Department of Public Health Sciences
Division of Social Medicine

Safe Community Monthly NewsIssue 22May 2009
In this issue

Dear Colleagues,Re‐designation: Calgary, Canada

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Safe Cycling program, Hong Kong

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Child Safety Report Card, EU

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Courses3Forthcoming Conferences

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New Journal

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Books and websites of interest

4News and reports of this issue are appended below. Same issue is also avail‐able at our WHO Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion
website: http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/who_newsletters_en.htm
Please register and submit your abstract in Cali & Serbia conferences (detailsin page 3 ).
With warm regards
Leif Svanström, Responsible Editor
Koustuv Dalal, Editor

Re-designation: Calgary as an International Safe Community
On Wednesday, March 4, 2009, Safe Communities Canada, in its capacity as a Certifying Centre for the World HealthOrganization Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion, re‐designated Calgary as an International SafeCommunity.
The re‐designation ceremony was one of the highlights of the annual Calgary Safety Expo, an event which brings over 3500
school students to a special interactive safety exhibit and learning event in Calgary’s convention centre. The goal of theSafety Expo, which was inaugurated in 2003, the year of Calgary’s original designation, is to make young Calgarians, awareof the importance of safety as a constant frame for their lives.
The Calgary Safety Expo is a Safe Community legacy for the city as it was first put on as a part of the original designation
ceremony for Calgary back in 2003, and it has become an annual event since then. The Safety Expo also provides Calgary
with a tangible demonstration of the strength and depth of the collaborative relationship that exists amongst its injury
prevention and safety promotion partners.
A group of students attending the expo were invited to come and be a part of the re‐designation ceremony and they gave it
energy and a real focus, as the safety of its children is a key priority for Safer Calgary.
With a population of just over one million citizens, Calgary is the largest
International Safe Community in Canada and one of the largest in the world.
Safe Communities Canada was delighted to represent the Collaborating Centre
as this dynamic and very successful Safe Community again accepted thechallenge to ensure a safe life for each one of those million citizens.
Alderman Bob Hawksworth signs the re‐designation agreement on behalf of theCity of Calgary. Standing behind him from left
to right, and between the honour guards are:
Rick Hanson, Calgary’s Chief of Police, John
Dalzell, Chair of the Board, Safe Communities
Canada, Bob Lang and Carol Eamer, Co‐Chairs of Safer Calgary, and Bruce Burrell,
Calgary’s Fire Chief (photo right).
Manning Safer Calgary’s booth at the Safety Expo are, from the left, volunteers DaveFergus and Ted Currie (photo left)
Reporter: Ron Waldie, CanadaSafe Cycling Promotion in Sai Kung Healthy & Safe City, Hong Kong SAR
Sai Kung District, including Sai Kung countryside and Tseung Kwan O new town, is located to the south‐east of the New Ter‐
ritories of Hong Kong. With over half of the sub‐districts in Tseung Kwan O new town linked up by cycle tracks, bicycles havebecome a very popular means of transportation and leisure for local residents. In view of some sub‐districts lacking cycle
tracks, the Sai Kung Healthy & Safe City Working Group on Road Safety Campaign remains committed to working closelywith the police to promote road safety. Among others, the safety initiatives included the cross‐sector recruitment and trainingof Road Ambassadors to participate in road safety promotional activities.
In 2005‐2007, Sai Kung Healthy & Safe City inspected the cycle tracks district wide and rolled out various measures including
improving the design of cycle tracks, reducing potential risks latent in cycle tracks, erecting signageʹs, painting road signs andconnecting cycle track network etc. In 2007, Sai Kung District Council appropriated funds to build the Tiu Keng Leng Tempo‐
rary Cycling Park. The ultimate aim was to provide a safe and fun environment for young cyclists in areas with insufficient
cycle track facilities. Upon the opening of the temporary cycling park last year, there arose a need to further strengthen thepromotion of bicycle safety. To this end, February, 2009 saw the hosting of a Safe Cycling Carnival at the park. This event in‐cluded a kick‐off ceremony of bicycle safety promotion, bicycle parade, a bicycle safety kit wearing contest, safety skills test,
plus booth games and artistic bicycle performances and distribution of promotional materials. Informative educational materi‐als themed around general road traffic safety, things to remember when riding bicycles or safety messages on school buses will
be produced for public distribution. Passengers on public transport will be invited to select their ‘Model Driver’ to recognize
drivers of buses, mini‐buses, school buses or taxis who are considerate to take care of other road users such as cyclists. Repre‐
sentatives of the Hong Kong Police will also be invited to deliver talks on road safety.

