Department of Public Health Sciences
Division of Social Medicine

Issue 40

Safe Community Monthly News

November 2010

In this issue
NewSafeCommunitydesignationsNewsfromChinaCall:SafeHospitalNetwork
SafeSchoolProgramForthcomingConferences


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DearColleagues,
WeareproudtointroduceyouanothernewSafeCommunity
WehavereportsfromChina,Canada&Sweden.
Newsandreportsofthisissueareappendedbelow.Sameissueisalsoavail
ableatourWHOCollaboratingCentreonCommunitySafetyPromotionweb
site:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/who_newsletters_en.htm
Withwarmregards
LeifSvanström,ResponsibleEditor
KoustuvDalal,Editor

Two communities from Vietnam joined the SC network!
ThanhBinhcommunityandTruongLaccommunityinVietnamjoinedtheInternationalSafeCommunity
NetworkinlastOctober.TruongLaccommunityislocatedinCanThoprovincewhichisthecentreofMekongDeltawithrichre
sourcesofriversandcanals.TruongLacWardhas12hamletswithapopulationof18388livingin3800house
holds.WhileThanhBinhcommunity,oneof21communesinHaiDuongCity,islocatedonthewestofthecity,
HaiDuongProvince.TheCommunityhas18populationareaswith30694residentsand9796households.The
maininjuriesaretrafficaccidents,falling,occupationalaccidents,socialconflictsanddrowning.
In this June the onsite evaluation was conducted by certifying center in Korea. In these two communities
goodstructureofcollaborationhasbeensetupandwelloperatedwithsupportsfromupperlevelsofCommunist
Party, People Council, People Committee;aninternational organization such asUNISEF;and relevantorganiza
tions.InOctoberonbehalfoftheWHOCollaboratingCentreonCommunitySafetyPromotionandtheCertifying
CenterinKorea,DrKoustuvDalalfromSwedenandProfessorShumeiWangfromChinapresidedthedesigna
tionceremony.OfficialsfromMinistryofHealthofVietnam,representativesfromUNICEF,officialsfromprovin
cialgovernmentdepartments,communityleadersandalotoflocalresidentsaswellwerepresentedattheceremony.
Reporter: Shumei Wang, China.

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Hagerstown, Maryland, USA: ISC # 205
OnThursdaySeptember23,2010,Hagerstown,MarylandwasdesignatedasAmerica’s12thandtheworld’s205thInternationalSafeCommunity.Hagerstownisalsothefirstcommunityin
Marylandtobedesignated.Outofarangeofprogrammesdesignedensurethesafetyandwellbeing
ofitscitizens,averysignificantoneisHagerstown’sChildren’sSafeVillagewhichhasservedasamodelformanysafetyvillagesinternationally.
AtHagerstown’sChildren’sVillagesecondgradestudentslearnsafety
skillsrelatedtofire,traffic,waterandpedestrianenvironment.
Othersafetyprogramsthathavebeenlaunchedlocallyovertheyearsin
cludeSAFE(SmokeAlarmsforEverybody),wherecityfirefightersgiveMichaelWeller,publiceducationofficer,HagerstownFireawaysmokealarmstoresidents.MichaelWeller,thepubliceducation
Department,
officerfortheHagerstownFireDepartment,wasinstrumentalinleadingthecommunityHagerstownthroughtheprocess.
HagerstownwasmentoredthroughthedesignationprocessbySafeCom
munitiesAmerica.SafeCommunitiesCanada,asaCertifyingCentrefor
theWHOCollaboratingCentreonCommunitySafetyPromotionover
sawthedesignationceremonyandwasdelightedtodeclarethatHagers
townisnowamemberofaworldwidenetworkofInternationalSafe
Communitiescowhichhavegonethoughtthesamerigorousprocessofdemonstratingthattheyhavetakenmeaningfulstepstoensurethesafety
andwellbeingofeachoftheircitizens.
Reporter:RonWaldie,Canada

HagerstownMayorRobertBruchey,left,CityAdministratorBruceZimmerman,right,and
JohnDalzell,center,ofSafeCommunitiesCanadaCertifyingCenter,signtheISCAgreement.

