Department of Public Health Sciences
Division of Social Medicine

Issue 43

Safe Community Monthly News

February 2011

In this issue
FalunCalling1

SafeCommunityredesignation

1

NewSafeCommunitydesignation

2

HealthEconomicsCourse3

Call:SafeHospitalNetwork

3

ForthcomingConferences3



DearColleagues,WedeeplymourntotheearthquakevictimsinNewZealand.
WeareproudtointroduceyounewandredesignatedSafeCommunities.
Newsandreportsofthisissueareappendedbelow.Sameissueisalsoavail
ableatourWHOCollaboratingCentreonCommunitySafetyPromotionweb
site:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/who_newsletters_en.htm
Withwarmregards
LeifSvanström,ResponsibleEditor
KoustuvDalal,Editor

20th International Safe Community Conference September 6 – 9, 2011 in themunicipality of Falun, Dalarna, Sweden.
AbstractSubmissiondeadlineis:April15,2011
Abstractsubmission:http://falun.se/www/externa/safe2011.nsf/eForm?OpenForm&subform=eFormAbstract
Or,visit:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/who_conferences_en.htm

Redesignation of Tai Po Safe Community,
Hong Kong
In2005,TaiPoDistrictwassuccessfullydesignatedasthethirdSafeCommunityinHongKongandtheninetiethintheworldbytheWorldHealth
Organization Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion
(WHO CCCSP).  Through the concerted efforts of various collaboratingpartiesandtheimplementationofawiderangeofsafetyprogrammesfor
thepublic,continuousimprovementhasbeenachievedsinceitsdesigna
tion.OccupationalSafetyandHealthCouncil(OSHC),theSafeCommu
nityCertifyingCentreofWHO,delegatedateamofexpertstoconductan
inspectionvisittoTaiPoon6August2010.On14November2010,TaiPo
DistrictsuccessfullyreceiveditsredesignationasaSafeCommunity,signifying its achievement of a steady progress through a wide range of
safetyandhealthpromotionactivities.
To celebrate the event, Signing Ceremony for the Redesignation Tai Po
SafeCommunitywasheldon14November2010atTaiPoDistrictCouncil.  Representatives of collaborating parties, government departmentsand NGOs wereinvited to witness thesignificant moment alongside thesigning guests including Dr Beatrice Cheng and Mr Man Chenfai, Co
chairmanofTaiPoSafeandHealthyCitySteeringandWorkingCommit
tee, Professor Leif Svanstrom, Chair of the WHO CCCSP, Mr Lee Kaiming, Chairman of OSHC, Dr Fung Hong, New Territories East Cluster
ChiefExecutive,MrLeeKwokbun,DistrictOfficer(TaiPo),andMrHon.
CheungHokming,ChairmanofTaiPoDistrictCouncil.TheRedesigna
tionCeremonywasheldaftertheSigningCeremony,featuringthepres
entationofSafetyCommunityPlaque,healthchecks,gameboothsand Professor Leif Svanström (centre), Chair of the WHO CCCSP
performancesbylocalbodies.Theparadeofeventshadattractedthe presented the Safe Community Plaque to Dr Beatrice Cheng(left), and Mr Man Chen-fai (right), Co-chairman of Tai Po Safe
participationofover1,000TaiPoresidents.Contd….
and Healthy City Steering and Working Committee

1Theofficiatingguestshitthegongtoreiteratetheircommitmenttothepursuitofcommunitysafety

