Department of Public Health Sciences
Division of Social Medicine

Safe Community Monthly NewsIssue No.18
January 2009^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Dear Colleagues,

In this issue
Safe Community Designation, Vietnam
New Safe Community- Songpa, Korea
HPapamoa -InternationalH Safe SchoolWonju, Korea – site visit
Kids R safe Award - Australia
COSHA, China – New ASC
Forthcoming conferences
Courses
Books and websites of interest

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We wish you a Safe and happy New Year 2009!
In this issue we have SC designation report from Vietnam & Korea.
COSHA, China is the new SC affiliate support centre.
News and reports of this issue are appended below. Same issue is alsoavailable at our WHO Collaborating Centre on Community Safety
Promotion website: http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/who_newsletters_en.htm
Have a nice festive season!!
With warm regards
Leif Svanström, Responsible Editor
Koustuv Dalal, Editor

Two more Safe Communities were designated in Vietnam, December 2008!
Two communities in very rural areas in Vietnam have joined the International Safe Community Network
recently. Hoa Long Commune in Dong Thap Province and Cam Thuy Commune in Quang Tri Province are all
located in the rural areas with a population around 10 000 for each of them. Most of the population are farmers.
Traffic injury, workplace injury, drowning, falls, burn and animal bite were the most common injuries.
The site visits were made by the Certifying Centre for Safe
Community at Ajou University School of Medicine in Suwon, Korea.
After passing the evaluation including site visit last August, thedesignation ceremonies were held on 15th December and 16th December
separately.
Leadership of General Department of Preventive Medicine andEnvironmental Health from Ministry of Health, Vietnam, leadership ofprovincial people’s committee, representative from UNICEF werepresent. Professor Joon Pil Choo from Certifying Centre in Korea
Leadership from the Ministry of Healthsigned on the agreement.

Professor Joon Pil Cho with the Head of the Cam Thuy commune

Community residents were very happy during designation

Reporter: Shumei Wang, Fudan University, China

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Designation Ceremony as the 141th Safe Community:
Songpa District, Korea
Songpa District is one of the most beautiful districts in Seoul, Republic of Korea which is blessed by nature
with a population of 623,876. Since 2005, Songpa District has been carrying out Safe Community programmes
based on the six indicators for International Safe Community Membership. From 5th to 6th March 2008, twodays on‐site evaluation was conducted successfully by the expert team and on 30th June, Songpa District thatbeen designated as 141th International Safe Community, as the 1st in Seoul metropolitan city.
The Guests from domestic and abroad were very impressed by
its well organized infrastructure with strong support from themayor and the city council, innovative programmes with multi‐sectors cooperation and community participation. They appraisedSongpa’s efforts in pursuing to become the member of International
Safe Community Network and hope to be a important partner.
Reporter: Juhee Hong, South Korea

Papamoa School New Zealand,International Safe School Community Accreditation
Papamoa School’s support for Tauranga City’s ‘Safe City’ application was a highlight of Safe City
Tauranga’s site visit for accreditation as an International Safe Community. Their presentation ‘i Save theWorld’ by Todd Rowden and the Papamoa Safety Committee from Papamoa School was of a very highstandard and Todd was invited to present ‘I Save the World’ at the 17th International Safe Communities
Conference held in Christchurch, in October 2008. This project has also won national awards.
Papamoa School, is the first Bay of Plenty school to become a member of the Safe School Community
International Accreditation Programme. It is among the six primary school located in Papamoa, on Coast of
the North Island of New Zealand, with approximately 600 students and 26 full‐time teachers.
Dr Carolyn Coggan director Safe Communities Foundation stated that “the application was of an extremely
high standard and provided an excellent example of a school working towards creating a safer, healthier and morepositive learning environment for children and staff”. She commented that “over the past few years, they havecreated a culture of safety I have rarely seen in primary schools. They are an active and vibrant school that brings safety
to the daily consciousness of the school and broader community”.
The Safe School Community International Accreditation Programme Award Assembly held on 21st
November 2008 was a wonderful occasion and reflected the wider community involvement in making
Papamoa School a Safe School. Phil Friar (principal) stated “the inherent development of a culture of safety isreliant on both collaboration and support of many within our organisation”…and made special mention of the“tremendous support provided by Cathy Burgess (deputy principal) and Todd Rowden”.
Further information can be found at the Safe School website www.safeschoolciap.org and the Safe
Communities Foundation NZ web site www.safecommunities.org.nz

