Department of Public Health Sciences
Division of Social Medicine

Issue 33

Safe Community Monthly News

April 2010

In this issue
NewSafeCommunitydesignation
ISCHospitalsNetwork
Sitevisit,Iran
Sitevisit,China
8thBirthdayCakeforMountIsa
SafeCommunity
SafetyMediaAward
ForthcomingConferences

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DearColleagues,
WeareproudtointroduceyouanothernewSafeCommunities.
WehavereportsfromAustralia,China,Iran.
SafeCommunitiesmovementisnowitsfullpace!
Newsandreportsofthisissueareappendedbelow.Sameissueisalsoavail
able at our WHO Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion
website:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/who_newsletters_en.htm
Withwarmregards
LeifSvanström,ResponsibleEditor
KoustuvDalal,Editor

Two new Safe Communities: Neyriz and Khalilabad in IR Iran
SafeCommunitymovementwasinitiated13years
agoinIran.Themovementisnowinfullpace.
KhalilabadinKhorasanRazaviProvincehasbeen
designatedas178andNeyrizhasbeendesignatedas179memberoftheInternationalSafe
CommunitiesNetwork.Monday22ndFebruary
2010thedesignationCeremonywasperformedin
Mashhad.Theceremonystartedwithsomeofficial
openingandlecturesaboutSafeCommunityand
activitiesinNeyrizandKhalilabad.
Khalilabadhas48,686inhabitants.TheSafe
Communityofficehas33dedicatedstaff.Thecity
hasbeenfieldvisitedtwicein2003and2009sofar,(in2003itwasvisitedbyMr.LarsGunarHortand
Dr.RezaMohammadifromWHOCollaboratingCentrealongwithnationalandprovincialauthori
tiesandin2009itwasvisitedagainbyDr.BoHen
ricsonfromWHOCollaboratingCentre,alongwith
Dr.Haddadi,HeadofInjuryPrevention&SafetyPromotionDepartmentoftheMinistryofHealth&MedicalEducationand
Dr.RezaMajdi,thePublicHealthDeputyofMashadMedicalUniversityofSciencesandotherProvincialexperts.
Neyrizhas107931inhabitants.With46staffNeyrizhasstartedtheSafeCommunitymovementduring2005andhasbeen
designatedin2010.





Reporter:BoHenricson&RezaMohammadi,SwedenCall for International Safe Hospitals NetworkHospitalscanplayavitalroleforinjurypreventionandsafetypromotion.Hospitalsshouldbeactivelyinvolved
intheSafeCommunityprogram.Therefore,WHOCCCSPhasdevelopedanew‘SafeCommunityHospitalNet
work’andcallingformemberships.FormembershipandtechnicalsupportspleasecontactProf.LeifSvanstrom(leif.svanstrom@ki.se)orDr.KoustuvDalal(koustuv.dalal@liu.se).
Visit:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/pdf/indicator/safe_hospitals_criteria.pdf
1Report from Site Visits in Tehran, The Islamic Republic of Iran
February21to25,2010
Sunday21st:MeetingwithDr.AkhavanMoghaddamDeputyforHealthandEducationinRedCrescentSociety.Wediscussedaroundtwoimportantissues:1AshortcoursetraininginIran(twoweeks)fortrainers(Capacitybuilding);2Expandingthe
SafeCommunitymovementinthoselowandmiddleincomecountriesthatRedCrescentSocietyhasanofficeoragent(31
countries).
Monday22nd:DesignationCeremonyinMashhadforNeyrizandKhalilabad:
TheceremonystartedwithsomeofficialopeningandlecturesaboutSafeCommunityandactivitiesinNeyrizandKhalilabad.
Tuesday23rdmorning:TehranSafeCommunityseminar:TheseminarwasopenedbyDr.MoazzentheheadofTehranSafe
communitycouncil,Dr.HenricsonandDr.Mohammadi,andcontinuedbythereportsfromalldistrictsunderpreparation
districts:1,2,3,13,14,15and16.Allreportswereimpressiveandmostlypresentedbythemayorsthemselves.
Twoimportantreportswerealsopresented;thefirstonebyDr.HaddaditheheadofInjuryPreventionDepartmentatthe
MinistryofHealthandMedicalEducationaboutSafeCommunitiesinIran,andthesecondbyDr.SaadatfromtheTrauma
researchcenteratTehranMedicalUniversityabouttheresultsofahouseholdsurveyinTehranonhomeinjuries.Both
reportswerepresentedverywell.
Tuesday23rdafternoon:Sitevisitdistrict16:WemetthemembersofSafeCommunityinthedistrictandparticipatedina
groupworkaboutchildinjuryprevention.Mr.KaregartheMayorofthedistrictwasheadingthemeeting.
Tuesday23rd15:3018:30:Sitevisitdistrict15:TheMayor;Mr.Yazdaniwasleadingthevisithimself.Heshowedusonetraffic
schoolwhichwasdirectedbyaladyandseemedverypracticalandeffective.Thentheyshowedusaseparatedtrafficlinefor
publicbussesandemergencyoccasionsinahightrafficarea.ThentheyshowedusaninitiativefromanIslamicleaderintheareaforreductionoftrafficinjuriesinablackspot.Itwasarealexampleofcommunitybasedsafetypromotion.Attheend,
wevisitedthecenterfortrafficcontrolbycamera(CCTV)whichcoveredthewholearea.Ingeneralwewereimpressedbyall
safetyinterventionstheyshowedusinthearea.













