Department of Public Health Sciences
Division of Social Medicine

Safe Community Monthly News

Issue 47

June 2011

In this issue
FalunCalling1

Call:SafeHospitalNetwork

1NewsfromNorway

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NewsfromSCNewZealand

2News from China

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Travelling Seminar before Falun Conf.

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ForthcomingConferences

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DearColleagues,
WeareproudtointroduceyounewSafeCommunitiesandSafeSchool.AlsoreportsfromNewZealand,ChinaandNorway.
Newsandreportsofthisissueareappendedbelow.Sameissueisalsoavail
ableatourWHOCollaboratingCentreonCommunitySafetyPromotionweb
site:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/who_newsletters_en.htm
Withwarmregards
LeifSvanström,ResponsibleEditor
KoustuvDalal,Editor

Safe Community Conference 2011
Welcometothe20thInternationalSafeCommunityConferenceSeptember6–9,2011inthemunicipalityofFalun,
Dalarna,Sweden.
FaluntogetherwithKarolinskaInstutetishardworkingtopreparetheJubileeSafeCommunityConferencethe20th
InternationalConferenceonSafeCommunitiestocelebratetwodecadesofInternationalSafeCommunitydevelopment.
Wewanttheconferencetobeperfectforallofyouandwewelcomeyoutoregisterfortheconferenceonwww.falun/safecom2011
Apreliminaryprogramwillbepublishedonthewebsitewww.falun/safecom2011andhereyoucanalsofindsubjects
fromSafeCommunityworksinabroadaspectofinjurypreventionprograms.Wehavespeakerswhoarekeypersons
withintheareafromallovertheworld,thuswecanawaitaveryinterestingandinstructiveconference.Thedeadlineto
applyforscholarshipshasalreadypassed,andthosewhowillbegrantedascholarshipwillbecontactedattheendofApril.Youaremostwelcometothewebsitetosendinanabstracttoshareyourexperienceswithallparticipantsontheconferenceeitherbyoralorposterpresentation.Allabstractswillbepublishedinabook.
Visit:http://www.falun.se/www/externa/safe2011.nsf
OrganizeroftheSafeCommunityConference2011

Call for International Safe Hospitals Network
Hospitalscanplayavitalroleforinjurypreventionandsafetypromotion.Hospitalsshouldbeactivelyinvolvedinthe
SafeCommunityprogram.Therefore,WHOCCCSPhasdevelopedanew‘SafeCommunityHospitalNetwork’andcallingformemberships.Formembershipandtechnicalsupportspleasecontact:Prof.LeifSvanstrom(leif.svanstrom@ki.se)
orAssociateProfessorKoustuvDalal(koustuv.dalal@liu.se).
Visit:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/pdf/indicator/safe_hospitals_criteria.pdf
1Re municipality in Norway is now the 236th safe community in the worldOnthe20thofMay2011RecommunityinNorwaywascertifiedasa
safecommunity.Thiscertificationistheresultofaverysystematicand
successfulworksince2005.Thesafetyworkisalreadywellintegratedinthemunicipalitybothinthepoliticalgoverningandtheadministra
tivemanagementaswellasinthenongovernmentalorganisations.Itis
alsowellknownamongordinarycitizens.Thissafetyworkisavery
goodexampleofacombinationoftopdownandbottomupapproach.
Averywelldevelopedintersectoralcollaborationhascontributedtothesuccess.Thechairmanofthesteeringcommitteeforthesafecommunity
programisthechairmanoftheexecutivecommitteeinRe,ThorvaldHillestad.
The certifier Guldbrand Skjönberg hand over the flag to the chairman
iof executive committee Thorvald Hillestad and executive directorTheprocessobjectivesforthesafecommunityprogramare:
Trond Wifstad .
x Increasedintersectoralcollaboration
x Increasedcompetenceinthecommunitytousetoolsforin
vestigationandinknowledgeaboutepidemiology
x Goodinvolvementandengagementbycitizensandemploy
ees
IntheeconomicplanforRecommunityisstatedthatallnew
economicallocationsmustbeexaminedinrelationtoitspreven
tiveperspective.
ThecertificationtookplaceduringaconferencethatRecommu
nityorganisedforallinvolvedintheprograminthemunicipal
ityandforrepresentativesfromnationalandregionallevel.
Fromnationallevelparticipated,amongmanyotherprominent
persons,theministerofeducationKristinHalvorsenandfromtheregionallevelthegovernorErlingLaeandthechairmanintheregionaladministrationEivindJohansen.FromtheEuropeanSafeCommunityNetworkthechairmanprofes
sorBörjeYtterstadtookpart.Healsogavealectureaboutsafecommunitiesinalocal,nationalandinternationalperspective.ThememberoftheparliamentIngaMarteThorkildsengaveinterestinginformationconcerningthegovernmental
planaboutthenationalworkforchildren’ssafetyandsecurity.ProfessorPerFugelligavealectureaboutthesourcesfor
health.Manymoreveryinterestinglectureswereheldforinstanceaboutviolence,trafficsafety,developmentofthebrain.
Thedayafterthecertification,the21stofMay,wasadaywithalotofdifferentactivitiesaboutsafetyforallcitizensinRecommunity. 
Reporter:GuldbrandSkjönberg,Sweden

