Application Report to Become a Member of the International Safe Community Network(Sakae Ward, December 2012)
Summary of Revisions
In response to matters indicated by the review panel, the following revisions have been made.
1.

The English description(1)We revised and organized our thinking regarding the use of the word “accident” in the following manner.
・ In the vital statistics and emergency transport records, “ICD10” will be described uniformly as“accident.”
・ Apart from the above case, in principle, the word “accident” will not be used. However, the word
“accident” will be used in cases such as where it is being used for the purpose of indicating
improvements in traffic safety, such as showing that the number of traffic accidents is decreasing.
(2)We have reviewed and revised our use of the word “rate.” (Refer to Appendix 1).
2.

Indicator 4

We revised in part the pages concerned with challenges based on evidence data. (Refer to pages 44 to 46 of theReport.) In addition, we conducted a review to ensure that the data, challenges, and programs are properlyinterlocking, we added programs to “Safe Children” and we revised “Traffic Safety” in its entirety. (Refer topages 47 to 54 “Safe Children” and pages 61 to 68 “Traffic Safety.”)Moreover, in Sakae Ward, we will not only use data for the identification of challenges, but we have also set
evaluation index for each program. (Refer to pages 98 to 105 of the Report.) Based on these evaluationindexes, we are conducting continuous verification of the effects of each program. (Regarding the methods ofevaluation and verification of effects, refer to page 97 of the Report.)
3.

Subcommittees(1) Plan to upgrade the current programs over the next 5 years
Regarding programs A to G by theme, the description of each has been revised.
(Before revision) Future challenge(After revision) Plan to upgrade the current programs over the next 5 years(2) Challenges and Programs
We revised “Traffic Safety” in its entirety. (Refer to pages 61 to 68 of the Report.)(3) Surveillance
The “Factual survey on ward resident injuries” was conducted through cooperation between Sakae Wardand Yokohama City University, with opinions contributed by the Injury Surveillance Subcommittee. Partsof the results of the survey are used as examination materials for “Safe Children” and “Traffic Safety.”
We plan to conduct the survey each year by selecting a theme, taking into account the challenges of eachsubcommittee. Yokohama City University will continue to join us as a member of the Injury Surveillance
subcommittee.
Regarding the Injury Surveillance Subcommittee, we have revised part of the description in the Report, as
well adding “Plan to upgrade the current programs over the next 5 years.” (Refer to page 94 of the Report.)

Appendix 1Page
Before revision
P7The rate of aging
P7Fig. 1-8 Transition of rate of aging

P8

the rate of homeownership is highAfter revision
The proportion of the elderly out of the whole
population
Fig. 1-8 Transition in the proportion of theelderly population
the proportion of homeownership is high

P10
P10

LegendRate of 65 years and older
Fig. 1-13 Rate of aging population

LegendProportion of those 65 years of age and older
Fig. 1-13 Proportion of the elderly

P11

Indicates the rate of employed persons

Indicates the percentage of employed persons

P11

Labor force partition

Labor force participation rate

P11

Table 1-11 Rate of Workers Age 15

Table 1-11 Proportion of Workers Age 15

P13

The welfare recipient rate

P13

Fig. 1-18 Transition of welfare recipient rate

P13

Welfare recipient rate in Sakae Award

The proportion of welfare recipients to the total
population
Fig. 1-18 Transition in the proportion of welfare
recipients
Proportion of welfare recipients in Sakae Ward

P13

Welfare recipient rate in Yokohama City

P13

Welfare recipient rate in Japan

Proportion of welfare recipients in Yokohama
City
Proportion of welfare recipients in JapanP36

the rate for 65 and higher age groupthe proportion of the 65 and higher age group

P36

compared to the population composition ratecompared to the population composition ratio

P36
P36

Fig. 2-4-6 Comparison of emergency transport
cases and population composition rate
the rate for homes was highest

P37

the rate of falls was highest at 40%

Fig. 2-4-6 Comparison of emergency transport
cases and population composition ratio
the proportion of injuries occurring at home was
the highest
the proportion of falls was highest at 40%

P37

the rate of transport accidents was highest

the proportion of transport accidents was highest

P37

the rate of falls was low

the proportion of falls was low

P37

The rate of senior citizens is highest

The proportion of senior citizens is highest

P37

The rate of "falls" and "transport accidents"

P38

the rate of accidents caused by falls

The proportion of "falls" and "transport
accidents"
the proportion of injuries caused by falls

P38

the rate of falls drops

the proportion of falls drops

P38

the rate of transport accidents is higher

the proportion of transport accidents is higher

P38

the rate of falls is highthe proportion of falls is highP39

The rate of accidents with bicycles was highThe proportion of injuries with bicycles was high

P40

P41

Fig. 2-4-16 Rate of injury occurrence by age group Fig. 2-4-16 Proportion of injury occurrence by age
group
the rate of self-inflicted injuries is highest among the percentage of women is highest
women
the rate of strangulation and suffocation
the proportion of strangulation and suffocation

P41

the rate of self-inflicted injury by drugs

the proportion of self-inflicted injury by drugs

P43

the rate of ward residents who answered

the proportion of ward residents who answered

P41

P44

The rate of transport accidents increased

The proportion of transport accidents increased

P44

The rate of senior citizen falls was highP44

has the highest rate of injuries

The proportion of falls was high among seniorcitizens
has the highest percentage of the injuries

P44

Compared to the population composition rate

Compared to the population composition ratio

P104

Rate of ward residents who know

Percentage of ward residents who know

P104

Rate of neighborhood associations

Percentage of neighborhood associations

P105

Rate of knowledge

Level of knowledge