Dr.RezaMohammadi,Dr.MahdiZangi,Dr.BoHenricson,Dr.
Dr.Aghataghi;theMayorofdistrict3(left)&Dr.Moazzen;the 
JamalAkhavanMoghaddam.Sunday21FebruaryheadofSafeCommunitypolicymakingcommittee,TehranWednesday24th:SafeCommunityseminarinDistrict3:Tworeportswerepresented:onereportaboutpreventionofsilent
deathsbyCO(Dr.NouferestyUniversityofAzzahra),andanotherreportaboutpreventionofelevatoraccidents(Dr.Saman
Mohammadi).TheMayor;Dr.Aghataghialsopresentedhisspeechafterbreak.ThenDr.Saadatpresentedtworeports;first
oneaboutfireaccidentsinlastwednesdayofIranianyear(Fireworksbeforenewyear)andthesecondoneaboutinjuries
duringspringcleanings.Mr.Banaeealsopresentedthereportofgroupworks.
Wednesdayafternoon:Sitevisitdistrict1&3:Twoparks(Mellatindistrict3andGheytariyyehindistrict1)werevisitedand
theyshowedussafetyinterventionsintheparksandplaygrounds:allplaygroundswerepromotedtoasaferstatus.
MeetingwiththeambassadorofSwedeninTehran.Wewereinvitedtotheembassyinordertomeettheambassadorand
explainaboutSafeCommunitymovementintheworldespeciallyinIranandTehran.

Wednesdayevening:17:0018:30:Meetingindistrict1aboutthepossibilitiesofamastercourseonSafetyinIran.
WeconcludedthatIranianpartyshouldclarifytheoutlinesofthecourseandotherissuesrelatedtothelogistictheyneedforsuchcourse.
Thursday25th:Sitevisitdistrict2:Boustan(Park)Nahjolbalaghehandallsafetyconsiderationsinsidethepark.
Sitevisitdistrict20(Rey):Atrafficschoolwhichwasdesignedforchildrenattheage1015.WealsoparticipatedintheSafe
Communitycommitteeandlistenedtothereportsbythesecretary.ThereweretwoNGOswhichparticipatedinthecommitteeactively.TheyhavealsopresentedtwoimpressivereportsabouttheirengagementinReySafeCommunity.
Sitevisitdistrict13:Wevisitedanelderlyculturecenterwhichwasequippedforimprovingelderlybydifferentclassessuchaspainting,languageetc.2

Sitevisitdistrict14:WevisitedthesafetyinterventionsinthePavements,parksandstreets.OneNGOhasalsoreportedtheactivitiestheyarecontributingaboutsafetyinthearea.
Duringthevisitwewerepresentedwithanimpressiveworkinalldistricts.Whatthedistrictsweredoingisinaccordance
withtheideasoftheSafeCommunityNetwork,andIhavegreatexpectationsforthefuture.
Thelasthurdleisofcouseanexcellentapplicationwithinjurypreventioninotherareastoo.
AtlastwewouldliketothanktheorganizersforsomeexellentdaysinTehran.Thehospitalityandfriendshipwemetweresecondtononeandmanygooddiscussionwereheldwiththedifferentrepresentatives.Reporter:BoHenricson,Sweden.


