Department of Public Health Sciences
Division of Social Medicine

Issue 46

Safe Community Monthly NewsIn this issue

FalunCalling1

Call:SafeHospitalNetwork

1NewsfromChile2NewsfromSCCanada

2News fr4om Taiwan

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Travelling Seminar before Falun Conf.

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ForthcomingConferences

4May 2011

DearColleagues,
WeareproudtointroduceyounewSafeCommunitiesandSafeSchool.AlsoreportsfromPeñaflor,Chileconference.
Newsandreportsofthisissueareappendedbelow.Sameissueisalsoavail
ableatourWHOCollaboratingCentreonCommunitySafetyPromotionwebsite:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/who_newsletters_en.htm
Withwarmregards
LeifSvanström,ResponsibleEditor
KoustuvDalal,Editor

Safe Community Conference 2011
Welcometothe20thInternationalSafeCommunityConferenceSeptember6–9,2011inthemunicipalityofFalun,
Dalarna,Sweden.
FaluntogetherwithKarolinskaInstutetishardworkingtopreparetheJubileeSafeCommunityConferencethe20th
InternationalConferenceonSafeCommunitiestocelebratetwodecadesofInternationalSafeCommunitydevelopment.
Wewanttheconferencetobeperfectforallofyouandwewelcomeyoutoregisterfortheconferenceonwww.falun/safecom2011
Apreliminaryprogramwillbepublishedonthewebsitewww.falun/safecom2011andhereyoucanalsofindsubjects
fromSafeCommunityworksinabroadaspectofinjurypreventionprograms.Wehavespeakerswhoarekeypersons
withintheareafromallovertheworld,thuswecanawaitaveryinterestingandinstructiveconference.Thedeadlineto
applyforscholarshipshasalreadypassed,andthosewhowillbegrantedascholarshipwillbecontactedattheendofApril.Youaremostwelcometothewebsitetosendinanabstracttoshareyourexperienceswithallparticipantsontheconferenceeitherbyoralorposterpresentation.Allabstractswillbepublishedinabook.
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
OrganizeroftheSafeCommunityConference2011

Call for International Safe Hospitals Network
Hospitalscanplayavitalroleforinjurypreventionandsafetypromotion.Hospitalsshouldbeactivelyinvolvedinthe
SafeCommunityprogram.Therefore,WHOCCCSPhasdevelopedanew‘SafeCommunityHospitalNetwork’andcallingformemberships.Formembershipandtechnicalsupportspleasecontact:Prof.LeifSvanstrom(leif.svanstrom@ki.se)
orAssociateProfessorKoustuvDalal(koustuv.dalal@liu.se).
Visit:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/pdf/indicator/safe_hospitals_criteria.pdf
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Mayor and the community of Peñaflor lead the First Regional Conference on
Safe Communities of the Americas
TheFirstRegionalConferenceonSafeCommunitiesoftheAmericastookplacefrom April 6th to 8th in Peñaflor, Chile.   There were authorities from whole
PeñaflorandtheMetropolitanregionaswellasattendeesfromdiversenations,
closeto800peopleattendingthelecturesandmorethan10.000peopleamongschoolsstudents and representatives from communitarian organizations vis
itedtheexhibitionhall.
Peñaflor´s Mayor Manuel Fuentes Rosales at the closing ceremony made an
announcementaboutthemainachievementsoftheConference.Amongthem,
it was reached cooperation agreements with representatives from Serbia, Co
lombia,Peru,UnitedStates,Sweden,ArgentinaandSouthKorearegardingwith
civilianprotection,educationandhealthpromotion.Thiswasrecognitionfortheworkthatthecommunityhasbeendoing.
TheMayorofPeñaflorreceivesalotofwordsofrecognitionforhimandhisteamwork, from the international visitors.  All of them expressed special thanks and
appreciation to all thosewho have contributed tothe successof the Conference.
Theparticipationoftheinternationalspeakersenrichedthesharingofexperiences From left to right Shirikant Bangdiwala, The Universityof North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; María Isabel
Gutiérrez, Chair of Cisalva Institute, Cali- Colombia
44speakerswerepartoftheConferencethatofferedspecializedlecturesrelated (Safe Communities certifying centre to Latin America);
Mayor of Peñaflor Manuel Fuentes; Professor Leifwith Disaster Prevention and Risk Management. The opening presentation was Svanström, Chair Karolinska Institute; Mirjana Milankov, Chair of the National Center for Prevention ofpresidingbyProfessorLeifSvanström,leaderofSafeCommunitiesMovementin damage and Promotion of Safety at Serbia; Mayor ofSan Borja, Marco Alvares Vargas and his wife, Profesthe world. During his talk emphasized that “All human beings have an equal sor Joon Pil Cho, Chair of Center for Community
righttohealthandsafetyandallofusshouldstruggletogetthat,lookingforal Safety Promotion at Ajou University Medical Center inaboutinjuryandviolencepreventionintheframeofSafeCommunities.

liedtoreachthisgoal.TheMayorManuelFuenteshasdemonstratedthatthisisaimportant issue for his administration and it is the reason why Peñaflor has becomealeaderofthemovementinLatinAmerica.”
Oneoftheissuesthatmostcaughttheattendees’attentionwasthelectureofAle
jandroPino,manageroftheIVRegionalAssociationofSecurityfromChileabout“The33miners’rescue”.
Peñaflor through its communitarian committee for Emergency showed up programsas:NeighborCare,HomeDoctorandSafeSchoolsPlan.
Reporter:KarenGalvis,CISALVA,Columbia.