Safer Wanganui (New Zealand) moving forwards
MayorAnnetteMain,ChairofSaferWanganui,isimpressedwiththeworkoftheSaferWanganuicollaborationandits
commitmenttoactiononWanganuihealthandsafetyissues,afterattendingasteeringgroupmeetingearlierthismonth.
Thesteeringgroupismadeupofleadersfromthesevenpriorityfocusareasofalcoholandotherdrugs,education,family
violence,justice,safetyandwellbeing,emergencyplanningandroadsafety.
“TheSaferWanganuiSteeringGroupprovidesgovernance,leadershipandchampionsthesafecommunitiesmodelof
working,”saysMayorMain.“Itprovidesdirectionandsupporttothereferencegroups,sothatthecommunitymay
achievetheoverarchingdesiredresultofasafeWanganuiforeveryoneinourdistrict.“
ItemsfordiscussionattheMaymeetingincludedhighlightingtheneedtoestablishfiguresrelatingtoreleasedoffender
settlementintheWanganuidistrict,theWanganuiFloodActionPlan,crimestatisticsandappointingaSaferWanganuicoordinator.
ThesteeringgroupwerealsobriefedbyCouncil’sinfrastructurestaffondraftproposalstoaddressroadsafetyissuesin
DublinStreet,whichhasbeenidentifiedasanaccident‘hotspot’.
Thesteeringgroupaimstoestablishandsupportlongterm,sustainableprogrammescoveringallaspectsofsafetywhich
canbeclearlyevaluatedtomeasuresprogressagainstalistofagreedcriteria.
ThegroupwillmeetagaininJune.Reporter:TaniaPeters,NewZealand