Site Visit for Jinqiao Town international Safe Community designation
OnMarch18th,threeexperts,HenkHarberts,ChairmanfromAustralianSafeCommunitiesFoundation,TessByrnes,fromAustralianSafeCommunities,andSiuKinFun,ConsultantfromOccupationalSafety&HealthCouncil,HongKong,cameJinqiaoTowntomakeasitevisitforverifyingtheworkofsettinguptheInternationalSafeCommunity.Theaccompanying
personsincludedthevicedirectorofnationalpromotioncenterofsafecommunity,LiuYan,andtherelativeleadersfromshanghaiandPudongNewAreaprofessionaldepartment.
Firstly,theexpertgrouplistenedtotheworkreportoftheworkofsettingupInternationalSafeCommunityofJinqiaoTown.
Thenthe10sitesvisitwerecarriedoutstepbystep,includingJinqiaoKindergarten,SanxiaoJuvenileMilitarySchool,commu
nitycommitteeofJinqiaoNewCity,communitycommitteeofSunshineEuropeanCity,JinJinDepartment,ShanghaiAuto
PartRedistributionLimitedCompany,injuryandaccidentsurveillancestationinJinqiaocommunityhealthcenter,Zhenjiang
Road(Zshapefacilityforcrossing),JialinRoad(facilityfortrafficsafe),andPromotioncenterforcommunitysafetyand
health.Eachworkgroupdidtheonthe–spotintroductionandansweredtheexperts’variousquestion.
Afterthisaudit,expertgroupconsideredthat:1) Ontheinfrastructure,JinqiaoGovernmentsupportsthisworkingatitsbest,withallresidentsparticipatinginit,atthesametime,variouscrosssectionalgroupsandtherelativeprofessionaldepartmentscooperatedwitheachotherclosely,sothe
organizationsystemiscompacttoguaranteetheeffectivework.
2)Fortheinterventionprogram,therearesomanyproject,includingkid
parentinteractiveinterventionprogram,alarmingprogramformonitoringpedestrian’srunningtheredlight,safetyinterventionprojectformigrant
workers,injuryinterventionprojectforenterprise,communityresidents’excit
ingparticipationandextensivepropaganda,voluntaryfirebrigade,especially
theJuvenileMilitarySchoolforfireserviceinspiringtheexperts.Thecontinu
ousworkoncommunitysafetysupervisionwiththeprofessionalsupportfrom
researchinstitutionswasworthcommendationandgeneralizationtoothercountries.Integratingthegoodeffectofvarioussafetyinterventionprograms,
thewholeworkofJinqiaoisbetterandinadvancethanthatofothercountriesanddistricts,andtheexperienceofJinqiaodeservestobeextendedinShanghaiandinChina.
Onthatday,Mr.HarbertsformallydeclaredthatJinqiaoTownwasdesignatedasmemberofInternationalSafeCommunity
networkandademonstrationcommunity.Report:OfficeofsettingupsafecommunityofJinqiaoTown,China.

Celebrating Eight Years of Community Safety
TheMountIsaSafeCommunityinitiativecelebratedtheireightBirthdayandfirstyearasanInternationallydesignatedSafe
CommunityonSaturdaythe20thofFebruary2010.
AFamilyFunDaywasheldattheMountIsaCivicCentrefrom8amto12.00pm,tohelpcelebrate8yearsoftirelessworkand
ongoingcommitmenttoreducingtheinjuriesinallsectorsofthecommunity.Thedaywasverysuccessful,withamajorityofactionpartners,newpartners,emergencyservicesandcommunitygroupsondisplayforthecrowdof100200people.The
celebrationswereaboutacknowledgingtheoveralleffortsofindividuals,action
partnersandcommunityinMountIsawhoarecontinuouslyworkingtowards
makingMountIsaasaferplace.
SafeCommunityCoordinatorStephanieKingsaid:“Thiswasagreatopportunitytoraisethecommunity’sawarenessofourlocalsafetyinitiativesinthecityandpro
videdachanceforpeopletotalktoouractionpartnersaboutwhattheycandotopre
ventinjuriesandimprovesafety”StephanieKingsaid“Itwasverypleasingtosee
everybody,children,youth,familiesandseniorsallgettinginvolvedincommunity
safetyandhavingfunatthesametime,sheisalsoveryproudofthenetworkforthe
hardworktheycontinuetodo.