Another honor to Safe Community MovementPaulKellsofSafeCommunityCanadahasreceivedanHonoraryDoctorofCivilLawsdegreefrom
AcadiaUniversity.PauliswellknowninthefieldofSafeCommunity.Theeditorhashonorto
presentPaul’sanotherachievementtoyou.BelowistheexcerptsfromAcadiauniversity’sconvo
cationminutes(relevantpartsonly):“Duringtheceremonies,Acadiawillalsogranthonorarydegreestosixindividualswhohave
madeoutstandingcontributionstoindividualsandtosociety.Theyare:StephenLewis,Rev.Hugh
A.McNally,Dr.CarolynWatters,PaulKells,JudithMaxwell,andLucindaE.Low.”
“PaulKells,DoctorofCivilLaws
Atthesameceremony,injurypreventionchampionandculturechangeexpertPaulKellswillre
ceiveaDoctorofCivilLaws.HeisthefounderofSafeCommunitiesCanadaandPassporttoSafetynationalsafetyprogramstoprotectworkersofallages.HeisaMemberoftheOrderofOntarioandhasbeendecoratedwiththeMeritorious
ServiceMedal(Civilian)bytheGovernorGeneralofCanada.”

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2011 Travelling Seminar & Conference in Taiwan
DuringApril911,2011,aTravellingSeminarwiththethemeof“Safecommunityprogramssuitinglocalconditions”was
heldinTaiwan.Ina3daytour,ParticipantsfromAmerica,China,Japan,Korea,Thailandandcommunityrepresenta
tivesfromdifferentregionofTaiwanjoinedtogetherandvisited4designatedinternationalsafecommunities:Fengbin
(91st),Shoufeng(147th),Jinhwa(215th)andWenshan(218th).Then,theyallattended“2011ConferenceonSafeCommu
nityDevelopmentinTaiwan”heldinTaipeionApril12.











TravellingSeminar,April911
Day1:ThejourneybeganwithtakingthetrainfromTaipeitoHualienCountywhere
FengbinandShoufengtownshipsarelocated.Duringthe3hoursrailing,thepartici
pantswereabletogetacquaintedandenjoyedthebeautifuleastcoastlineofTaiwan.
Then,wetookabustoFargloryHotelforlunch.Afterabriefintroductiontothesafety
promotionprogramsofthetwocommunities,thegroupwereledtoSiouguluanRiver,
afamousplaceforrafting,toseeraftsandrelatedequipmentsthatwereimprovedfor
promotingsafetyofrafting.Theboatcompanypatentedseveralinventionitemssince
theyjoinedFengbinSCprogram.Shorefishingisanotherpopularwateractivityin
Fengbin,butfewanglerswouldwearalifejacket.TheFengbinSCwatersafetyworkinggroupteamsupwithcoastguardtopatrolalongthecoastandpersuadestheanglersto
wearlifejackettoensuretheirsafety.
NextvisitsitewasthewellknownGreenTunnelinShoufeng.TheTunnelwasbuiltfor
stoppingtrucksgothroughthecommunityandkeepingresidentsasafewaytohome.
TheShoufengSCalsoplanttreesalongcountryroadstonarrowthewidthoftheroadforreducingmotorvehicles’speedandenhancingpedestriansandbicyclists’safety.Day2:BacktoTaipai,thevisitfocusedonsafetypromotionprogramsthatintegratedwithleisureandculturalactivities
inWenshandistrictofTaipeiCity.TheTaipeiZooprovidesasafeandcomfortableenvironmentfortourists,andservesasatransmissionmediaofsafetyknowledge.TheChihNanTemple,theoldesttempleinWenshanDistrict,designedthe
incenseburnerinthewaythatcanpreventburninjury.Inaddition,atraditionalamuletwithsafetymessageinsideis
giventotheworshiperafterpraying.Day3:WetookHighSpeedRailtoTainantovisitJinhwaSC.Tightrelationshipamongresidentsandcompletelinkageofresourcesimpressedthevisitorsverymuch.Childrencanbegoodpartnersinsafetyeducationwhereastheelderlyand
disabledcangetimmediatehelpwhenthereisaneed.
2011ConferenceonSafeCommunityDevelopmentinTaiwan,April12
Afterthe3daytravellingseminar,aconferenceonSCdevelopmentandadolescentsafetypromotion
washeldinTaipei.Dr.ShuTiChiou,DirectorofBureauofHealthPromotion,Dept.ofHealth,welcomedallguestsinpersonandapplaudedattendantshereinfortheirachievementsonsafetypromo
tion.Moreavailableat:http://www.safecommunities.org.tw/safecommunity/KMDocs/42214042.swf
Duringtheconference,Mr.YanLiu,fromChinaOccupationalSafetyandHealthAssociation,shared
theSCdevelopmentstrategyinChinaandMr.MaxL.Vosskuhler,ChairmanofISS,WHOCCCSP,
providedaneffectiveinterventiononbanishingbullying.RepresentativesfromShoufengISC,Yen
PingISSandNangangISCalsosharedtheirpracticalexperiencesonpreventingbullyingwiththeaudience.
Reporter:JayceLee,TaiwaneseCommunitySafetyPromotionCenter3

