Department of Public Health Sciences Division of Social Medicine Safe Community Monthly News Issue 46 May 2011 In this issue DearColleagues,= FalunCalling 1 WeareproudtointroduceyounewSafeCommunities=andSafe=School.Also= reportsfromPeñaflor,Chileconference. Call:SafeHospitalNetwork = 1 = Newsfrom=Chile= 2 Newsandreportsofthisissueareappendedbelow.Sameissueisalsoavail NewsfromSCCanada 2 ableatourWHOCollaboratingCentreonCommunitySafety=Promotionweb News fr4om Taiwan 3 site:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/who_newsletters_en.htm= Withwarmregards Travelling Seminar before Falun Conf. 4 LeifSvanström,ResponsibleEditor= ForthcomingConferences= 4 KoustuvDalal,Editor= Safe Community Conference 2011 Welcometothe20thInternationalSafeCommunityConferenceSeptember6–9,2011inthemunicipalityofFalun,= Dalarna,=Sweden.= FaluntogetherwithKarolinskaInstutetishardworkingtopreparetheJubileeSafeCommunity=Conferencethe20th InternationalConferenceonSafeCommunitiestocelebratetwodecadesofInternationalSafeCommunitydevelopment. Wewanttheconferencetobeperfectforallofyouandwewelcomeyoutoregisterfortheconferenceonwww.falun/ safecom2011== Apreliminaryprogramwillbepublishedonthewebsitewww.falun/safecom2011andhereyoucanalsofindsubjects fromSafeCommunityworksinabroadaspectofinjurypreventionprograms.Wehavespeakerswhoarekeypersons withintheareafromallovertheworld,thuswecanawaitaveryinterestingandinstructiveconference.Thedeadlineto applyforscholarshipshasalreadypassed,andthosewhowillbegrantedascholarshipwillbecontactedattheendof April.Youaremostwelcometothewebsitetosendinanabstracttoshareyourexperienceswithallparticipantsonthe conferenceeitherbyoralorposterpresentation.Allabstractswillbepublishedinabook. Abstractsubmission:http://falun.se/www/externa/safe2011.nsf/eForm?OpenForm&subform=eFormAbstract= Or,visit:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/who_conferences_en.htm= Organizerof=theSafeCommunityConference2011 Call for International Safe Hospitals Network Hospitalscanplayavitalroleforinjurypreventionandsafetypromotion.Hospitalsshouldbeactivelyinvolvedinthe SafeCommunityprogram.Therefore,WHOCCCSPhasdevelopedanew‘SafeCommunityHospitalNetwork’andcall ingformemberships.Formembershipandtechnicalsupportspleasecontact:Prof.LeifSvanstrom([email protected]) orAssociateProfessorKoustuvDalal([email protected]).= Visit:http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/pdf/indicator/safe_hospitals_criteria.pdf= = 1 Mayor and the community of Peñaflor lead the First Regional Conference on Safe Communities of the Americas TheFirstRegionalConferenceonSafeCommunitiesoftheAmericastook=place= from=April=6thto8thinPeñaflor,Chile.==Therewereauthoritiesfrom=whole Peñaflorand=theMetropolitanregion=aswellasattendeesfrom=diversenations,= closeto800peopleattendingthelecturesandmorethan10.000=peopleamong schoolsstudents and representatives from= communitarian organizations vis itedtheexhibitionhall. Peñaflor´s Mayor Manuel Fuentes Rosales at the closing ceremony made an= announcementaboutthemainachievementsoftheConference.Amongthem, itwas=reachedcooperationagreementswithrepresentativesfrom=Serbia,Co lombia,Peru,UnitedStates,Sweden,ArgentinaandSouthKorearegardingwith civilianprotection,education=andhealthpromotion.Thiswas=recognitionforthe= workthatthecommunityhasbeendoing. TheMayorofPeñaflorreceivesa=lotofwordsofrecognitionforhimandhisteam work,from=theinternationalvisitors.=Allof=themexpressedspecialthanksand= appreciation=toall=those=whohave=contributed=tothesuccessoftheConference. Theparticipationoftheinternationalspeakersenrichedthesharingofexperiences= From left to right Shirikant Bangdiwala, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; María Isabel aboutinjuryandviolencepreventionintheframeofSafeCommunities.