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StephanieKingsaid“Ourteamneedsyourhelptobuildacultureofsafetywithinourcommunity,it’suptoeverybody,itgoingtotakes
awholeofcommunityapproachtobringaboutthesepositivechanges”.
Therewerefunfilledactivitiesforthekids,withajumpingcastle,facepainting,safetymascots,birthdaycake,sausagesizzle
andalsoinformation,safetydisplaysforfamilies,seniors,andyoungpeople.Thiswasthefirsttimethatthecollaborationpre
sentedanaward,toacknowledgeandthankindividualsinthecollaborationfortheirhardwork.
MrsShirleySlannalongstandingmemberoftheMountIsaFamily
ViolenceCombineActionGroupreceivedtheveryfirstawardforher
tirelessworkintheareaofDomesticViolence.MrsSlannhasbeenin
volvedinthegroupsincetheybeganmeeting9yearsago.Kalkadoon
TraditionalElderMrWilliamDoylewelcomedthecommunitytoKal
kadoonCountry;theStateMemberforMountIsa,MrsBettyKiernan
andTheMountIsaCityCouncilsMayorCouncillorMrJohnMolony,
SafeCommunityCoordinatorMissStephanieKingallspoketothecommunitywhatitmeanstobeaSafeCommunityandtheachieve
mentsofthecollaborationduring2009.
BackgroundInformation:
TheMountIsaSafeCommunityinitiativecommencedin2002,usingtheWorldHealthOrganisation(WHO)Modelforinjurypreven
SafeCommunityCoordinatorStephanieKing,Memberfor
MountIsa,MrsBettyKiernan,SafetyawardrecipientMrs
tion.Theinitiativeaimstocreatesustainable,evidencebasedpro
ShirleySlannfromNorthQueenslandDomesticViolencegrams,throughastronglocalpartnership.Theseprogramsinturnare ResourceCentre,TheMountIsaCityCouncilsMayor
targetedtowardHighriskgroupswithinthepopulation,andinjury
CouncillorMrJohnMolony.
areasofsignificanceforthelocalarea.
OnFebruary21st,2009,theMountIsaSafeCommunityinitiativewasDesignatedbytheWorldHealthOrganisations(WHO)
asaSafeCommunity.MountIsabecamedesignatedasthe151stSafeCommunity,bytheWorldHealthOrganisation(WHO),MountIsaisthefirstMiningtowntobecomedesignatedaSafeCom
munityandthefirsttoaddressEnvironmentalcriteria.Eighteen(18)signato
riessignedtheMemorandumofUnderstanding(MOU),anactionwhichshowstheirongoingsupportandcommitmenttothepreventionofinjuriesandthepromotionofcommunitysafety.
TheseimportantmilestoneregonisesthattheWHOCCCSPcriteriaforSafe
Communitiesarebeingmet.Arequirementofmaintainingthisstatusisthat
annualreportingissubmittedtotheWHOCCCSP.Atthattime,actionpart
nersandworkinggroupsincluded:ChildhoodInjuryPreventionProgram;
MountIsaSubstanceMisuseActionGroup;NorthWestRoadSafetyAlliance;
MountIsaFamilyViolenceCombinedActionGroup;MountIsaPhysicalActivityRegionalTaskforce;SafetyinCustodyMountIsaSeniorsSafety;SinceDesignation,theinitiativehasexpandedtoin
cludetheseadditionalgroups:LivingwithLeadAlliance;BuildingSaferCommunityActionGroup.
TheMountIsaSafeCommunityprogramisproudlysupportedbytheXstrataCommunityPartnershipProgramNorth
Queensland(XCPPNQ),MountIsaCentreforRuralandRemoteHealth(MICRRH),MountIsaCityCouncil(MICC),James
CookUniversity(JCU)andtheQueenslandGovernment.Reporter:StephanieJessicaKing,MountIsaSafeCommunity.


