Department of Public Health Sciences
Division of Social Medicine

Issue 30

Safe Community Monthly News

January 2010

In this issueRedesignationNoarlunga

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NewSafeCommunities

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ReportfromChina

3NewsfromAustralia

4ForthcomingConferences

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DearColleagues,WishyouaSafeyearof2010.
Weareproudtointroduceyouanothernew4SafeCommunities.
SafeCommunitiesmovementisnowitsfullpace!
Newsandreportsofthisissueareappendedbelow.Sameissueisalsoavailable at our WHO Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion
website:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/who_newsletters_en.htm
Withwarmregards
LeifSvanström,ResponsibleEditor
KoustuvDalal,Editor

Noarlunga Redesignation Ceremony – 2 December 2009
InternationalSafeCommunities(ISC)Member14,NoarlungaSafeCommunitywasoriginallydesignatedasademon
strationsite,justpriortothe5thInternational‘SafeCommunity’ConferencehostedbyHumeandLatrobeCity
(Australia)inFebruary1996.
NoarlungawasthesecondISCtoberedesignatedin2003.Theywereredesignated(forthe2ndtime)onWednesday2
December2009duringafunctionheldattheCityofOnkaparinga,southofAdelaide,SouthAustralia.
MsLorraineRosenberg,Mayor,CityofOnkaparingaandMsTessByrnes,ChairofNoarlungaSafeCommunityhostedtheredesignationceremonyattendedbyawidevarietyofpartnersandstakeholdersinvolvedinthisverysuccessful
ISC.
NoarlungawasoneofthefirstISCmembersinAustraliaandhasalongassociationwiththeglobalHealthyCitiesmovement.Originalin
stigatorandleader,MrRichardHickswitnessedtheredesignation,
whilemanyoriginalcommitteemembersarestillinvolvedinthisinno
vativeprograminvolvingavarietyofinterventionsthatwereshow
casedduringtheceremony.
SteveParker(SouthernPrimaryHealth–Noarlunga)alongtermsafety
promotergaveanoverviewoftheNoarlungaSafeCommunityRedes
ignationReport.
NicoleMoore(CityofOnkaparinga)gaveanupdateoftheHealthyBody
ArtforYoungPeopleproject.TheimpactoftheprojectonMoanaPri
marySchoolstudentsShannon,Jacob,Rory,Katieandtheirteacher
LRHenkHarberts,Director,ASCFCertifyingCentre,TessByrnes,Chair,NoarlungaSafeCommunityandSharonHillierwasevidentintheirpassionateandinformativepresen
LorraineRosenberg,Mayor,CityofOnkaparingasignthe
tation.Localbusinessrepresentatives,TonyMorissetandLloydSte
SafeCommunityAgreement.
venspresentedontheirinvolvementwiththeSafeandHealthyWorkplacesintheSouthprogram.
Noarlunga’scloseandlongtermassociationwithSherpurCommunityinBangladeshwasalsofeaturedduringtheceremony.Noarlungawithsupportfrominternationalaidandprivateinvestorshasundertakensomeverytangiblesafety
promotionwithSherpur,whichisnorthofDhakainBangladesh.
ForNoarlunga’sredesignationreportvisithttp://www.safecommunities.org.au/_upload_docs/200912011420380.Noarlunga_Redesignation_2009.pdf
Reporter:HenkHarberts,Director,ASCFCertifyingCentreFour communities in Taiwan got designated in early December 2009!!
ZuoyingofKaohsiungCity,HsinKangofChiayiCounty,HepingofTaichungCountyandDongshanofYilan
County,thosefourcommunitiesfromTaiwanjoinedourInternationalSafeCommunityNetworkinearlyDecember.
Theyarenumberedas173,174,175and176.Eachcommunityhasveryuniquecharacterandlocatedindifferentpartsof
Taiwan.Zuoyingcommunityusedtobethefarmingneighborhood.NowZuoyingcommunitywithatotalpopulationof
186,026residentsisoneofelevendistrictsinKaohsiungCity,locatedinsouthernTaiwan,whichisthemostimportantandtrafficgateway.Ofitsrichhistoryandculture,latelyurbancivilizationandpreviouslymilitaryvillage,makes
ZuoyingdistrictandcommunitybecomeamicrocosmofentireanddevelopedTaiwanhistory,whichspeciallyformed
Zuoyingdistrictintoauniquelandscapewithculture.HsinKangTownshipislocatedatnorthwestsideofChiayiCountyinTaiwan.Thereare23villagesinthetownship,
withatotalofpopulationof35,192residents.ThetownshipisonthenorthsideoftheChiananPlainwithveryflatterrain.TherearenoindustrialresourcesotherthantheFormosaPlasticinthetownship.Agricultureisthemainlocal
industry.
HepingTownshipislocatedonthenortheasterncornerofTaichungCounty.ItisthelargestdistrictinTaichung,and
it’salsotheonlycommunitywithinthecountythat’smainlycomprisedofindigenouspeople.HepingTownshipwas
oncetheprimarygatheringgroundoftheTaiYatribe,andtodayithostsnumerousethnicgroupsincludingtheHakka,
Minnan,ChineseMainlandersandimmigrantsfromVietnam,Thailand,Indonesia,Cambodia,etc.Thetotalpopulation
isaround10,860.
DongshanTownshipislocatedinthenortheasternregionofYilanCounty,ontheLanyangPlainssouthofLanyang
River.Thetotalpopulationis51,391.DongshanTownship’seconomyisbasedonagricultureandtourism.Teaand
pomeloarespecialtieshere.DongshanTownshipislocatedinthehills,thustheagriculturaldevelopmentandindustrial
structureisdistinctfromotherpartsofYilanCounty.
AftertheonsiteevaluationcarriedoutbyCertifyingCenterinSuwon,Korea,designationceremonieswereheldin
2nd, 3rd and 4th of December 2009, separately in four communities. And in joint with Taiwan conference on safe
communitiesajointdesignationceremonywasheldinTaipaiafterwards.
Reporters:Joon Pil Cho, Suwon, Korea & Shumei Wang, Shanghai, China
Designations

