Q de festa! is a project by the Catalan Government to promote health and reduce risks in nightlife settings. It provides a label for venues that offer basic services like health information, staff training, and free water. The label is part of a larger European network of safer party initiatives. Q de festa! also offers promotional support and resources to partner clubs and venues.

1. Q de festa! nits de Qualitat prevention and risk reduction in nightlife settings Noel Garcia Spora Sinergies [email_address] www.spora.ws

2. Q de festa! prevention and risk reduction in nightlife settings Q de festa! is a project by the Catalan Government to reduce and prevent health related risks in nightlife settings This project is a member of Party+: European Network for Safer Party Labels . This is a network that links C atalunya with three other projects in Europe: Fêtez Clairs (France) Quality Nights ( Belgium ) and Saferclubbing ( Switzerland). Q de festa! is a label given to those places that offer some specific services for the promotion of quality and wellbeing .

3. Q de festa ! has certain services that are considered to be basics. These basic services are the ones that have to be offered in order to be part of the label. In addition to these, there are other services that are recognised by the label. Q de festa! basics extra

4. Information stand display with leaflets about health, drug consumption and other risky behaviour . basics services Q de festa! Training and awareness of club nightlife staff about risk reduction and prevention.

5. Resources aimed at preventing drink driving. Breathalyzer (optional). Take-home resource for calculating blood/alcohol levels. Q de festa! basic services Free access to drinking water

6. Detailed and up to date information about the nearest public transportation . Sign showing transport information specific to the venue. Q de festa! basic services Condom machine Can be provided to the venues that do not already have them.

7. Earplugs extra services Free for staff and up to the venue to charge Q de festa! Menu of non-alcoholic cocktails. Chill Out Tailor made advice on creating chill out space is provided. Food - Provision of (ideally) healthy food at the bar or in vending machines.

8. Cloakroom Q de festa! - A safe space to store clothes and other personal possessions. extra services Safe transport Venues subsidise the cost of public transport for partygoers or provide their own. Medical assistance - Emergency medical assistance available in the setting.

9. What does Q de festa! offer to the clubs? The exhibitors and the leaflets. The training sessions for the staff. A Q de festa! door sign to identify the place with the project. Assistance in obtaining a condom machine if needed. In relation to the basic services…

10. What does Q de festa! offer to the clubs? www.qdefesta.cat A website explaining the project and the list of Q de festa! places: A media communication strategy, involving: The European Network for Safer Party Labels Annual reports on Nightlife and health from the Catalan Government. examples: General mass media. Specialized media –nightlife, trends, music, tourism… etc.- Specialized nightlife networks. General social networks. Local , national and international nightlife tourism promotion. In terms of diffusion and external communication:

11. www.qdefesta.cat

12. Partners Catalan Government Departments Security, Institutional Relations and Participation Servei Català de Trànsit Direcció General del Joc i d’Espectacles Agència Catalana de Turisme Industry, Comerç and Tourism Culture and Media Institut Català de les Indústries Culturals (ICIC) NGO Private companies Plataforma NitsQ ARSU Festa Cogailes Energy Control EMT Tarragona Deejay Magazine Grup Enderrock Mondosonoro Nadafool Nightlife unions and federations Patatabrava Ràdio Flaixbac Revivelanoche Tillate Tarragona Reus Mataró Asacc Concat Fecasarm Territorial Policy and Public Works Consorci del Transport Públic del Camp de Tarragona H2O SOM.NIT S.O.S. Tarragona City councils Fadiscat Fecalon www.spora.ws Sant Sadurní d’Anoia La Seu d’Urgell Vilafranca del Penedès

13. Q de festa! nits de Qualitat prevention and risk reduction in nightlife settings Noel Garcia Spora Sinergies [email_address] www.spora.ws www.qdefesta.cat