The City of Atsugi
May 9, 2008
Professor Joon Pil Cho
Chair,Certifying Center for Safe Community
Ajou University School of Medicine
Suwon, Korea

Dear Professor Joon Pil Cho,On Behalf of City Council and the citizens of Atsugi City, I am pleased to announce thatAtsugi City has started safety promotion based on the concept Safe Community in
September 2007.
As for movement of safety promotion, we already have the traditional community networkof neighborhood self-government associations which have contributed much inmaintenance and improvement of the quality of our lives. However, considering rapidchanges in our environments such as urbanization, weakened community bond andgrowing needs in safety, Atsugi City is also focusing on development of collaborative
networks among community members including local governments, police, Public HealthCenters, residents and other related organizations by applying the concept of Safe
Community. We have set up a special section of Safety Promotion based on the concept ofSafe Community at the Atsugi City government, then has been studying and working forsafety promotion as described in an appendix.
Therefore, it would be our honor that you allow us to become one of communities underPreparation for Safe Communities Designations with consideration of our effort andenthusiasm for safety promotion. We are very keen for and would appreciate your guideand supports to lead us become a member of the SC network in future.
Yours Sincerely,

Tsuneyoshi Kobayashi
Mayor of Atsugi CityAtsugi City Hall, 3-17-17 Naka-Cho, Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan 243-851 1tel:+81-46-223-151

The City of Atsugi
May 9, 2008
Professor Leif Svanstrom
Chair
Division of Social Medicine andWHO Collaborating Centre onCommunity Safety Promotion
Department of Public Health Sciences
Karolinska Institutet

Dear Professor Leif Svanstrom,
On Behalf of City Council and the citizens of Atsugi City, I am pleased to announce thatAtsugi City has started safety promotion based on the concept Safe Community in
September 2007.
As for movement of safety promotion, we already have the traditional community networkof neighborhood self-government associations which have contributed much inmaintenance and improvement of the quality of our lives. However, considering rapidchanges in our environments such as urbanization, weakened community bond andgrowing needs in safety, Atsugi City is also focusing on development of collaborative
networks among community members including local governments, police, Public HealthCenters, residents and other related organizations by applying the concept of Safe
Community. We have set up a special section of Safety Promotion based on the concept ofSafe Community at the Atsugi City government, then has been studying and working forsafety promotion as described in an appendix.
Therefore, it would be our honor that you allow us to become one of communities underPreparation for Safe Communities Designations with consideration of our effort andenthusiasm for safety promotion. We are very keen for and would appreciate your guideand supports to lead us become a member of the SC network in future.
Yours Sincerely,

Tsuneyoshi Kobayashi
Mayor of Atsugi City
Atsugi City Hall, 3-17-17 Naka-Cho, Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan 243-851 1tel:+81-46-223-151