Department of Public Health Sciences
Division of Social Medicine

Safe Community Monthly NewsIssue No.16
November 2008^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Dear Colleagues,

In this issue
Safe Community in Vietnam
Safety Promotion Centre in Hong Kong
Safe Community in New ZealandNews from China
Nesws from Chile
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Report from North Shore City
Forthcoming Conference
Courses
Books and Websites of interest

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We are proud to introduce two new Safe Communities fromVietnam and New Zealand.
In this issue we have report from North Shore city, New Zealand.
News and reports of this issue are appended below. Same issue isalso available at our WHO Collaborating Centre on Community Safety
Promotion website: http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/who_newsletters_en.htm
With warm regards
Leif Svanström, Responsible Editor
Koustuv Dalal, Editor

Duc Chinh, Vietnam designated as Safe Community no. 145 in the world
On the 2nd November 2008 the Duc Chinh Community situated one houroutside Ha Noi was designated. The population is 12 730 inhabitants and they
have been working five years with their Safe Community program before
applying for international network membership. Site visit was made by theCenter for Injury Prevention and Community Safety Promotion, Ajou University
School of Medicine in Korea. After passing that review they are now ready fordesignation. Leif Svanström and Max Vosskuhler represented the Certifying
Centre this time and the ceremony started with cultural performances andpresentations of participants. Present were Assoc Professor Dr Nguyen Thi HongTu, Deputy Director of General Dept of Preventive Medicine & Environmental
Health, Ministry of Health; MA. Luong Mai Anh, Vice Head of Occupational
Health and Injury Prevention and staff. Others were Mr Nguyen Trong An,Deputy Director, Children Care and Protect. Dept Ministry of Labours, Invalids
and Social Affairs; and Ms Le Thi Hong Nhi from Unicef in Vietnam.
The Commune was represented by numerous organizations –led byChairman ( of People’s Committee) Nguyen Van Thoi‐ Head of Steering
Committee on Injury Prevention. Further were representatives from Cam Giang
District and Hai Duong Province. The injury pattern is dominated by Falls (34%),
Traffic Accidents (27%), Occupational accidents (18%), Burns 7% and Drowning
4%. The detailed description of the Commune, the Safe Community organizationand structure are available on internet.

Duc Chinh is being designatedRapporteur: Leif Svanström

Kwai Tsing Safety Promotion Injury Prevention Centre, Hong Kong, China
In one of the leading communities in Hong Kong, Kwai Tsing (SC no. 73
in the World) further development of the safety promotion program istaking place, mostly developing injury surveillance. The centre was opened
October 14, 2008 at a ceremony in S:t Margaret’s Hospital at Seminar onSafety Promotion and Injury Prevention cum Opening Ceremony of Kwai
Tsing Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Centre.
Photo from left to right: 1Mr Vincent FANG Kang, Chairman of the Hospital Governing
Committee of the Princess Margaret Hospital; 2. Professor Leif Svanström, Chairman of theWHO Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion; 3 . Ms Adela Lai, Director of theKwai Tsing Safe Community and Healthy City Association; 4. Ms Chang King Yiu Permanent
Secretary for Security; 5. Mr Lee Kai‐ ming, Chairman of the Occupational Safety and HealthCouncil; 6. Dr Lily Chiu, Cluster Chief Executive, Kowloon West Cluster, Hospital Authority.

1Porirua City New ZealandInternational Safe Communities Designation
On 1st September 2008 Porirua City became the 8th community in New Zealand to achieve designation under theInternational Safe Community framework, the 143rd International Safe Community. Porirua is a medium‐sized citywith a population of 50,600 situated in the lower part of the North Island of New Zealand, very close to Wellington thecapital city. It has a relatively young population with significantly larger proportions of Maori (20.9) and Pacificpeoples (26.6%) than the Wellington region overall.
The Safer Porirua Strategic Group has a robustcoalition of key government and community
stakeholders working across a wide range of sectors anda Memorandum of Understanding between Porirua CityCouncil, New Zealand Police, Porirua Safer City Trust,Porirua Community Guardians, Accident Compensation
Corporation and Regional Public Health which details
the commitments made by these organisations. The
Safer Porirua Strategic Group has adopted the slogan“Porirua Safe As! and, as can be seen in the photos, thewearing of iconic lime green safety vests, uniforms andt‐shirts (even for participants in the walking school bus)
to demonstrate the emphasis put on safety in Porirua.
The site visit ably demonstrated this emphasis oncommunity safety and injury prevention occurring and how those
involved were “people with a passion who not only had in‐depth
knowledge of their community but more importantly how to engage withpeople in a meaningful and relevant way to improve the lives of residents
that often went well beyond mere safety outcomes”. In addition it wasclear at the site visit that “Safer Porirua conduct audits, gather data
and research and basically ensure that they get their facts right about thedeterminants of safety and how to engage residents from a strengths‐
Site Visit Teambased approach before taking action”.
The Porirua Community Guardians play a significant role in community safety in Porirua. They area group of volunteers from all walks of life that was formed on the basis that community safety is theresponsibility of all members of society and that local people can make places safer by their presence.
Around 50 volunteers who reflect the ethnic diversity of Porirua and range in age from late teens to lateseventies deliver this community safety programme, providing “a friendly yet obvious presence that makes
people feel safe”.
Reporter: Tania Peters, New Zealand

