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Safe Community Monthly News Issue 42 January 2011 Department of Public Health Sciences Division of Social Medicine Safe Community Monthly News Issue 42 January 2011 In this issue DearColleagues,= WishyouaSaferNewYear,2011. NewCertifyingCentre 1 WeareproudtointroduceyouSafeCommunitiesin=Taiwan.= NewSafeCommunitydesignation = 2 WehavereportsfromCanada,Chile,Finland,Sweden&Taiwan. NewsfromFinland,Chile,Sweden= 1,2 Newsandreportsofthisissueareappendedbelow.Sameissueisalsoavail SCre8designation= 3 ableatourWHOCollaboratingCentreon=CommunitySafety=Promotionweb HealthEconomicsCourse 3 site:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/who_newsletters_en.htm= Withwarmregards Call:SafeHospitalNetwork= 4 LeifSvanström,ResponsibleEditor= ForthcomingConferences= 4 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,[email protected]. 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 Quarter AgroupofhighprofiledirectorsleadbyMrYaoMeng visitedWHOCCCommunitySafetyPromotion,Karo linskaInstitutet,Swedenintwodaystrip.Theyhad exchangedknowledgeandattendeda2daysseminar onSafeCommunity.Leadingexpertsfromthefieldde liveredthespeeches.ProfessorLeifSvanström,Profes sorBorgeYtterstad,DrBoHenricson,Dr.Guldbrand Skjönberg,AssociateProfessorKoustuvDalaldelivered theirlectures.Broadlythetopicscoveredwere:Safe CommunitiesaWorldwideperspective;Safeenviron mentsasitwasimplementedinSafePublicplaces, EvaluationofSafeCommunities;InternationalSafe HospitalProgram;EconomicevaluationofSafeCom munitiesetc. Reporter:MoaSundstrom,Sweden 1 Nine Safe Communities Designations, Taiwan = 2010canbesaidasaprosperousyearforcommunitiesinTaiwan. NinecommunitiesweredesignatedasInternationalSafeCommu nities,including2forredesignation,bytheCertifyingCentreof CenterforInjuryPreventionandCommunitySafetyPromotion, Korea.Tosavetimeandmoneybutkeepthequalityofbeingsol emn,thedesignationceremonieswerecombinedinconjunction withtwooccasions:1.“2010ConferenceonSafeCommunityDe8 velopmentinTaiwan”heldonNov.8,atwhichJinhwa,Suao,and FiveISCsofTaipeiCitypresentedtheagreementsinthe Toucheng,weredesignatedasthe215th217thInternationalSafe designationceremony Communities,andFengbin,the91st,gottheredesignation.2. “2010TaipeiInternationalSymposiumonCommunitySafetyand Health”heldonNov.10,atwhichWenshan,Nangang,Datong, andXinyi,weredesignatedasthe218thand221stInternationalSafe Communities,andNeihu,the94th,=gottheredesignation.Honor ableguestsfromKorea,Hongkong,Japan,andSweden,andcom munityrepresentativesfromJapanandKoreaattendedbothcon ferencesandceremoniesinTaipei.Alltogether,morethan500peo Prof.JoonPilChoannouncedthedesignationoffour pleparticipated.Itwasagoodopportunityforthecommunitypeo communitiesfromTainanCity,YilanCountyand HualienCounty 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 Photoofcommunitydelegateswithhonoredguestsat “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. 2 Wood Buffalo's Re-Designation TheRegionalMunicipalityofWoodBuffaloreceivedits2ndredesignationasaSafeCommunitybytheWorld HealthOrganizationCollaborationCentreonCommunitySafetyPromotion,onNovember17,2010.Thedesigna tionnotonlyendorsespastandcurrentachievementsbutalsopositionsourregionforthelongtermpursuitofcom munitysafety. WoodBuffalowasfirstdesignatedasanInternationalSafeCommunityin1995.Atthattime,itwasthefirstInterna tionalSafecommunityinNorthAmericaandthe12thintheworld.Sincethen,WoodBuffalohasbeenredesignated twice,oncein2005andagainatthisceremony.Eachtime,theredesignationceremonyremindedthecommunityof itscommitmenttothesafetyandwellbeingofeachofitscitizensandofthewonderfulworkbeingdonebythe dedicatedcitizensofWoodBuffalotoengagemembersoftheircommunityintheissuesoftheirsafety.= TheredesignationcelebrationtookplaceattheSuncorCommunityLeisureCentre.