Reporter: Tania Peters, New Zealand

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Wonju city, Korea got site-visit !!
Wonju city is located in the center of the Korean peninsula and a mixed city comprised of urban and ruralareas. It has a total population of 301,101 residents, living in 113,465 households. Injury death rate per 100,000
population was 76.6, and which was much higher than national average of 62.7. Injury mortality andmorbidity were highest on traffic accidents and suicide.
Wonju city introduced the Safe Community model in 2005, implemented the preliminary community survey
and registered as the under preparation Safe Community to WHO Collaborating Center on Community Safety
Promotion in 2006, and submitted an application report for designation in April 2008.
The Wonju City got sit‐visit on the 6‐7th October 2008. Site visit was made by 3 experts (Joon Pil Cho from theCertifying Center for Safe Community in Korea, Yoshihide Sorimachi from the Kamitosan District Public
Health Center in Japan, and Shumei Wang from Fudan University in China). Visiting sites during 2 days are
as follows; Emergency Medical Information Center, Police station, Children’s Traffic Park, Senior Welfare
Hall, Elementary school, Family/sexual violence Integrated Consultation Office, Mental Health Center, Child
Protection Institute, Fire station, and so on.
Related to site visit of Wonju, there was a conference on Safe Community with participation of the experts
from overseas and health professionals and community practitioners in Korea.
Reporter: Juhee Hong, South Korea

Kids ‘R’ Safe Award and SafeStart Concert
Child safety was the focus of the day on Monday 20 October when the City of Casey announced thewinner of the Kids ‘R’ Safe Retailer Award and hosted a SafeStart Concert for 300 primary school children, as
part of Community Safety Month celebrations.

Fire smart students at Cranbourne West Primary
School won the SafeStart concert erforming the song
“Hot, hot fire!”

Former Mayor, City of Casey Cr Janet Halsall
presenting the Kids ‘R’ Safe Retailer Award toAngela Eland of Baby Essentials in Cranbourne,
with the SafeStart Tortoise.

City of Casey Manager Community Safety, Caroline Bell congratulated Cranbourne’s Baby Essentials, forwinning this award and for its commitment to promoting child safety in its store. This award is a wonderful
opportunity to recognise local retailers who offer outstanding advice or products that promote safety foryoung children.
The award aims to ensure a range of safe products are available in Casey retail outlets and to increase
retailer interest in addressing child injury prevention through the promotion and sale of safe children’sproducts. The award also aims to increase community awareness and use of child safety products.
Following the award presentation the SafeStart Concert took place for National Kidsafe Day.
‘More than 300 pupils from seven local primary schools joined in the fun of the concert and performed
safety songs,’ Ms Bell said.
This very successful event was one of many Community Safety Month activities held in the City of Casey
and helped to raise awareness of unintentional injuries and the fact that many of them are preventable.
Cranbourne West Primary School was awarded a $500 gift voucher for the Casey Music Centre for theirwinning performance of the fire safety song ‘Hot, hot fire!’
For more information about SafeStart, or the Kids ‘R’ Safe Retailer Award, contact Adrianna Hartskeerl,City of Casey Child Safety Officer on 9705 5200 or email safestart@casey.vic.gov.au
Reporter: Michael Bourne. Australia

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COSHA, China – now an Affiliate Safe Community Support Centre
In a ceremony in Beijing 9th December 2008 Zhang Baoming, President, China Occupational Safety & Health
Association and Leif Svanström, Chair, WHO Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion signed
the agreement which officially recognizes this centre’s role in the Safe Community Movement.

Zhang Baoming and Leif Svanström signing the agreement under supervision ofamong others Yi Lie (COSHA), Mr Tang (Affiliate Support Centre in Hong Kong andChair Asian Network of Safe Communities), Prof Cho (Aff support centre andCertifying centre for Asia in Korea) and Prof Lu Pai from Taiwan.

More information on COSHA is found on
http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/safecom/Affiliate%20Centres/cosha2008.htm
And what generally is the role of an affiliate centre can be found at:
http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/who_affiliate_centers_indicators_en.htm
Reporter: Leif Svanstrom, Sweden.

Forthcoming Safety and Injury Conferences( Next World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion will be in London, UK, 21‐24
September, 2010 (details provided below)
2009•

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, 2009Melbourne, Australia
www.injuryprevention2009.com
Abstract submission closes on 10 November 2008.

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18th International Conference on Safe Communities
Safe Policies as an axis for development
August 13 – 15, 2009
Cali, Colombia
Date for Abstract submission: 28 February
Contact persons: Martha Lucia Castañeda
E-mail: safecolombia@gmail.com
Julian Santaella
E- mail: julian_santaella@hotmail.com
Second Announcement: English
http://www.cisalva.univalle.edu.co/flyer_ingles.pdf
For information: www.cisalva.univalle.edu.co•

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 2008
Contact persons:Ms Wu Yanhua and Mr Liu Yan
E-mail: 2009ascc@cosha.org.cn•

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: 27 February, 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
http://www.safety2010.org.uk/
10th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion
21-24 September, 2010
London, UK
The 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
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

5Course
 RESEARCH EDUCATION Course 2009
Courses 2009
6th International Course - A Ph.D. Course: Rsearch in Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion: Designs,
Methods & Analysis, October - November 2009 (5 weeks)
Stockholm, Sweden, 7.5 Credits
Application deadline: 15 April 2009
Course Organizer: Reza Mohammadi, MD, MPH, PhD
Email: Reza.Mohammadi@ki.se
Phone: +46 8 7373775
Fax: +46 8 30 73 51
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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

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/

“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 ( Code 1234 ? 2/20/02). New 2005‐2006 Edition.

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 )6