Speech activity of “Security around me”
held in Linfen community, Zhabei,Shanghai,China
In order to enhance community awareness of the safety of the residents, a speech activity named “safearound me” was held in the Linfen Road community recently. During the speech activity, community residents
have expressed the sentiment of Safe Community concept, and have talked about the importance and necessityof building a Safe Community. The speech activity has attracted nearly 100 participants of community
residents, and has raised the community residents’ awareness and participation rate further of creating theInternational Safe Community in Linfen.

Report from Peñaflor Chile

Recently the school children in Penãflor Chile has celebrated
The Safe Community movement with carrying the flag.

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Mount Isa Queensland Australia
International Safe Communities Site Visit
Mount Isa is the administrative, commercial and industrial centre for the state ofQueensland’s vast north‐west region with vast mineral deposits of lead, silver, copperand zinc. It has a population of 25,000 in the city and 35,000 in the district. Traditionallythe economy has centred on the copper‐silver‐lead‐zinc mine but, although the mine isstill the largest single employer in the city, the percentage of the city’s workforce
employed in the mines has dropped from 60% in the 1970s to 22%.
Over the period 14th‐ 17th August 2008 Dr Carolyn Coggan and Tania Peters fromSafe Communities Foundation New Zealand (in their capacity as Certifying Centre andAffiliate Safe Community Support Centre of the WHO Collaborating Centre on
Safe Home Inspection,Community Safety Promotion) and Dawn Spinks, Director, Queensland Safe
Queensland Fire Rescue Service
Communities Support Centre conducted a site visit in Mount Isa to assess whether theSafe Community programme in Mount Isa met the six criteria to become an International
Safe Community. Mount Isa Safe Community (MISC) commenced in 2002 after theMount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health produced an analysis of injury datacollected at the Mount Isa Base Hospital. Since then MISC has linked with several
organisations that have collectively worked towards gaining recognition as a SafeCommunity.
As MISC project spokesperson Lynette Drew said “It will be a proud moment for the city
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if we achieve this internationally renowned status. A Safe Community is one in which all sectorsof the community work together to increase the overall safety of its members. We havebeen working to get Mount Isa recognised in this way since 2002 and it is a great credit
to the ever expanding team of people who have set themselves the task of making Mount
Isa safer. While much remains to be done, it is evident that something quite substantial
has grown from small beginnings”.
After a comprehensive site visit, and examination of the extensive support
material provided by MISC, Dr Coggan and the site visit team found that Mount
Isa had addressed each of the criteria required for designation as an International
Lead Alliance outside MP Betty Kierman
Safe Community in a comprehensive manner. Dr Coggan commented that “OverOffice Groupthe past six years, in response to the needs of the local community, groups in Mount Isa
have demonstrated a dedication to evidence‐based practice and the development of sustainable programmes to promote safety. Theircontinued presence will ultimately ensure that Mount Isa is a safer place to place to live, work, study, travel and play”.
The designation ceremony at Mount Isa will be held in early 2009. Further information can be found by visiting the Safe
Communities Foundation NZ web site http://www.safecommunities.org.nz/sc/mtisa
Reporter: Tania Peters, New Zealand

ShoreSafe –North Shore City New Zealand
One year after designation
On the 25th July 2008 ShoreSafe North Shore Citycelebrated the first year anniversary of achieving
International Safe Community status. ShoreSafe madethis a momentous occasion by bringing together
businesses and organisations keen to embrace andenhance safety within their community. ShoreSafe
decided that while five organisations, Accident
Compensation Corporation, Waitemata District HealthBoard, North Shore City Police, Enterprise North Shoreand North Shore City Council had been signatories to the original Safe Community Agreement at the time ofdesignation, they would like to extend this to other organisations on the North Shore. Consequently they developed a‘ShoreSafe Safe Community Agreement’ and invited organisations prepared to commit to:• Work in partnerships with other organisations to minimise injury in North Shore City• Develop and action initiatives to enhance safety within their own organisation