USC Is Recognized as an International Safe Community
On Wednesday, September 15, 2010, USC became the first university to be formally designated an International
SafeCommunitybySafeCommunitiesCanada,theWorldHealthOrganizationCollaboratingCentreonCommu
nity Safety Promotion. USC joins a network of more than 200 communities around the world (only 11 in theUnited States) that have met the organizations standards to promote safety and
health initiatives. Kid Watch volunteers, community school children, USC students,
andupwardsof200supportersparticipatedintheprestigiousceremony.
TheTrojanMarchingBandcommencedtheeventbytrumpetingtheUSCFightSong.
Todd Dickey, Senior Vice President of Administration made introductory remarks
and welcomed representatives from Safe Communities Canada namely Paul Kells,
BarryKing,andRonWaldieaswellasDonnaSteinHarris,theNationalSafetyCoun
cilrepresentative.DonnaSteinHarrisandPaulKellslaudedUSC’sremarkableeffortsand achievement in maintaining a vibrantandhealthy community. Ms. SteinHarrisandMr.KellspresentedtheuniversitywithSafeCommunityplaquescommemoratingtheoccasionandUSC’smembershipintheInternationalSafeCommunities.Presi
dentMaxNikiasthankedthedignitariesofthehonorbestowedupontheuniversityandreaffirmeditscommitmenttoSafeCommunities.
TheceremonyconcludedwithPaulKellsandPresidentMaxNikiassigningtheSafe
CommunitiesAgreementwhichinducesUSCto“implementanongoingprogramme
ofinjury control. [The]initiative willcoverthewhole community including people Mr.PaulKellsandUSCPresidentC.L.Max
NikiassigntheSafeCommunitiesAgreement.
inallagegroups,allenvironmentsandallsituations.”
Buoyedbythissuccessandinternationalrenown,USCwillstrivetofurtheradvance
healthandsafetyforallitscommunitymembers.Reporter:AlfredM.Bouziane2

SC Promotion Committee of LuJiaZui Community, Shanghai, China
Inordertofurtherpromotesafecommunityprojectandtopreparefornationalsafecommunityinspection
theEnlargedMeetingofSCPromotionCommitteewasheldinAugust4,2010.Membersofthecommittee,invited
experts,membersofworkinggroupetalattendedthemeeting.
InthemeetingthevicedirectorofLuJiaZuiCommunity,Mr.QiweiWangannouncedtheofficialestablish
mentofSCPromotionCommittee.MembersarefromdifferentsectorsincludingPartyWorkCommittee,Commu
nityOffice,TransportationSector,FireFightingSector,LaborUnion,Women’sUnion,HeathCareCenter,Police
Station,TradeandBusinessSector,CivilAdministration,CityPlanning,RealEstateSector,Judiciaryandmembers
fromkindergarten,primary,middleandhighschoolsaswell.Underthepromotioncommittee12workinggroups
wereestablished.Anothervicedirector,MsYizhongXia,reportedindetailabouttheSCprojectinLuJiaZui.
ProfessorShumeiWang,onbehalfoftheExpertGrouppointedoutthatLuJi
aZuiCommunityhasdonealotandachievedalotforthelastcoupleofyearsin
safecommunity.Evidencebasedinjurypreventiongotverygooddemonstration
here.SheencouragedLuJiaZuiCommunitytosethigherstandardbasedonwhat
theyhaveachieved.
Mr.AnqiaoWu,directorofthecommunityandheadofSCPromotionCom
mitteegaveasummaryspeech.Heemphasizedthatparticipantsshouldfullyun
derstandtheimportanceofSCmovement,andtheimportanceofmobilizingallsectorstoworktogetherforthesamevalueandgoal.Reporter:LuJiaZuiSafeCommunityOffice“Hand in Hand to Guarantee Safe Transport and World Expo” (Children’s
Safe Walking Project Series) -- Haitong Primary School ModelOntheafternoonofJuly5,2010,“HandinHandtoGuaranteeSafeTransportandWorldExpo”AmeetingwasheldinHaitongPrimarySchoolwhichwasoneoftheseriesofChildren’sSafeWalkingProjectwithaviewto
popularizingtheSafeguardingModeinitiatedbyHaitongPrimarySchool.OfficialsfromShanghaiMunicipalGovernment,PudongNewAreaandHuamuSubdistrictattendedtheevent.Attendantsalsoincludednearly80
representativesfromsuchunitsandorganizationsasfellows:DecathlonSportsGoodsCompany(Shanghai),
ShanghaiHuamuRealEstateDevelopment&ManagementCo.Ltd,primaryandsecondaryschoolsandkinder
gartensinHuamuCommunity.
Intheactivity,theorganizerintroducedtotheattendantsthepracticesHaitongPrimarySchoolhasconducted
insafeguardingthekidsatschool.Afterthat,alltheSafeKidsProjectrelatedunits’leadersandvolunteerssigned
theirundertakingstoguaranteesafewalkingofschoolchildren,andinitiatedtheprojectbyactivatingthestartingball.Therepresentativesfromnineunits’pledgedthecommitmentstosupportthesafeguardingschoolproject,
theyare:Huamusubdistrictoffice,SafeKidsWorldwideNetwork,HaitongPrimarySchool,HuamuSafeCom
munityHealthCareCenter,etc.Thecommitmentstheyassuredare:handinhandtoconstructHuamuInterna
tionalSafeCommunity,tomakeeffortstoensureprotectionagainstchildreninjuries,toguaranteechildren’swalkingsafetytogether,toprogressivelyadvancesafewalkingenvironment,activelyparticipateinSafeguarding
SchoolProject,andtodoallwecantocreateasafeandharmonioustrafficenvironmentforchildreninHuamu
community.
Accordingtotheorganizer,thispromotionhasitsaimtoactivelymobilizethecommunities,schools,parents,
volunteersandcorporationstojointlyparticipatein;tocontinuouslyimproveperipheralroadtrafficenvironmentand order around schools; to investigate and practice the safeguarding mode on
children’waytoschoolandafterschool;toenhancestudents’trafficsafetyaware
ness and capability; to escort Primary and Secondary students in thiscommunity
fortheirsafewalking,aswellastobuildasafelivingenvironment.TakingHaitongPrimarySchoolasapilot,theprojectteamlaunchedaseriesofeffectivesafeguarding activities. They shot a feature program specialized on Haitong SafeguardingmodewhichwassupposedtowidelypublicizethetrilogyofHaitongmode:toad
vance the hardware facilities and external environment; to further improve theschool regulations regarding the students inandoutofschool activities and safe
travelrules;mobilizeallresourcesinthecommunitytospontaneouslysupportthesafeguardingschoolproject.Reporter:Ms.ChenFang,China