C1. Zuoying

2. Hsinkang DC3.Heping
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4.DongshanDTeachers’ Training for Students’ Safety
Tofurtherimprovestudents’safety,LujiazuiSafeCommunityCreationOfficeheldtheSchoolSafetyPromotion
TrainingMeetinginSongjiangDistrictonNovember13th2009.Safetysupervisorsfrom16schoolsinLujiazuiSub
districtattendedthemeeting.SafeCommunitycreationconsultantMr.WangJianzhongandMs.WangShumeigave
detailedinstructiononschoolsafetypromotionwork,whicharousedstrongreactionfromschoolsafetysupervisors.
ThehostfirstlyintroducedtheprogressofSafeCommunity
creationandhighlightedthesignificanceofschoolsafetypromotion.
Allschoolsandkindergartens,asanimportantpartofschoolsafety
workgroup,shallimplementthesecurityworktopractically
guaranteeallstudents’safety.
Mr.WangJianzhong,consultantfromPudongNewDistrict
SafetySupervisionBureau,introducedtheconcept,standardsand
creationmethodsofSafeCommunity.TheconceptofSafe
CommunitywasfromEurope,buthasgotapprovalbytheglobal
safetyworkexperts.Safecommunitieshavebeensetupallovertheworld.As“allhumanbeingshaveanequalrighttohealthandsafety”,theSafeCommunitycreationoffice,togetherwithall
relevantorganization,endeavorstosetupaninternationalSafeCommunitythroughcontinuouseffortandongoing
improvement.
Ms.WangShumei,professorfromPublicHealthCollegeofFudanUniversity,reportedtheanalysisresultsof
schoolinjuryinvestigation.Shepointedoutthatthereweredifferentpotentialsafetyhazardsindifferentschoolsand
putforwardappropriatemeasuresastovarioussituations.AsthememberoftheinternationalSafeCommunityauthenticationcenter,Ms.Wangintroducedtheschoolsafetymeasuresinothercountries,suchasfluorescentmaterials
ontheschooluniformandschoolbagtomakestudentsmuchsafer.
Mr.ShenQin,thevicemanagingdirectorofthecreationoffice,reviewedtheschoolsafetyworkprogressionsincethestartingceremonyinlastMay,andarrangedtheworkofthenextstage.TomeetthestandardsofShanghaiMunicipalSafeCommunity,schoolsafetyworkshallbecarriedoutthoroughly.Allsafetyworkshallberecorded.The
safetymeasuresshallreflecttheschool’scharacteristics.
Reportfrom:LujiazuiSubdistrictSafeCommunityCreationOfficeSafety Promotion Meeting for Senior Citizens
SeniorcitizenssafetypromotionmeetingwasheldonNovember18th2009,byMr.ShenQin,thevicemanaging
directorofLujiazuiSubdistrictSafeCommunitycreationoffice.Themeetingwastoreporttheanalysisresultofold
peopleinjuryinvestigation,togivesomeadviceorsuggestionstoparticipants,andtoarrangenextyear’ssafetywork.
Mr.ShenQinmadeareportontheprogressionofsenior
citizenssafetypromotionwork,whichincludedtheinstallment
ofhandrailandbathmatinthebathroom,theremoldingoffitnessparkflooring,installationofgasalarmfortheelderly
wholivealone,andsoonsoforth.
Ms.WangShumei,professorfromPublicHealthCollege
FudanUniversity,deliveredalectureonInternationalSafe
CommunityCreationandSeniorCitizensInjuryPrevention,
whichcoveredthecurrentsituationofglobalinjury,theSafe
Communitycreationworldwide,injuryanalysisoftheelderlyin
LujiazuiSubdistrict,andthesuggestionsfortheelderlyinjury
prevention.Everybodylistenedwithgreatinterest.
Therearealtogether38peoplewhoattendedthismeeting,who
includedMs.ShenYanandMr.LuHaiyong,directors of Civil Affairs Section, staff from organizations concerning