Welcome to Travelling Seminar Skaraborg, Sweden, 2-5 September 2011
SafeCommunitiesinSkaraborg(Mariestad,Töreboda,Skövde,FalköpingandLidköping)welcomeYoutojoinaTravellingSeminarinconnectiontothe20thInternationalSafeCommunityConferenceinFalun,Sweden.TheTravelling
SeminaroffersstudyvisitsaboutSafetyPromotionandInjuryPreventioninthefiveSafeCommunities.Thegoalsareto
sharemethodsandbestpracticehowtoorganisecommunitybasedsafetyandtoshareknowledgebetweeneachother.
Theseminarwillallowtheparticipantstocompareexperiences,andtakehomewhattheyhavelearned,inordertodevelopandrefinetheirowncommunitybasedsafetyprogrammes.Shorttermbenefitsoftheseminarincludetheoppor
tunitiesforparticipantstostudycurrentcommunitybasedsafetyprogramminginaction,withampleopportunitiesto
discussapproacheswithlocalorganisers.Wehopesuchinteractionwillhelpinspirenewprogrammesinothercommu
nities.Longtermbenefitsfromthisseminarincludethepossibilityofbuildingknowledgetogether,toconsiderhow
broadbasedinjurypreventionandsafetypromotionworkcanbeorganisedintheparticipantsowncountry.Wewill
alsodiscusshowsafetycanbeanchoredwithinthelocalcontext,sothattheworkcanbesustainableovertime.
TheSeminarstartson2ndSeptemberat13.00andclosesonthe5th.Atthe6thSeptemberaBuswilltaketheparticipantsandtheseminarorganizerstothe20thSafeCommunityConferenceinFalun.
ProgramataGlansTravellingSeminar,September2011.
Friday2:MaritimesecurityMariestad.Saturday3:SafetyforchildrenandyoungpeopleTöreboda.Sunday4:Youth
program,increasinginfluence/empowerment,reducingdrugs—Skövde,TrafficsafetyLidköping.Monday5:Injury
preventioninResqueservicesandsuicidepreventionFalköpingElderlysafetyLidköping.Tuesday6:SafeschoolGötene.BustoFalun..Deadlineforregistration:15May2011(Maximum20participants)
Moreinformationonseminarfee,registrationformetc.at:http://falun.se//safecom.Requests:PiaGustavsson,phone:
+4650618255,pia.gustavsson@toreboda.se,GunillaCarlsson:Phone:+46501755024,gunilla.m.carlsson@mariestad.seForthcoming Safety and Injury Conferences2011
**20thInternationalSafeCommunitiesConference
CelebratingtwodecadesofInternationalSafeCommunityDevelopmentgoingbacktowhereitallstarted69September2011,FalunMunicipality,Dalarna,Sweden
Conferencewebpage:www.falun.se/safecom2011.Contact:safecom2011@falun.se**3rdEuropeanConferenceonInjuryPreventionandSafetyPromotion
June16&17,2011,Budapest.
www.eurosafe.eu.com**CanadianInjuryPreventionandSafetyPromotionConferenceNovember16182011.Vancouver,BC.Canada
http://www.injurypreventionconference.ca2012
RegionalSafeCommunityConferencesx The3rdEuropeanSafeCommunityConference
ThefutureroleoftheFireandRescueServiceinthesustainabilityofSafeCommunitiesinEurope45June2012,Falköping,Sweden
Contact:titti.walterum@falkoping.seWHOCollaboratingCentreforCommunitySafetyPromotion
KarolinskaInstitutet
DepartmentofPublicHealthSciences
DivisionofSocialMedicine
Norrbacka2ndFloor,SE17176,Stockholm,Sweden.
Communication:KoustuvDalal,PhD.Editor(Email:koustuv.dalal@liu.se)4