Reporter:ChristineCheng,HongKong

Lycoming County’s Designation
OnSaturdayAugust21,2010inWilliamsportPennsylvania,thehomeoftheLittleLeagueWorldSeries,LycomingCountywasdes
ignatedastheworld’s201stInternationalSafeCommunity.Safe
CommunitiesCanada,asaCertifyingCentrefortheWorldHealth
OrganizationCollaboratingCentreonCommunitySafetyPromotion,oversawthereviewprocess,andformallydesignatedLycom
ingCountyasanInternationalSafeCommunityonbehalfofthe
CollaboratingCentre.
TheLycomingCountyHealthImprovementCoalitionwhichcele
bratedits15thAnniversarylastyear,undertooktoleadthisdesigna
tioninitiativeanditwas,accordingtoTanadeWireitsexecutivedirector,“avoyageofdiscoveryastheapplicationandreviewproc
essdemonstrated,notjusttotheWorldHealthOrganizationCollaboratingCentreanditsreviewers,butalsotosomanyorganiza
Receiving Lycoming County’s Safe Communities Plaque are : (from eft)tionsandleadersinthecounty,howmanyprogrammesandini Tana DeWire, Executive Director LCHIC; Chris Smith, Chair LCHIC
tiativesthataredesignedtoensurethesafetyandwellbeingof Safe Communities Task Force; Commissioner Rebecca Burke; John
Comerford, President LCHIC; Commissioner Jeffrey Wheeland, Pauleachofourcitizensexistinourcommunity.”
Kells, Safe Communities Canada; and Commissioner Ernie Larson.
Thedesignationceremonywasplannedtocoincidewiththisyear’sLittleLeagueWorldSeriesandallthesignatoriestothe
SafeCommunitiesAgreementthrewaceremonialfirstpitchatthegamethatevening.HostingtheLittleLeagueWorldseries,
meansthatLycomingCountycontinuestobeamajorcontributor
tothesafetyofLittleLeagueBaseballplayersfromaroundtheworld.Bywelcomingyoungbaseballplayersfromaroundtheworldtoitscommunityeveryyear,LycomingCountyalsodem
onstratesitscommitmenttotheInternationalcomponentofthe
SafeCommunitiesmovement.
“Everythingaboutthiscommunity’sdesignation,fromtheapplication,tothesitevisittotheactualceremony,wasafirstclass
effort’’saysPaulKells,thePresidentofSafeCommunitiesCan
ada.ClearythisdesignationisahomerunforLycoming
Getting ready for the Ceremonial First Pitch at the Little League World Series
County.”
Game are: (from the left) John Comerford, President LCHIC; Michael Huff, Deputy
Secretary PA Department of Health; Commissioner Larson; Commissioner Burke;
Reporter:RonWaldie,SafecommunitiesCanada
Mr. Kells, Safe Communities Canada; Commissioner Wheeland.

2Internet course on Health Economics (10 weeks)
Coursecode:MIU97071
InjurypreventionandSafetypromotionpractitionersandSafeCommunityadvocateshaveauniqueopportunitytopursuea10
weeks(50%orhalftime)internetcourseonHealthEconomics.Thiscourseoffersacomprehensiveprogramofhealtheconomicsandhealthcare.Boththeoreticalandanalyticalframework
willbeprovidedasanintegratedsetuptounderstandissuesrelatingtothehealtheconomicsandhealthcare.Thecourseisde
signedtohelppublichealthresearchers,injurypreventionpractitioners,nurses,policymakers,andpharmacyprofessionals.
Thecoursewillprovide7.5credits(HP)certificatebytheMidSwedenUniversity.
Criteria:DegreeofBachelor(atleast180creditsincludingaBachelorThesis)orequivalent,withamajorinHealthSciencesorSocialSciences.
Coursestart:3rdOctober2011.Method:Internetbaseddistancelearning.
Applicationthroughwebsitewithmoreinformationwillbeavailablesoon.
Application:www.studera.nu
Contact:koustuv.dalal@liu.se;expihv.svl@miun.se
Visit:http://www.miun.se/sv/Utbildning/Hittadinutbildning/ATLASVisaKurs/?KatalogKursplanId=10492

Call for International Safe Hospitals Network
Hospitalscanplayavitalroleforinjurypreventionandsafetypromotion.HospitalsshouldbeactivelyinvolvedintheSafe
Communityprogram.Therefore,WHOCCCSPhasdevelopedanew‘SafeCommunityHospitalNetwork’andcallingfor
memberships.Formembershipandtechnicalsupportspleasecontact:Prof.LeifSvanstrom(leif.svanstrom@ki.se)orAssociate
ProfessorKoustuvDalal(koustuv.dalal@liu.se).Visit:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/pdf/indicator/safe_hospitals_criteria.pdf

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
**2011TravellingSeminar&ConferenceinTaiwan
Date:April912,2011
Theme:SafeCommunityProgramsSuitingLocalConditions
Venue:Fengbin,Shoufeng,Wenshan,andJinhwaSafeCommunities
Contact:MsJayceLee,email:safetaiwan@gmail.com
Forfurtherinformationvisit:http://www.safecommunities.org.tw/safecommunity/default.asp?todowhat=showpage&no=75**WorldConferenceonDrowningPrevention,1013May2011,Vietnam.Forfurtherinformationvisithttp://www.worldconferenceondrowningprevention.org/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)3