Department of Public Health Sciences
Division of Social Medicine

Safe Community Monthly News
Issue 56

March 2012
In this issue

Dear Colleagues,

SC new application

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Report from Dominica

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New Zealand2

Thailand, Canada

2Call for abstracts

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Conference

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Many new subscribers are added to the list. Warm welcome in theworld of Safe Community.
News and reports of this issue are appended below. Same issue is also avail‐able at our WHO Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion web‐site: http://www.ki.se/csp/who_newsletters_en.htm
With warm regards
Leif Svanström, Responsible Editor
Koustuv Dalal, Editor

Safe Community: New Guidelines (20120124)
http://www.ki.se/csp/pdf/guidelines/20120124guidelines_safe_community_applications.pdf
How to write an application to become a member of the “International Safe Community Network“ (pdf)
Including Form A for Application + Including Form B for web text + Ethical rules
From January 2012 use this form, after 1 March 2012 they are compulsory. All applying (and re‐applying) commu‐
nities must follow these guidelines and fill in these forms. Please observe there is a new indicator for Safe Commu‐nities and that the old extensive application report is replaced by forms A‐B!

Dominica in carribean shows great interest for injury surveillance and safe
community development.
Dominica – a small island with almost 73 000 inhabitants arerecognizing injury as a problem. You can find the prime ministers talkon U‐tube for a traffic safety program. At a visit with Hon. Julius C.
Timothy – Minister for Health expressed his view on the importabce ofsurveillance of injuries and showed interest in a presentation of theconcept of Safe Communities made by Professor Leif Svanström, WHOCCCSP, Stockholm. A report of our presence was also made to Dr
Shirley Augustine – PAHO/WHO Country Programme Officer.
On the 23rd March the National Epidemiologist Paul Ricketts
demonstrated his group with members from Health Services andPolice, responsible for Injury Surveillance. Leif Svanström had a lecture
at Ross University after meeting with Dr Gerald A.C. Grell – Dean,Clinical and Academic Affairs and MPH Rosana Emmanuel, Directro
Clinical and Community Affairs. On the 25th March Dr Svanström gave
a public sector, showing what kind of injuries happen in Dominica andwhat Safe Communities program can offer.

Photo (top): The group responsible for Injury surveillance at Dominica in
Carribia – 72 000 inhabitants – with mayor mortality in traffic crashes, homicideand suicide. In the far left National Epidemiologist Paul Ricketts.
Photo (bottom): What happens in Dominica and what can we do about it –Dr Leif Svanström lecturing!
Rapporteur: Leif Svanström.
1Safe Tairawhiti, New ZealandInternational Safe Communities Designation #270
Safe Tairawhiti is a collaborative community effort to improve safety.
Tairāwhiti District has a population of approximately 45,000 people.
Tairāwhiti encompasses the East Coast region north of Wairoa up toHicks Bay out west across to Matawai. Gisborne City is the main urban
centre in the Tairāwhiti region. It has the highest percentage of Māori
population at 44.3% compared to the national average of 14.87%. In theapplication, the Tairāwhiti District is described as a bicultural heritage
and a vibrant, exciting and magical place to live, work, visit and play.
Accredited examiners from Safe Communities Foundation New Zea‐
land conducted an official site visit in October 2011. The presentations
and field trips all provided meaningful insights into how the Tairāwhiti
Safe Tairawhiti Designation Ceremony
District has effectively adopted the ISC six criteria to improve community safety at a
local level. Additionally, the joint hosting of the site visit by the Police and the Gisborne District Council (GDC) was appropri‐
ate, as the Police have a lead role in working collaboratively to improve a wide range of safety outcomes. Furthermore, thecouncil has a statutory obligation under the Local Government Act 2002 to work together with other government agencies toimprove community well‐being. During the site visit presentations several measures were highlighted in the presentations in‐cluding:‐ Significant reductions in repetitive family violence incidents as a result of collaborative efforts across the community.
‐ Significant reductions in mean speeds as a result of effective road safety campaigns and police enforcement.
‐ Raised awareness of water safety and improvement in swimming skills as a result of the Sealord Swim for Life project inTairāwhiti.
‐ Increased awareness of fire safety among students as a result of the Tairāwhiti Get Firewise initiative.
‐ Significant reduction in crime as a result of the street‐by‐street initiative.
Safe Tairawhiti celebrated the achievement at a designation ceremony on 28th February 2012 at Whakato Marae Manutuke. The
first time an ISC designation ceremony has been held on a Marae. During this celebration, the final draft of the Safe Tairawhiti
Strategy was release for public consultation and feedback.