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.,andtheannouncementof aRoadVictimsLegacy.AfreeeveningeventattheSuncor CommunityLeisureCentrefrom5:009:00showcasedinjury HoldingtheSafeCommunityplaqueisDeputyMayorMike prevention&wellnessspecialistswhoprovidedinformation Allen.DisplayingtheSafecommunityflagare,fromtheleft, andinteractivedisplaystothepublicincludingicesporthel ShannonMoseng,Chair,Safe=CommunityWoodBuffalo,Judy metfitting,firesafety,carseatinfo,winterdrivingtechniques, Corcoran,AlbertaHealthServicesandPaulKells,SafeCommu androadsafety.= nitiesCanada. Reporter:RonWaldie,Canada = Internet course on Health Economics (10 weeks) Coursecode:MIU97071= InjurypreventionandSafetypromotionpractitionersandSafeCommunityadvocateshaveauniqueopportunityto pursuea10weeks(50%orhalftime)internetcourseonHealthEconomics. Thiscourseoffersacomprehensiveprogramofhealtheconomicsandhealthcare.Boththeoreticalandanalytical frameworkwillbeprovidedasanintegratedsetuptounderstandissuesrelatingtothehealtheconomicsandhealth care.Thecourseisdesignedtohelppublichealthresearchers,injurypreventionpractitioners,nurses,policymakers, andpharmacyprofessionals.= Thecoursewillprovide7.5credits(HP)certificatebytheMidSwedenUniversity. Criteria:DegreeofBachelor(atleast180creditsincludingaBachelorThesis)orequivalent,withamajorinHealth SciencesorSocialSciences. Coursestart:3rdOctober2011= Method:Internetbaseddistancelearning. Applicationthroughwebsitewithmoreinformationwillbeavailablesoon.= Application:www.studera.nu= Contact:[email protected];[email protected]== Visit:http://www.miun.se/sv/Utbildning/Hittadinutbildning/ATLASVisaKurs/?KatalogKursplanId=10492=== 3 Call for International Safe Hospitals Network Hospitalscanplayavitalroleforinjurypreventionandsafetypromotion.Hospitalsshouldbeactivelyinvolvedin theSafeCommunityprogram.Therefore,WHOCCCSPhasdevelopedanew‘SafeCommunityHospitalNetwork’ andcallingformemberships.Formembershipandtechnicalsupportspleasecontact:Prof.LeifSvanstrom ([email protected])orDr.KoustuvDalal([email protected]).=== Visit:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/pdf/indicator/safe_hospitals_criteria.pdf= = Forthcoming Safety and Injury Conferences 2011= **20thInternationalSafeCommunitiesConference Celebratingtwodecadesof=InternationalSafeCommunityDevelopmentgoingbacktowhereitallstarted= 69September2011,FalunMunicipality,Dalarna,Sweden Conferencewebpage:www.falun.se/safecom2011.=Contact:[email protected]= = **The1stLatinAmericanRegionalSafeCommunityConference “WhatcanSafecommunitiesdoforDisasterPreventionandRiskManagement”= 68April2011,Peñaflor,Chile= Contact:[email protected].= Invitation:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/pdf/Conferences/invitation_68_april_2011_penaflor_chile.pdf= = **2011TravellingSeminar&ConferenceinTaiwan= Date:April912,2011 Theme:SafeCommunityProgramsSuitingLocalConditions= Venue:Fengbin,Shoufeng,Wenshan,andJinhwaSafe=Communities= Contact:MsJayceLee,email:[email protected]= Forfurtherinformationvisit:http://www.safecommunities.org.tw/safecommunity/default.asp?todowhat=showpage&no=75 = **WorldConferenceon=DrowningPrevention,1013May2011,=Vietnam. Forfurtherinformationvisithttp://www.worldconferenceondrowningprevention.org/ = = 2012= RegionalSafeCommunityConferences== 6thAsianRegionalConferenceonSafeCommunitiesin2012 =======Friday,11Sunday,13,May,2012,Tokyo,Japan.= = The3rdEuropeanSafeCommunityConference ThefutureroleoftheFireandRescueServiceinthesustainabilityofSafeCommunitiesinEurope= 45June2012,Falköping,Sweden Contact:[email protected]= = = = = = = = WHOCollaboratingCentreforCommunitySafetyPromotion KarolinskaInstitutet= DepartmentofPublicHealthSciences DivisionofSocialMedicine Norrbacka2ndFloor,SE17176,Stockholm,Sweden.= Communication:KoustuvDalal,PhD.Editor(Email:[email protected]) 4 .
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