3rd International Safety Media Awards
HonoringEffectiveInjuryPreventionMediaTheISMAAwardsCelebrationwilltakeplaceatthe
Safety2010ConferenceLondon,UK•September2124,2010
Categoriesries:
Print•Audio•Video
LeverageYourSuccessForFutureProjects
ReceiveInternationalRecognitionForYourMedia
ShowcaseYourWorkWithInternationalColleagues
Submissionsnowbeingaccepted.DeadlineforentriesMay7,2010Formoreinformationgotowww.teachingstory.com/isma
Email:Marcia@ourreality.org

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Forthcoming Safety and Injury Conferences2010
RegionalSafeCommunityConferencesx TheSecondEuropeanRegionalSafeCommunityConference
Incorporatingthe7thNordicConferenceonSafeCommunitiesHowtodevelopSafeCommunitiesinEuropeusingtheNordicexperiences,reestablishingaEuropeanNetworkofSafeCommunities.
1920May,2010Reykjavik,Iceland
www.congress.is/SCIceland2010
Prel.Programmewww.congress.is/SCIceland2010/preliminary_programme.aspx
AGENDA:AssemblymeetingofEuropeanNetworkofSafeCommunities,Reykjavik,IcelandWednesdayMay19,2010Time:
16.3017.30.Contact:RósaThorsteinsdóttir
Email:rosa@publichealth.is
Tel:+3545800900/+3548400906,Fax:+3545800901
PublicHealthInstituteofIceland,Laugavegur116,105Reykjavík,Icelandx 2ndSouthEasternEuropeSafeCommunityConference
1517September,2010
Sibenik,Croatia
Conferencewebpage:
http://www.sigurnezajednice.hr/The_2nd_Southeastern_Europe_Safe_Communities_Conference_SibenikCroatia2010/
Home.htmlAbstractdeadline:1May.Venue:HotelSolarishttp://www.solarishotelsresort.com/
Contact:TanjaPekezPalisko,Email:tashamed@gmail.com
x The1stInternationalSafeCommunitiesConferenceforEastandCentralAfrica
ThePotencyofSafeCommunitiesin(EastandCentral)Africa:timeforaction!48October,2010,Kampala,Uganda
Contacts:1..imukasa@pincergroup.org,2.mmutto@pincergroup.org
P.O.Box72455,KampalaUganda.Tel:+256312265106x WorldConferencesforInjuryPreventionandSafetyPromotion
10thWorldConferenceonInjuryPreventionandSafetyPromotion,2124September,2010,London,UK
http://www.safety2010.org.uk
ConferenceProgramme
Contact:KarenHughes:Email:k.e.hughes@ljmu.ac.uk
Tel:+44(0)1512318723,CentreforPublicHealth,LiverpoolJohnMooresUniversity,KingswayHouse,5thFloor,Hatton
Garden,LiverpoolL32AJ,UKTel:+44(0)1512314510|Fax:+44(0)1512314515
2011
InternationalSafeCommunityConference
20thInternationalSafeCommunitiesConference
CelebratingtwodecadesofInternationalSafeCommunityDevelopmentgoingbacktowhereitallstarted69September2011,FalunMunicipality,Dalarna,Sweden
FirstAnnouncement:http://falun.se/www/externa/safe2011.nsf/Vbild/3789B4B81526E69BC1257703004FDF27/$FILE/
safe_community.pdf.Conferencewebpage:www.falun.se/safecom2011
Contact:safecom2011@falun.se
2012
RegionalSafeCommunityConferences
6thAsianRegionalConferenceonSafeCommunitiesin2012
Friday,11Sunday,13,May,2012,Tokyo,Japan
The3rdEuropeanSafeCommunityConference
ThefutureroleoftheFireandRescueServiceinthesustainabilityofSafeCommunitiesinEurope45June2012
Falköping,Sweden
Contact:annette.holmberg@falkoping.seWHOCollaboratingCentreforCommunitySafetyPromotion
KarolinskaInstitutet
DepartmentofPublicHealthSciences
DivisionofSocialMedicine
Norrbacka2ndFloor,SE17176,Stockholm,Sweden.
Communication:KoustuvDalal,PhD.Editor(Email:koustuv.dalal@liu.se)
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