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Safe Elderly Designation
NackamunicipalitySwedenhas,incollaborationwithKnowledgeCentreforSeniorSafety,Karlstad,in20082011,imple
mentedtheWHOCollaboratingCentreonCommunitySafetyPromotion,SafeElderlyindicatorsinoneoftheir14special
housingsforelderlypeople.InSweden,specialhousingisacollectivetermthatdescribesseveraldifferenttypesofhous
ingthathavebeenadaptedforelderlypeoplewhoareingreatneedofcare.
Theindicatorswereusedandmodifiedintoapracticalmodelwiththepurposetoincreasesafetyandthequalityoflife
fortheresidentsandstaffbycreatingsystematicworkprocessesandprocedures,supportiveenvironmentsandactions.
Focusisonaccidentalinjuries,violenceandselfinflictedinjuries.Someeffectssofarare:amoresystematicworkprocess,
customerandgoalorientedactionsandahigherinjurypreventionconsciousnessamongmanagementandstafftogetherwithanincreasedsenseofcoherenceandprideinthework.InMarch2011NackaSeniorCenterEktorpwascertifiedand
Nackamunicipalityhasdecidedtocontinuetheimplementationoftheindicatorsintheotherspecialhousings.
Thisisjustastart!Inordertoshareexperiencesandtofurtherimprovesafetyforolderpeopleweneedacommonstrat
egyandasustainablelongtermworkplanwithintheSafecommunitymovement.Somequestionsare:howdowepro
ceedwithdesignationsforSafeElderlyinthefuture?Whowouldbethecoordinator/theresponsiblebodywithinterna
tionallegitimacy?Howcoulddesignationsofnewspecialhousingandotherlocalwelfaresystemsbenefitfromtheex
periencesfromSeniorCenter.Dr. Tommy Rosenberg, SwedenNews from Huamu Safe Community, China
OnthemorningofMar.27th,2011,theevacuationdrillofhighriseresidentialbuildingswasheldbyHuamuCommu
nityinYinliangApartment.AimsofthedrillweretofurtherpromotethefiresafetycommunitytobuildFirewallProjectinordertomakeresidentsknowproceduresandmethodsonemergentoccasionsandtoexpandpublicityoffiresafety
propaganda.Toensurethedrillgoingsmoothly,thePromotionCommitteeofHuamuInternationalSafeCommunity
conductedasurveytodwellersofYinliangApartmentinadvance.Withthecrossfieldcollaboration,theworkinggroupwasestablished,theresponsibilitywasdividedclearlyandtheplanfortheevacuationdrillwasdeveloped.Thefunc
tionaldepartmentsandthepropertycompanyofHuamucommunitydisseminatedtheimportanceandskillsofsafe
escapetodwellersbeforethedrill,aswellasmakinggreateffortsonmobilizationandpublicity.
ThedistinguishedguestsattendingtheceremonyincludeMr.ZhangYinbiao,thedeputydirectorofSafetyProduction
SupervisionBureauofPudongNewArea;theCaptainMr.HeZhibofromtheFirstFireBrigadeofPudongNewArea;
theCaptainMr.AnjunfromFiveTrafficPoliceBrigade;thesupervisorofHuamupolicestationMr.BaoMingxingof;
Mr.DaiJianming,thepartysecretaryofHuamuCommunityHygieneServiceCenter;Mr.LiZhilin,thesecretaryof
HuamuCommunityPartyWorkingCommitteeandthevicedirectorMr.ChenXiongweifromHuamuSubdistrictOf
fice.ThedeputydirectorMr.JiangWeizhongofHuamuSubdistrictOfficehostedtheactivity.
About150dwellersofYinliangApartmentparticipatedinthedrill.Afterthedrill,dwellerstookpartintheopening
ceremonyofHuamuFirecontrolProject.Thendwellerswerereceivedfiresafetytraining.Themaincontents,concerned
byresidents,werehowtoescapefromfiresafely,howtocall119efficientlyandhowtousegasmaskproperly.Thedrill
notonlyfurtherenhancesthesafetyawarenessofdwellers,improvingescapingskills,butalsoatestofemergentre
spondingcapacityforHuamuCommunity.
ItisreportedthatthefiresafetydrillsandfirecontrolpublicitywillbecarriedoutgraduallybyHuamuSubdistrictthisyear.EverymemberofHuamuCommunitywilltrytheirbesttoachievefullcoverageofthisproject.