= Gutiérrez, Chair of Cisalva Institute, Cali- Colombia 44speakerswerepart=of=theConferencethatofferedspecializedlecturesrelated= (Safe Communities certifying centre to Latin America); Mayor of Peñaflor Manuel Fuentes; Professor Leif with Disaster Prevention= and Risk Management. The opening= presentation was Svanström, Chair Karolinska Institute; Mirjana Milan- kov, Chair of the National Center for Prevention of presidingbyProfessorLeifSvanström,leaderofSafeCommunitiesMovementin= damage and Promotion of Safety at Serbia; Mayor of San Borja, Marco Alvares Vargas and his wife, Profes- the world. During his talk emphasized that “All human beings have an= equal= sor Joon Pil Cho, Chair of Center for Community righttohealthandsafetyandallofus=should=struggletogetthat,lookingforal Safety Promotion at Ajou University Medical Center in liedto=reach=thisgoal.TheMayor=ManuelFuentes=has=demonstratedthatthisisa importantissueforhisadministrationanditisthereasonwhyPeñaflorhasbe comealeaderofthemovementinLatinAmerica.” Oneoftheissuesthat=mostcaughttheattendees’attentionwasthelectureofAle jandroPino,manageroftheIVRegionalAssociationofSecurity=from=Chileabout “The33miners’rescue”.= Peñaflor= through its communitarian committee for Emergency showed up pro8 gramsas:NeighborCare,HomeDoctorandSafeSchoolsPlan. Reporter:KarenGalvis,CISALVA,Columbia.= Another honor to Safe Community Movement PaulKellsofSafeCommunityCanadahasreceivedanHonoraryDoctorofCivilLawsdegreefrom= 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.” 2 2011 Travelling Seminar & Conference in Taiwan DuringApril911,2011,aTravellingSeminarwiththethemeof“Safecommunityprogramssuitinglocalconditions”was heldinTaiwan.Ina3daytour,ParticipantsfromAmerica,China,Japan,Korea,Thailandandcommunityrepresenta tivesfromdifferentregionofTaiwanjoinedtogetherandvisited4designatedinternationalsafecommunities:Fengbin (91st),Shoufeng(147th),Jinhwa(215th)andWenshan(218th).Then,theyallattended“2011ConferenceonSafeCommu nityDevelopmentinTaiwan”heldinTaipeionApril12.= = = = = = = = = = = = = TravellingSeminar,April911= Day1:=ThejourneybeganwithtakingthetrainfromTaipeitoHualienCountywhere FengbinandShoufengtownshipsarelocated.Duringthe3hoursrailing,thepartici pantswereabletogetacquaintedandenjoyedthebeautifuleastcoastlineofTaiwan.== Then,wetookabustoFargloryHotelforlunch.Afterabriefintroductiontothesafety promotionprogramsofthetwocommunities,thegroupwereledtoSiouguluanRiver, afamousplaceforrafting,toseeraftsandrelatedequipmentsthatwereimprovedfor promotingsafetyofrafting.Theboat=companypatentedseveralinventionitemssince theyjoinedFengbinSCprogram.Shorefishingisanotherpopularwateractivityin Fengbin,butfewanglerswouldwearalifejacket.TheFengbinSCwatersafetyworking groupteamsupwithcoastguardtopatrolalongthecoastandpersuadestheanglersto wearlifejackettoensuretheirsafety.= NextvisitsitewasthewellknownGreenTunnelinShoufeng.TheTunnelwasbuiltfor stoppingtrucksgothroughthecommunityandkeepingresidentsasafewaytohome. TheShoufengSCalsoplanttreesalongcountryroadstonarrowthewidthoftheroadforreducingmotorvehicles’speed andenhancingpedestriansandbicyclists’safety. =Day2:=BacktoTaipai,thevisitfocusedonsafetypromotionprogramsthatintegratedwithleisureandculturalactivities inWenshandistrictofTaipeiCity.TheTaipeiZooprovidesasafeandcomfortableenvironmentfortourists,andservesas atransmissionmediaofsafetyknowledge.TheChihNanTemple,theoldesttempleinWenshanDistrict,designedthe incenseburnerinthewaythatcanpreventburninjury.Inaddition,atraditionalamuletwithsafetymessageinsideis giventotheworshiperafterpraying. =Day3:We=tookHighSpeedRailtoTainantovisitJinhwaSC.Tightrelationshipamongresidentsandcompletelinkageof resourcesimpressedthevisitorsverymuch.Childrencanbegoodpartnersinsafetyeducationwhereastheelderlyand disabledcangetimmediatehelpwhenthereisaneed. 2011ConferenceonSafeCommunityDevelopmentinTaiwan,April12= Afterthe3daytravellingseminar,aconferenceonSCdevelopmentandadolescentsafetypromotion= washeldinTaipei.Dr.ShuTiChiou,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,TaiwaneseCommunitySafetyPromotionCenter 3 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