Call for International Safe Hospitals Network
Hospitalscanplayavitalroleforinjurypreventionandsafetypromotion.Hospitalsshouldbeactivelyinvolvedin
theSafeCommunityprogram.Therefore,WHOCCCSPhasdevelopedanew‘SafeCommunityHospitalNetwork’andcallingformemberships.Formembershipandtechnicalsupportspleasecontact:Prof.LeifSvanstrom(leif.svanstrom@ki.se)orDr.KoustuvDalal(koustuv.dalal@liu.se).Visit:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/pdf/indicator/
safe_hospitals_criteria.pdf

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Götene municipality certifies their preschools and schools as safe
and secure development schools.
Götenemunicipality,Swedenhassince2007beenworkingtomakeallpreschoolsandschoolssafeandsecuredevelopment.Itisapoliticaldecisiontakenbychildrenandyouthcommitteethatallpreschoolsandschoolsmustbe
certified.Ithasdevelopedcriteriathatwerelargelycoincidedwiththecriteriaforsafeschoolbutexpandedthemslightly.
Theawardisgiventotheschoolthatsystematicallyworkstothebusinessandtheenvironmentisperceivedas
safe,secureandstimulating.
Preschool/schoolischaracterizedby:•Theworkenvironmentisthatpartofthedailyoperations;•Pupilshaveastronginfluenceovertheirworkingenvironment,parentsareinvolvedintheworkenvironmentandstudentsafetyrepresentativesroleismadeclear;
•Proceduresaredevelopedandfixedsothatriskseliminated;•Thereare
planstocombatbullyingandviolence(EqualTreatmentPlan);•Incidentsandinjuriesarerecorded,monitoredandusedforprevention;•Workout
patrolsatleastoncepersemester;•Anannualcensusofschool,aremade;•Trainingisconductedtoensureskillsandprovidenewknowledge;•Ef
fortsmadetopromotegoodhealth;•Collaborationtakesplacebetween
differentsectors,organizationsandgovernmentagencies.
Thecertificationisvalidfortwoyears.Schoolwritesanactionlistofthingstheyshouldimproveduringthispe
riod.Aftertwoyearstheschoolsearchforrecertification.
Inordertocertifyschoolsareateamcomposedofaresponsibleprinciple,arepresentativeofthepublichealth
council,arepresentativefromtheCivilProtectionandarepresentativefromthetechnicalaspropertyowners.
Reporter:EvaCardell,Sweden.

Forthcoming Safety and Injury Conferences2011
**20thInternationalSafeCommunitiesConference
CelebratingtwodecadesofInternationalSafeCommunityDevelopmentgoingbacktowhereitallstarted69September2011,FalunMunicipality,Dalarna,Sweden
Conferencewebpage:www.falun.se/safecom2011.Contact:safecom2011@falun.se**The1stLatinAmericanRegionalSafeCommunityConference“WhatcanSafecommunitiesdoforDisasterPreventionandRiskManagement”
68April2011,Peñaflor,Chile
Contact:KarenGalviskarengalvis@gmail.com.
Invitation:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/pdf/Conferences/invitation_68_april_2011_penaflor_chile.pdf

2012
RegionalSafeCommunityConferencesx 6thAsianRegionalConferenceonSafeCommunitiesin2012Friday,11Sunday,13,May,2012,Tokyo,Japan
x The3rdEuropeanSafeCommunityConference
ThefutureroleoftheFireandRescueServiceinthesustainabilityofSafeCommunitiesinEurope45June2012,Falköping,Sweden
Contact:annette.holmberg@falkoping.seWHOCollaboratingCentreforCommunitySafetyPromotion
KarolinskaInstitutet
DepartmentofPublicHealthSciences
DivisionofSocialMedicine
Norrbacka2ndFloor,SE17176,Stockholm,Sweden.
Communication:KoustuvDalal,PhD.Editor(Email:koustuv.dalal@liu.se)4