Further information: www.safecommunities.org.nz/sc/trw

Reporter: Tania Peters, New Zealand

Wellington, New ZealandRe-designated International Safe Community
Wellington City, the Capital of New Zealand, was reaccredited as an International Safe Community on 29th February 2012.
Wellington Regional Hospital emergency medicine specialist Dr Paul Quigley and visiting Australian physician and direc‐
tor of clinical training at Mackay Base Hospital, Dr Dale Hanson, spoke at the accreditation signing at Te Raukura (thewharewaka at Taranaki Street Wharf).
Since Wellington was first accredited as a safe city, in 2006, it has continued to introduce new programmes – the liquor ban
across the CBD, Stay Safe in the City and the Courtenay Precinct Project –that have helped make the city safer.
In the last five years in Wellington there has been:‐ A 9.5 percent reduction in public place violence (source: NZ Police).
‐ Lower alcohol‐related crashes (source: NZTA).
‐ An increase in the number of motorcyclists wearing safety gear (source:NZTA).
‐ An increase in the number of trained bar staff with first aid training(Wellington City Council).
Mayor Wade‐Brown, says the Council in the past five years has cemented
partnerships with Wellington Police, ACC, Capital and Coast District
Health Board and others including Wellington Free Ambulance, which operates a triage centre on Courtenay Place withCouncil support.
‘Safe communities is not just another project or programme, it’s an integrated way of doing business,” says the Mayor.
“It’s about working collaboratively with our partners across the city to effectively and sustainably promote safety and re‐duce injury in the community.”
The Director of the Safe Communities Foundation of New Zealand, Dr Carolyn Coggan, says Wellington is a good exam‐ple of a community that has undertaken analysis of data and identified best practice and innovative programmes.
“Of particular note are the outstanding efforts to address alcohol‐related harm,” says Dr Coggan. “Wellington is to be ap‐
plauded for its five‐year commitment to crime and injury reduction and safety promotion for its residents.”
2Tambon Talad-Kriab, Thailand: Flood Relief Operation
The sudden overflow of floodwater which hit many provinces in Thailand more than a month was so serious that no dry
space was left in some towns. Tambon Talad Kriab was the other one where the severe flood had hit and so was declared by
the Ayutthaya Province in a state of local disaster emergency because the level of the water in some areas was up to 2.55 me‐ters.
Mr. Wichai Waithi, Head of the Administrative Authority of Talad Kriab Sub‐district (Safe Community) and the community
cooperatively worked on flood relief operations.
Prior to the overflow of floodwater, local civil coordinators formed the Civil Centre for the flood victims to distribute relief
supplies, monitored the water level on a daily basis, and run a hot line service for service for people to call for assistance anduseful information.
During the high floodwater, the sub‐district office evacuated people to the evacuation centre and rapidly sent assistance topeople in need by providing supplies, food, medicine, fiber flatboats, temporary tents, mobiled lavatory, emergency medical,and safeguards.
Once the water level decreased, the sub‐district office deployed water pumps to drain the water from the community and al‐
low people to start the clean up work. The sub‐district office also provided the community crisis recovery and helped themquickly return to normalcy.
Currently, Tambon Talad Kriab has return to the normal situation. The government has provided the compensation to theflood victims for their damaged farms and housing. In addition, the sub‐district office, collaboration with the provincial mu‐
nicipality and the government has prepared flooding prevention plans for the local community.

Reporter: Chadaporn SUKSIRIWAN, Thailand.

