Department of Public Health Sciences
Division of Social Medicine

Issue 42

Safe Community Monthly News

January 2011

In this issue
NewCertifyingCentre

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NewSafeCommunitydesignation

2NewsfromFinland,Chile,Sweden

1,2SCredesignation

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HealthEconomicsCourse3

Call:SafeHospitalNetwork

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ForthcomingConferences

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DearColleagues,WishyouaSaferNewYear,2011.
WeareproudtointroduceyouSafeCommunitiesinTaiwan.
WehavereportsfromCanada,Chile,Finland,Sweden&Taiwan.
Newsandreportsofthisissueareappendedbelow.SameissueisalsoavailableatourWHOCollaboratingCentreonCommunitySafetyPromotionweb
site:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/who_newsletters_en.htm
Withwarmregards
LeifSvanström,ResponsibleEditor
KoustuvDalal,Editor

Europe opens a new and strong Certifying Centre!
InthebeginningofthisyearthetwopreviousCertifyingCentresinNorwayandSwe
denisreplacedbyajointandnewCentre.
LeifSvanströmischairing,MoaSundström
isthecoordinatorandtheseniorcert
ifiersareProfessorBörgeYtterstad,Har
stad,Norway;DrBoHenricsson,Arjeplog,
SwedenandMrGuldbrandSkjönberg,Linköping,Sweden.Morecertifiersare
abouttoberecruited.Correspondencewith
MsMoaSundstrom,moa.sundstrom@ki.se.
Reporter:LeifSvanstrom,Sweden.
Photo:Sitting(LtoR)GuldbrandSkjönberg,Leif
Svanström,MoaSundström,&KoustuvDalal.
Standing:BörgeYtterstad,&BoHenricsson.

Visit by a group of Directors from Beijing at Safe Community Head QuarterAgroupofhighprofiledirectorsleadbyMrYaoMeng
visitedWHOCCCommunitySafetyPromotion,KarolinskaInstitutet,Swedenintwodaystrip.Theyhad
exchangedknowledgeandattendeda2daysseminaronSafeCommunity.Leadingexpertsfromthefielddeliveredthespeeches.ProfessorLeifSvanström,Profes
sorBorgeYtterstad,DrBoHenricson,Dr.GuldbrandSkjönberg,AssociateProfessorKoustuvDalaldelivered
theirlectures.Broadlythetopicscoveredwere:Safe
CommunitiesaWorldwideperspective;Safeenviron
mentsasitwasimplementedinSafePublicplaces,EvaluationofSafeCommunities;InternationalSafe
HospitalProgram;EconomicevaluationofSafeCommunitiesetc.
Reporter:MoaSundstrom,Sweden
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Nine Safe Communities Designations, Taiwan
2010canbesaidasaprosperousyearforcommunitiesinTaiwan.
NinecommunitiesweredesignatedasInternationalSafeCommu
nities,including2forredesignation,bytheCertifyingCentreofCenterforInjuryPreventionandCommunitySafetyPromotion,
Korea.Tosavetimeandmoneybutkeepthequalityofbeingsol
emn,thedesignationceremonieswerecombinedinconjunction
withtwooccasions:1.“2010ConferenceonSafeCommunityDevelopmentinTaiwan”heldonNov.8,atwhichJinhwa,Suao,and
Toucheng,weredesignatedasthe215th217thInternationalSafe
Communities,andFengbin,the91st,gottheredesignation.2.
“2010TaipeiInternationalSymposiumonCommunitySafetyandHealth”heldonNov.10,atwhichWenshan,Nangang,Datong,
andXinyi,weredesignatedasthe218thand221stInternationalSafe
Communities,andNeihu,the94th,gottheredesignation.HonorableguestsfromKorea,Hongkong,Japan,andSweden,andcom
munityrepresentativesfromJapanandKoreaattendedbothcon
ferencesandceremoniesinTaipei.Alltogether,morethan500peo
pleparticipated.Itwasagoodopportunityforthecommunitypeo
pletoexchangeinformationandexperiencesnationallyaswellas
internationally.AndsomedelegateshadachancetovisitFlora
ExpowhichisheldfromNov.6,2010toApril25,2011inTaipei.
Moreinformationabout9communitiescanbefoundontheweb
site:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/
who_safe_communities_network_en.htm

Reporter: Jayce Lee, Taiwan

FiveISCsofTaipeiCitypresentedtheagreementsinthe
designationceremonyProf.JoonPilChoannouncedthedesignationoffourcommunitiesfromTainanCity,YilanCountyandHualienCountyPhotoofcommunitydelegateswithhonoredguestsat“2010ConferenceonSCDevelopmentinTaiwan”

Safe Community Kouvola
Numberofinhabitants(31.12.2009):88174.
ThetownhallofKouvolaisdedicatedwithstafftoward
SafeCommunitymovement.
Infoaddressforthecommunityinternetpages:
www.kouvola.fi
Reporter:RitvaKiiski,Finland.