Reporter:Ms.ChenFang,China

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Welcome to Travelling Seminar Skaraborg, Sweden, 2-5 September 2011
SafeCommunitiesinSkaraborg(Mariestad,Töreboda,Skövde,FalköpingandLidköping)welcomeYoutojoinaTravellingSeminarinconnectiontothe20thInternationalSafeCommunityConferenceinFalun,Sweden.TheTravelling
SeminaroffersstudyvisitsaboutSafetyPromotionandInjuryPreventioninthefiveSafeCommunities.Thegoalsareto
sharemethodsandbestpracticehowtoorganisecommunitybasedsafetyandtoshareknowledgebetweeneachother.
Theseminarwillallowtheparticipantstocompareexperiences,andtakehomewhattheyhavelearned,inordertodevelopandrefinetheirowncommunitybasedsafetyprogrammes.Shorttermbenefitsoftheseminarincludetheoppor
tunitiesforparticipantstostudycurrentcommunitybasedsafetyprogramminginaction,withampleopportunitiesto
discussapproacheswithlocalorganisers.Wehopesuchinteractionwillhelpinspirenewprogrammesinothercommu
nities.Longtermbenefitsfromthisseminarincludethepossibilityofbuildingknowledgetogether,toconsiderhow
broadbasedinjurypreventionandsafetypromotionworkcanbeorganisedintheparticipantsowncountry.Wewill
alsodiscusshowsafetycanbeanchoredwithinthelocalcontext,sothattheworkcanbesustainableovertime.
TheSeminarstartson2ndSeptemberat13.00andclosesonthe5th.Atthe6thSeptemberaBuswilltaketheparticipantsandtheseminarorganizerstothe20thSafeCommunityConferenceinFalun.
ProgramataGlansTravellingSeminar,September2011.
Friday2:MaritimesecurityMariestad.Saturday3:SafetyforchildrenandyoungpeopleTöreboda.Sunday4:Youth
program,increasinginfluence/empowerment,reducingdrugs—Skövde,TrafficsafetyLidköping.Monday5:Injury
preventioninResqueservicesandsuicidepreventionFalköpingElderlysafetyLidköping.Tuesday6:SafeschoolGötene.BustoFalun..Deadlineforregistration:15May2011(Maximum20participants):FullyBooked
Moreinformationonseminarfee,registrationformetc.at:http://falun.se//safecom.Requests:PiaGustavsson,phone:
+4650618255,pia.gustavsson@toreboda.se,GunillaCarlsson:Phone:+46501755024,gunilla.m.carlsson@mariestad.seForthcoming Safety and Injury Conferences
2011**6thAfricanRegionalSafeCommunitiesConference
SafetyPromotioninAfrica:MobilisingCommunitiestoAddressInjuryVulnerabilitiesandEnhancePreventionCapaci
ties.58July2011,Livingstone,Zambia
Contact:LyndseyLourie:lourilc@unisa.ac.za;RobertMtonga:robertmtonga@yahoo.co.uk;JeromeNsajju:
nsajjero@yahoo.co.uk**20thInternationalSafeCommunitiesConference
CelebratingtwodecadesofInternationalSafeCommunityDevelopmentgoingbacktowhereitallstarted69September2011,FalunMunicipality,Dalarna,Sweden
Conferencewebpage:www.falun.se/safecom2011.Contact:safecom2011@falun.se**3rdEuropeanConferenceonInjuryPreventionandSafetyPromotion
June16&17,2011,Budapest.www.eurosafe.eu.com**CanadianInjuryPreventionandSafetyPromotionConferenceNovember16182011.Vancouver,BC.Canada
http://www.injurypreventionconference.ca2012
RegionalSafeCommunityConferencesx The3rdEuropeanSafeCommunityConference
ThefutureroleoftheFireandRescueServiceinthesustainabilityofSafeCommunitiesinEurope45June2012,Falköping,Sweden
Contact:titti.walterum@falkoping.seWHOCollaboratingCentreforCommunitySafetyPromotion
KarolinskaInstitutet
DepartmentofPublicHealthSciences
DivisionofSocialMedicine
Norrbacka2ndFloor,SE17176,Stockholm,Sweden.
Communication:KoustuvDalal,PhD.Editor(Email:koustuv.dalal@liu.se)4