop policy in areas of health |
# policies completed # policies in development |
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Ap 3.2 |
Expand training opportunities for staff and students in the area of health |
# new opportunities # change in participants |
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Ap 3.3 |
Development of the student hub as a one stop shop for students having difficulties |
status |
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Ap 3.4 |
Promote onsite sexual health services to students at orientation |
# students |
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Ap 3.5 |
Expand number of sexual health events on campus |
Change # events |
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S4. |
Influence local, regional, national, and sectoral sexual health policies and practices |
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Ap 5.1 |
Develop a dashboard of Key Performance indicators (KPIs) for each of the Action Points |
status |
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Ap 5.2 |
Monitor the numbers and progress of research projects in the area of student sexual health at UCC |
# projects |
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Ap 5.3 |
Distribute assessment batteries on issues of sexual health from the university (this would be new) |
# assessments |
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Ap 5.4 |
Monitor number of students using different support services as detailed above |
usage |
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S6. |
Recognition, awards and bursaries for UCC sexual health initiatives |
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Ap 6.1 |
awards furnished to UCC for sexual health initiatives |
#awards |
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Ap 6.2 |
awards furnished to UCC students for sexual health initiatives |
#awards |
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Ap 6.3 |
awards furnished to UCC staff for sexual health initiatives |
#awards |
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Ap 6.4 |
awards furnished to UCC sub-organisations (Clubs, Societies, Student Union) |
#awards |
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Ap 6.5 |
bursaries/scholarships/grants furnished to UCC students/staff for research in sexual health |
#awards |
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