Safe Community movement in Latin America
VisitbytheAttorneyGenaralandmunicipalpresidentofthestate
ofChiapas,MexicoatPeñaflorChile.

Reporter:EduardoJorqueraCabello,Chile.

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Wood Buffalo's Re-Designation
TheRegionalMunicipalityofWoodBuffaloreceivedits2ndredesignationasaSafeCommunitybytheWorld
HealthOrganizationCollaborationCentreonCommunitySafetyPromotion,onNovember17,2010.Thedesigna
tionnotonlyendorsespastandcurrentachievementsbutalsopositionsourregionforthelongtermpursuitofcom
munitysafety.
WoodBuffalowasfirstdesignatedasanInternationalSafeCommunityin1995.Atthattime,itwasthefirstInterna
tionalSafecommunityinNorthAmericaandthe12thintheworld.Sincethen,WoodBuffalohasbeenredesignated
twice,oncein2005andagainatthisceremony.Eachtime,theredesignationceremonyremindedthecommunityof
itscommitmenttothesafetyandwellbeingofeachofitscitizensandofthewonderfulworkbeingdonebythe
dedicatedcitizensofWoodBuffalotoengagemembersoftheircommunityintheissuesoftheirsafety.
TheredesignationcelebrationtookplaceattheSuncorCommunityLeisureCentre.Itincludedakeynoteaddress
fromPaulKells,founderofSafeCommunitiesCanada,who,onbehalfoftheWorldHealthOrganizationCollaborat
ingCentreonCommunitySafetyPromotion,formallyre
designatedWoodBuffaloasanInternationalSafeCommunity.
TheSafeCommunitiesagreementwassignedbyPaulKells,
ShannonMoseng,theChair,SafeCommunityWoodBuffalo,
InspectorStephenGrantoftheRCMP,GregoryF.MacMillan,ActingRegionalFireChief,,JudyCorcoranofAlbertaHealth
Services,andRegionalMunicipalityofWoodBuffaloDeputy
MayorMikeAllen.
November17thwasalsotheNationalDayofRemembrance
forRoadCrashVictimsandpartoftheeventwasdedicatedto
raisingawarenessaroundtheseverityandimpactofroadcol
lisionsinourregion.Thisincludedtheunveilingof“IMPACT”aphotoexposéoflocalpeopleimpactedbycolli
sions,mocktailsservedbyS.A.D.D.,andtheannouncementofaRoadVictimsLegacy.AfreeeveningeventattheSuncor
CommunityLeisureCentrefrom5:009:00showcasedinjury
HoldingtheSafeCommunityplaqueisDeputyMayorMike
prevention&wellnessspecialistswhoprovidedinformation
Allen.DisplayingtheSafecommunityflagare,fromtheleft,
andinteractivedisplaystothepublicincludingicesporthel
ShannonMoseng,Chair,SafeCommunityWoodBuffalo,Judy metfitting,firesafety,carseatinfo,winterdrivingtechniques,
Corcoran,AlbertaHealthServicesandPaulKells,SafeCommu androadsafety.
nitiesCanada.
Reporter:RonWaldie,Canada Internet course on Health Economics (10 weeks)
Coursecode:MIU97071
InjurypreventionandSafetypromotionpractitionersandSafeCommunityadvocateshaveauniqueopportunityto
pursuea10weeks(50%orhalftime)internetcourseonHealthEconomics.Thiscourseoffersacomprehensiveprogramofhealtheconomicsandhealthcare.Boththeoreticalandanalytical
frameworkwillbeprovidedasanintegratedsetuptounderstandissuesrelatingtothehealtheconomicsandhealthcare.Thecourseisdesignedtohelppublichealthresearchers,injurypreventionpractitioners,nurses,policymakers,
andpharmacyprofessionals.
Thecoursewillprovide7.5credits(HP)certificatebytheMidSwedenUniversity.
Criteria:DegreeofBachelor(atleast180creditsincludingaBachelorThesis)orequivalent,withamajorinHealth
SciencesorSocialSciences.
Coursestart:3rdOctober2011Method: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
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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
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.se
WHOCollaboratingCentreforCommunitySafetyPromotion
KarolinskaInstitutet
DepartmentofPublicHealthSciences
DivisionofSocialMedicine
Norrbacka2ndFloor,SE17176,Stockholm,Sweden.
Communication:KoustuvDalal,PhD.Editor(Email:koustuv.dalal@liu.se)4