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In addition to coordination, the Institute would also be responsible for the establishment of:• a system of continuing education and training of regional coordinators and LAGmembers (participation in professional events, education of teachers, etc.),• a uniform system for monitoring and evaluating all LAGs' activities (quality criteria andprofessional guidance),• an information system (a single system for data collection and dissemination; continuousmanagement and analysis of the current situation in a local community; regularcommunication between important players or authorities, etc.).The main objectives of LAGs are to promote health and healthy lifestyle through differentactivities, which include the implementation and promotion of preventive activities anddevelopment of leisure activities, provision of information, coordination, assessment ofproblems, and activities aimed at encouraging the public to participate.1.3 Economic analysisDrug-related programmes in Slovenia are funded by various sources. Most of theseprogrammes are still funded from the national budget and by the Health Insurance Institute ofSlovenia. Some financial resources come from various foundations and membership duespaid by members of non-governmental organizations. There are still very few donations orthere are no available information on donations.Budget appropriationsThrough public tendering the Ministry of Health dedicated EUR 140,000.00 to drug-relatedprogrammes for 2011 and 2012. Half of this amount was paid to selected programmes in2011. In the same year the Ministry co-funded some other events and activities, whichaccounted for EUR 177,326.67 (prevention month, the Student Arena event, the meeting ofpermanent correspondents of the Pompidou Group and, in this context, a regional ministerialconference and a Correlation Conference, a population-based study on the use of illicitdrugs, alcohol and tobacco; a proportionate share of resources was allocated for theoperation of the Illicit Drug Unit of the Institute of Public Health). Financial resourcesallocated by the Ministry of Health to address drug-related problems in 2011 amounted toEUR 247,326.67.19The Office for Youth of the RS co-funded activities or those programmes that can beidentified as direct implementation of activities in the field of illicit drugs. It provided EUR58,994.00 for such activities and programmes.In 2011 the Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs (MLFSA) distributed EUR3,213,519.00 among drug user treatment programmes through public tendering.