Provide objective advice, information and education to the public, including Māori, about tobacco control and smoke-free issues and their significance. Inform and liaise with the media about tobacco control and smoke-free issues. Plan, implement and evaluate activities aimed at providing evidence of effectiveness of tobacco control interventions Rates of 2. Illicit drugs and Work with relevant enforcement agencies Quality (How well) Memoranda of hospitalisation as psychoactive to enforce the relevant provisions of the Understanding or other Psychoactive a result of taking substances: Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 and the arrangements are in place Substances illicit or Psychoactive Substances Act 2013 as with relevant enforcement Enforcement Officers psychoactive required, and to protect public health, agencies that describe meet and maintain substances including the provision of information to roles and responsibilities competencies for decreases people wishing to apply to sell statutory appointment Number of Psychoactive Councils have psychoactive substances. including attendance at Substances Officers appropriate Ministry training as employed are adequate to Develop capacity and ensure sufficient policies and required deliver the work staff are trained to meet the criteria for bylaws for programme and respond to Timeframe for statutory appointment under the managing the sale emergent issues in a timely responding to Psychoactive Substances Act 2013 and of psychoactive manner complaints Misuse of Drugs Act 1975. substances in their Standard operating Advice, information and Employ statutory officers to identify, districts procedures are consistent education provided to investigate, assess, monitor, manage and with Ministry misuse of the public is consistent report significant and emergent risks to drugs and psychoactive with Ministry policy, public health from psychoactive substances policies objective and substances and the misuse of drugs. evidence-based. Formal system is in place Ensure interpretation and application of for receiving, considering policies on reducing the harm from and responding to Quantity (How many) psychoactive substances and the misuse complaints of drugs is consistent with Government Number of Profiles established of policy and Ministry of Health Manuals and Psychoactive
Provide objective advice, information and education to the public, including Māori, about tobacco control and smoke-free issues and their significance. Inform and liaise with the media about tobacco control and smoke-free issues. Plan, implement and evaluate activities aimed at providing evidence of effectiveness of tobacco control interventions 2. Illicit drugs and psychoactive substances: Work with relevant enforcement agencies to enforce the relevant provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 and the Psychoactive Substances Act 2013 as required, and to protect public health, including the provision of information to people wishing to apply to sell psychoactive substances. Develop capacity and ensure sufficient staff are trained to meet the criteria for statutory appointment under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2013 and Misuse of Drugs Act 1975. Employ statutory officers to identify, investigate, assess, monitor, manage and report significant and emergent risks to public health from psychoactive substances and the misuse of drugs. Ensure interpretation and application of policies on reducing the harm from psychoactive substances and the misuse of drugs is consistent with Government policy and Ministry of Health Manuals and Rates of hospitalisation as a result of taking illicit or psychoactive substances decreases Councils have appropriate policies and bylaws for managing the sale of psychoactive substances in their districts Memoranda of Understanding or other arrangements are in place with relevant enforcement agencies that describe roles and responsibilities Number of Psychoactive Substances Officers employed are adequate to deliver the work programme and respond to emergent issues in a timely manner Standard operating procedures are consistent with Ministry misuse of drugs and psychoactive substances policies Formal system is in place for receiving, considering and responding to complaints Profiles established of Quality (How well) Psychoactive Substances Enforcement Officers meet and maintain competencies for statutory appointment including attendance at Ministry training as required Timeframe for responding to complaints Advice, information and education provided to the public is consistent with Ministry policy, objective and evidence-based. Quantity (How many) Number of Psychoactive
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