Safety culture is enhanced by other programmes as well. Besides road safety promotion, Sai Kung District has been committed
in promoting community safety in various aspects including home safety, fire prevention, crime fighting, and prevention ofdrug abuse. Relevant safety promotion programmes are also in place at different settings like hospitals, residential homes andworkplaces, and targeted to various at‐risk groups like the elderly, children and youth.
“Sai Kung Healthy and Safe City” is applying for the international designation of Safe Community. We hope atheletes of theEast Asian Games to be held at the new Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground in December this year will enjoy competing at a safeand modern environment.
Reported by “Sai Kung Healthy and Safe City” Project Office, HKSAR

More children’s lives could be saved in the EU
European Child Safety Alliance with the support of Commissioner Vassiliou, Commissioner Kuneva and MEP Chair of InternalMarket and Consumer Protection Committee Arlene McCarthy, released Child Safety Report Cards for 24 Member States inEurope and the Child Safety Report Card 2009 (6 May 2009).
The Child Safety Report Cards are part of the assessment undertaken in the Child Safety
Action Plan initiative being conducted through funding and partnership with theEuropean Commission, Health & Environment Alliance (HEAL), UNICEF, World
Health Organization (WHO) and the national partner organisations in 26 Member States.
The main purpose of the review was the opportunity it provides to assess where a country
is at in terms of adoption, implementation and enforcement of policy that supports childsafety as a baseline for national action planning. The review identified gaps in current
policy that could then be addressed by participating countries as part of action planning.
While countries were interested to see how they scored in relation to one another, theinternational comparison was not the aim of the review. Countries included in the review:
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Wales.
For more: vincenten@childsafetyeurope.org

CourseRESEARCH EDUCATION Course 2009
6th International Course - A Ph.D. Course: Research in Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion: Designs,Methods & Analysis, October - November 2009 (5 weeks)
Stockholm, Sweden, 7.5 Credits
Application deadline: 1 May 2009
Course Organizer: Reza Mohammadi, MD, MPH, PhD
Email: Reza.Mohammadi@ki.se, Phone: +46 8 524 80142, Fax: +46 8 30 73 51
Courses 2009/ 2010
4th International Ph.D. Course on Internet
INJURY SURVEILLANCE AND CODING
1 October 2009 - 31 March 2010 (25% rate)
7,5 Credits
Course Organizer: Professor Lars-Gunnar Hörte , lars-gunnar.horte@ki.se