Woodstock—New Safe Community
Toronto‐ John Dalzell, chair of Safe Communities Canada Board of Directors announced on 22 Feb ‘12 that the Board of Direc‐
tors have approved the designation of Woodstock, Ontario as Canada’s 62nd Designated Safe Community.
“This designation recognizes that the community has gained the capacity to take strategic actions that will reduce the painand cost of its injuries” states Dalzell. It also means that Woodstock becomes a full participating member of Canada’s vibrantnetwork of Safe Communities, reaching over 25% of Canada’s population.”
Safe Communities Woodstock Co‐Chairs Chief of Police Rod Freeman and Fire Chief Scott Tegler werevery encouraged by the announcement. “Our community has been working very hard to gather stakeholders from many sec‐tors to accomplish the steps required for designation” said Chief Freeman.
Fire Chief Scott Tegler explained the top three priorities which will anchor Safe Communities Woodstock over the next few
years are: 1. Reducing the injuries/deaths related to falls ; 2. Reducing injuries/deaths due to motor vehicle collisions ; 3. Re‐
ducing sport/recreational injuries/deaths.
Reacting to the community commitment, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Company (TMMC) provided seed funding for these
initiatives in the amount of twenty‐five thousand dollars.
A public and celebratory designation ceremony with Safe Communities Canada will be announced at a later date.
Reporter: Ron Waldie, & Carla Garrett, Canada

THREE important Regional Safe Community Conferences
Falköping, Sweden is calling you in June 4 –5: www.falkoping.se/eurosafe2012
San Borja, Peru is calling you in October 17 –19: conf2012comsegura@msb.gob.pe
Tokyo, Japan is calling you in November 28 –30: http://www.arcsc2012.com/

3Forthcoming Safety and Injury Conferences
2012
Regional Safe Community Conferences The 3rd European Regional Conference on Safe Communities, 4‐5 June 2012, Falköping, Sweden.
Safety‐ Looking back, Contemporary Analysis and Future Challenges
Invitation Swedish http://www.ki.se/csp/pdf/Conferences/falkoping_2012sv.pdf
Invitation English http://www.ki.se/csp/pdf/Conferences/falkoping_2012eng.pdf
Call for Abstract deadline 11 March www.falkoping.se/eurosafe2012
Contact: Titti Walterum titti.walterum@falkoping.se eurosafe2012@falkoping.se

2 nd Regional Safe Communities Conference for the Americas
Safe Communities and Climate Risk: Challenges and Proposals
2da. Conferencia Regional de Comunidades Seguras para las Américas
Comunidades Seguras y Riesgo Climático: Retos y Propuestas
17—19 October 2012
San Borja – PerúContact:
conf2012comsegura@msb.gob.pe , conf2012comsegura@gamil.com
 6th Asian Regional Conference on Safe Communities
Let´s Build Community´s Capacity for Safety in every day and disasters
28‐ 30 November 2012
Toshima in Metropolitan Tokyo, Japan 30 November ‐2 December ‐ Travelling Seminar
Travelling Seminar: Minowa and Komoro in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Announcement http://www.ki.se/csp/pdf/Conferences/brochure_japan2012.pdf
http://www.arcsc2012.com/
Contact: Naoya HATTA info@arcsc2012.com

World Conferences for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion
11th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion
Connecting pathways for a vibrant and safer future
1‐5 October 2012
Wellington, New Zealand
September 2011: Call for abstracts & scholarship application submissions openFebruary 2012: Online registrations open
March 2012: Call for abstracts & scholarship application submissions close
August 2012: Early bird registration closes
Flyer:www.phs.ki.se/csp/pdf/flyer/safety2012_wellington.pdf
For further information visit www.safety2012.org.nz
Contact: info@safety2012.org.nz
Regional Safe Community Conferences
4th European Regional Conference on Safe CommunitiesMay 2014
Harstad, Norway
Contact: boergey@online.nohelge.eriksen@harstad.kommune.no

WHO Collaborating Centre on 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, PhD. Editor (Email: koustuv.dalal@oru.se)4