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Communicate injury and crime prevention activities and outcomes to ShoreSafe for advancing a positive
safety culture and safer environments
Value and respect the contributions of each partner
Support ShoreSafe’s strategic role of monitoring and planning to maintain International Safe Community
accreditation
Disseminate ShoreSafe newsletters and other injury prevention information
Contribute time, resources, feedback and ideas to ShoreSafe

This is a first for New Zealand and perhaps also internationally.
Representatives from 14 organisations attended the celebratory Mayor’s forum
to sign their agreements and were presented with a framed certificate
acknowledging their commitment to ShoreSafe. The original signatories werealso presented with framed certificates acknowledging their ongoingcommitment to ShoreSafe. It is envisaged that over time other organisations
will join the list of signatories committed to the above agreement. Already theShoreSafe coordinator has had other community groups showing interest in
making this commitment.
After addresses from the mayor Andrew Williams, chairperson of ShoreSafe Teresa Stanley, and Safe Communities
Foundation Dr Carolyn Coggan, all present shared refreshments and a piece of the ShoreSafe’s first birthday cake.
Further information can be found by visiting the Safe Communities Foundation NZ web sitewww.safecommunities.org.nz/sc/ns or North Shore City Council website
http://www.northshorecity.govt.nz/?src=/about_the_city/safe-city.htm
Reporter: Tania Peters, New ZealandForthcoming Safety and Injury Conferences
2008•Nationell skadekonferens (In Swedish)12-13 November 2008Borås, Sweden
For information: www.boras.se/congress
Invitation
Registration
Call for abstracts
Abstract deadline: 20 Auguste-mail: Helena.Ahlstedt@boras.se2009•

1st Eastern Mediterranean Regional Conference
Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion
Development and Safety - Together
10-12 February 2009
Cairo, Egypt
15 August 2008 Close of abstract submissions
For information: http://www.emro.who.int/vip/ipsp•

9th National Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion
26-28 July, 2009
Melbourne, Australia
www.injuryprevention2009.com
Abstract submission closes on 10 November 2008.

•18th International Conference on Safe Communities
Community Safety Policies as an axis for development
August 13 – 15, 2009
Cali, Colombia
First Announcement: English Spanish
For information: www.cisalva.univalle.edu.co4••

5th Asian Regional Conference on Safe Communities (ARCSC)
Safety, Health, Harmony
18-20 October 2009 NEW DATE!
Beijing, China
China Occupational Safety & Health Association (COSHA)
http://www.cosha.org.cn
First Announcement: http://www.cosha.org.cn//upload/1224465633423324.pdf
Date not changed in the Announcement yet!
Abstract deadline: 30 March 2009
Contact persons: Ms Wu Yanhua and Mr Liu Yan. E-mail: 2009ascc@cosha.org.cn
2010
19th International Safe Communities Conference
Sustainability of Safe Community Programs23- 26 March, 2010
Suwon, Korea
For information: jpcho@ajou.ac.kr

CourseRESEARCH EDUCATION Course 2009
• Ph.D. Level COURSE:
5th International Course ‐ A Ph.D. Level Course
Research in Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion: Designs, Methods & Analysis
19 October ‐ 20 November 2009
Stockholm, Sweden
7,5 Credits
For further information: Course Organizer: Reza Mohammadi, MD, MPH, PhD
Email: Reza.Mohammadi@ki.se, Phone: +46 8 7373775, Fax: +46 8 30 73 51•Courses 2008 / 2009
3rd International Ph.D. Course on Internet
INJURY SURVEILLANCE AND CODING1 October 2008 ‐ 31 March 2009 (25% rate)
7,5 Credits
Course information: http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/pdf/courses2008/webinjury_surveillance_2008.pdf
For further information: Contact immediately: Professor Lars‐Gunnar Hörte lars‐gunnar.horte@ki.se

Books and websites of interest
‘The Way Forward’ Transportation Planning and Road Safety. Authors: Geetam Tiwari, Dinesh Mohan and Nicol
Muhlrad. ISBN 1403 92502 X, Macmillan India Ltd. New Delhi.

Abuse of Elderly in Europe. http://www.abuel.org/WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Safety Promotion
Karolinska Institutet
Department of Public Health Sciences
Division of Social Medicine
Norrbacka 2nd Floor, SE-171 76, Stockholm, Sweden.
Communication: Koustuv Dalal (Email: koustuv.dalal@ki.se )5