the elderly and the Safe Community creation office.
Reportfrom:LujiazuiSubdistrictSafeCommunityCreationOfficeAwardAteachconference,theAustralianInjuryPreventionNetwork(AIPN)presentsupto3
awardstothosememberswhocontributeinasignificantwaytoinjurypreventionand
control.Therearethreeawardcategoriestoacknowledgemembers’contributionsre
search,practiceandpolicy.Selectioncriteriaforallcategoriesincludeexcellencein
communicationskills,collaborativework,mentoringofjuniorcolleagues,originalityofcontributionandoverallcontributiontoinjuryprevention.The2009awardforexcel
lenceininjurypreventionpracticewasmadetoBarbaraMinuzzo.(right)Thisisgreat
recognitionofBarbara’spassionatecommitmenttoinjurypreventionandcommunity
safetyastheSeniorProjectCoordinatorforcommunitybasedprogramsattheRoyal
Children’sHospitalSafetyCentreandfortheVictorianSafeCommunitiesNetwork
(VSCN).

Forthcoming Safety and Injury Conferences2010x19thInternationalSafeCommunitiesConferenceSustainabilityofSafeCommunityPrograms
2326March,2010,Suwon,Korea
FirstAnnouncementwww.2010safecom.com/pdf/1st_Announcement.pdf;http://www.2010safecom.org/web_mail/web_mail.html.www.2010safecom.org
Abstractdeadline:31December2009.Forinformation:jpcho@ajou.ac.kr
xTheSecondEuropeanRegionalSafeCommunityConferenceIncorporatingthe7thNordicConferenceonSafe
CommunitiesHowtodevelopSafeCommunitiesinEuropeusingtheNordicexperiences,reestablishingaEuropeanNetworkofSafe
Communities.1920May,2010Reykjavik,IcelandFirstAnnouncement(shortversion;longversion)www.publichealth.is/SC
2010IcelandContact:RósaThorsteinsdóttirEmail:rosa@publichealth.isTel:+3545800900/+3548400906Fax:+3545800901´PublicHealthInstituteofIceland,Laugavegur116,105Reykjavík,Iceland
Registration&callforabstractsareopennow.
x2ndSouthEasternEuropeSafeCommunityConference
1517September,2010.Sibenik,Croatia
Conferencewebpage:
http://www.sigurnezajednice.hr/The_2nd_Southeastern_Europe_Safe_Communities_Conference_SibenikCroatia2010/Home.htmlVenue:HotelSolarishttp://www.solarishotelsresort.com/
Contact:TanjaPekezPaliskoEmail:tashamed@gmail.com
x10thWorldConferenceonInjuryPreventionandSafetyPromotion2124September,2010London,UK
ThefirstformalannouncementforSafety2010willbeissuedinJanuary2009
Callforabstracts:closingdatewillbeFriday15January2010,17:00hrs
http://www.safety2010.org.uk
Earlybirdratebefore30April2009£450.00
Contact:KarenHughesEmail:k.e.hughes@ljmu.ac.uk,Tel:+44(0)1512318723
CentreforPublicHealth,LiverpoolJohnMooresUniversity,KingswayHouse,5thFloor,HattonGarden,LiverpoolL32AJ,UK.
Tel:+44(0)1512314510|Fax:+44(0)1512314515
2011
x 20thInternationalSafeCommunitiesConference
CelebratingtwodecadesofInternationalSafeCommunityDevelopmentgoingbacktowhereitallstarted:2730September2011
FalunMunicipality,Dalarna,Sweden
Contact:AngelaPoroli
Email:angela.poroli@falun.seWHOCollaboratingCentreforCommunitySafetyPromotion
KarolinskaInstitutet
DepartmentofPublicHealthSciences
DivisionofSocialMedicine
Norrbacka2ndFloor,SE17176,Stockholm,Sweden.
Communication:KoustuvDalal,PhD.Editor(Email:koustuv.dalal@ki.se)