Forthcoming Safety and Injury Conferences
2009
1st Regional Southeastern Europe Conference on Safe Community ʺSafe Children in Safe Communitiesʺ 22‐25 June 2009Novi Sad, Serbia
Before March 31, 2009 Submit an registration form
Before April 15, 2009 Submit an abstract
Before May 15, 2009 Submit the full paper
For more information www.bezbedna.zajednica.org, Contact: Miroslav Bakich bezbedna.zajednica@gmail.com
The 14th International Conference on Circumpolar Health, July 11‐16, 2009 Yellowknife, Canada
Abstract deadline: 20 February
Injury Prevention has always been a concern for the IUCH (International Union for Circumpolar Health) and injuries area very heavy burden on the health of indigenous people living in the circumpolar regions.
Contact Jody Butler Walker butlerwalker@gmail.com , www.icch2009.com
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 Safe Policies as an axis for development
August 13 – 15, 2009 Cali, Colombia
Date for Abstract submission deadline: New date 30 April!
http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/pdf/Conferences/cali10april.bmp
Call for abstract. http://safecom2009.univalle.edu.co/, www.cisalva.univalle.edu.co
For information: Martha Lucia Castañeda, maluca68@gmail.com. Julian Santaella, julian_santaella@hotmail.com
5th Asian Regional Conference on Safe Communities (ARCSC) Safety, Health, Harmony
18‐20 October 2009 Beijing, China
China Occupational Safety & Health Association (COSHA), http://www.cosha.org.cn
First Announcement: http://www.cosha.org.cn//upload/1224465633423324.pdf
Abstract deadline: 30 March 2009, http://www.cosha.org.cn//upload/1235111029165436.doc
Before June 30, 2009 Submit the full paper
Before June 30, 2009 Early bird registration
After June 30, 2009 Full registration
Contact persons: Ms Wu Yanhua and Mr Liu Yan, E‐mail: 2009ascc@cosha.org.cn
21, Hepingli Beijie, Dongcheng District, Beijing , China 100713 , Tel: +86‐10‐64463609/64463339, Fax: +86‐10‐64463609
Senior Safety‐ future challenges Nordic Conference, 21 ‐22 October 2009 Karlstad, SwedenFirst Announcement and Call for Abstracts
www.phs.ki.se/csp/pdf/Conferences/2009_senior_safety_call_for_abstract.pdf
Abstract deadline: 15 May 2009 , For information: Dr Tommy Rosenberg, Head of Knowledge Centre for Senior Safety,Karlstad, Sweden tommy.Rosenberg@Karlstad.se

2010
19th International Safe Communities Conference Sustainability of Safe Community Programs23‐ 26 March, 2010 Suwon, Korea
For information: jpcho@ajou.ac.kr
The Second European Regional Safe Community Conference Incorporating the 7th Nordic Conference on Safe
Communities 19‐20 May, 2010 Reykjavik, Iceland
How to develop Safe Communities in Europe using the Nordic experiences.
‐ Re‐establishing a European Network of Safe Communities.
www.publichealth.is/SC‐Iceland2010/
Contact: Rósa Thorsteinsdóttir, rosa@publichealth.is, Tel: +354 5800900 / +354 8400906 , Fax: +354 5800901´
Public Health Institute of Iceland, Laugavegur 116, 105 Reykjavík, Iceland
10th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, 21‐24 September, 2010 London, UKThe first formal announcement for Safety 2010 will be issued in January 2009
Call for abstracts will open in April 2009. http://www.safety2010.org.uk
Early bird rate before 30 April 2009 £450.00
Contact: Karen Hughes, Email: k.e.hughes@ljmu.ac.uk , Tel: +44 (0) 151 231 8723
Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, Kingsway House, 5th Floor, Hatton Garden, Liverpool L3 2AJ,UK , Tel: +44 (0) 151 231 4510 | Fax: +44 (0) 151 231 4515

New Journal:
Journal of Injury and Violence Research, http://jivresearch.org/

Books and websites of interest‘The Way Forward’ Transportation Planning and Road Safety. Authors: Geetam Tiwari, Dinesh Mohan and Nicol Muhl‐
rad. ISBN 1403 92502 X, Macmillan India Ltd. New Delhi.
Abuse of Elderly in Europe. http://www.abuel.org/“Violence, Dangerousnes in the day by day living ʺ. Edited by Rosgal. Montevideo. 2002. Free version at SitioMedico:
http://www.sitiomedico.com.uy/artnac/maltzman.pdf and in Amadeo Guestbook, The Medical Literature Guide ( Code1234 ? 2/20/02). New 2005‐2006 Edition.

WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Safety Promotion
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Department of Public Health Sciences
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Communication: Koustuv Dalal (Email: koustuv.dalal@ki.se )