1. Safe Communities A WHO Concept and a worldwide movement Key note speech at plenary session 2 The Second Asia Pacific Conference on Injury Prevention Ha Noi, Vietnam Nov 4-6, 2008 Leif Svanström, Chair WHO CC Community Safety Promotion

2. Safe Communities A WHO Concept and a worldwide movement 1975- the first ”comprehensive” local community accident prevention program (Falköping in Sweden) starts 1980- The worldwide ”movement” starts slowly 1980’s- WHO developed their Safe Community Concept. 1986- The first joint contacts between WHO and the movement 1989- WHO establishes The Safe Community Program in Stockholm by Deputy Director Abdelmoumene; the Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion is inaugurated and the Stockholm Manifesto on Safe Communities adopted.

3. Chair Leif Svanström Co-ordinator Moa Sundström

4. Safety Promotion Sector Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 International National Community Organisation Group Individual Community Safety Promotion “Safe Community”

5. What is a Safe Community? A “Safe Community” can be a Municipality, a County, or a City working with safety promotion, injury-, violence-, suicide and natural disaster prevention, covering all age groups, gender and areas and is a part of an international network of accredited programs. The community makes application to a Certifying Centre and if accepted, an agreement is signed between the WHO Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion and the community.

6. The Role of the WHO Collaborating Centre To coordinate world-wide and regional networks of Safe Communities, Affiliate Safe Community Support Centres and Safe Communities’ Certifying Centres. To develop indicators for Safe Communities and sector-wise Safety Promotion. To organize training courses, conferences and seminars in Community Safety Promotion.

7. Safe Community concept and networks introduced on location Spreading the Safe Communities concept 1989-2008

8. Hong Kong 1.Kwai Tsing 2.Sham Shui Po 3.Tai Po 4.Tsuen Wan 5.Tuen Mun 6.Tung Chung Canada 1.Brampton 2.Brockville 3.Calgary 4.Rainy River Valley 5.Sault Ste. Marie 6.Wood Buffalo Vietnam 1.Da Trach 2.Dong Tien 3.Lang Co 4.Loc Sonh 5.Xuan Dinh Australia 1.Denmark 2.Hume City 3.Latrobe 4.Mackay/Whitsunday 5.Melbourne 6.Noarlunga 7.Northcott 8.Palmerston 9.Ryde 10.SHOROC 11.Townsville Austria State of Vorarlberg Bosnia and Herzegovina Konjic Chile Peñaflor Israel Raanana China (Province of Taiwan) 1.Alishan 2.Dungshr 3.Fongbin 4.Neihu Czech Republic Kromeriz Denmark Horsens Estonia Rapla Finland 1.Hyvinkää 2.Kouvola Iran 1.Arsanjan 2.Bardaskan 3.Kashmar Japan Kameoka Korea 1.Jeju 2.Songpa 3.Suwon South Africa 1.Eldorado Park 2.Nomzamo–Broadlands Park New Zealand 1.Christchurch 2.New Plymouth 3.North Shore 4.Porirua 5.Tauranga 6.Waimakariri 7.Waitakere 8.Wellington 9.Whangarei USA 1.Dallas 2.Anchorage 3.Omaha 4.Springfield Peru San Borja (Lima) Sp. Poland Tarnowskie Góry The Netherlands Rotterdam Sweden 1.Arjeplog 2.Borås 3.Falköping 4.Falun 5.Katrineholm 6.Krokom 7.Lidköping 8.Ludvika 9.Mariestad 10.Motala 11.Nacka 12.Skövde 13.Smedjebacken 14.Staffanstorp 15.Tidaholm 16.Töreboda 17.Uddevalla Republic of Serbia Backi Petrovac Norway 1.Alvdal 2.Årdal 3.Bergen 4.Fredrikstad 5.Harstad 6.Høyanger 7.Klepp 8.Kvam 9.Larvik 10.Os 11.Rakkestad 12.Ski 13.Sogn and Fjordane 14.Spydeberg 15.Stovner 16.Trondheim 17.Vågå China 1.Hong'qiao 2.Huamu 3.Jianwai Community 4.Jing Ge Zhuang, Kailuan 5.Jing’an 6.Kangjian 7.Lu´an Community 8.Maizidian 9.Qianjiaying, Kailuan 10.Wangjing 11.Xicheng District, Beijing 12.Yayuncun 13.Youth Park Community 14.Yuetan, Beijing Updated to 21st Oct 2008 Countries with designated Safe Communities In total: 119/144 in 26 countries 5 and more 1-4

9. Designated Safe Communities by region Updated to 21st Oct 2008 10 2 24 2 45 3 33 Sum 119 ｛ 144 ｝

10. Regional Safe Communities’ networks Updated to 21st Oct 2008 10 2 24 2 45 3 33 Asia Safe Community Network – est. 2007 TANG Wah Shing, Chair Executive Director of Occupational Safety and Health Council, Hong Kong SAR, China Pacific Safe Community Network - ?? North America Safe Community Network - ?? European Safe Community Network est. 2009

11. Sweden Swedish Association for Safe Communities (SCCC) Czech Rebublic Centre for Injury Prevention (ASCSC) South Africa University of South Africa, Institute for Social and Health Sciences (ASCSC) Centre for Peace Action (SCCC) Canada Safe Communities Foundation (ASCSC) (SCCC) USA National Safety Council (ASCSC) Peaceful Resources Center (ASCSC) Injury Prevention Research Center (ASCSC) Colombia Instituto CISALVA (SCCC) China, Hong Kong Occupational Safety and Health Council (ASCSC) Korea Center for Injury Prevention and Community Safety Promotion (ASCSC) (SCCC) Bangladesh Centre for Injury Prevention and Research(ASCSC) Australia Royal Children´s Hospital Safety Centre (ASCSC) Austrailian Safe Communities Foundation (SCCC) New Zealand Safe Communities Foundation (ASCSC) (SCCC) The Affiliate Safe Community Support Centres (ASCSC) and the Safe Community Certifying Centres (SCCC) These Affiliate Centres are supporting the WHO CC in the development of the Safe Communities Program and providing advice and assistance in the field of injury prevention and safety promotion to the communities in their country and internationally. The Certifying Centres also take care of the certifying function of the WHO CC.

12. Indicators for International Safe Communities Safe Communities have: 1. An infrastructure based on partnership and collaborations, governed by a cross- sectional group that is responsible for safety promotion in their community; 2.Long-term, sustainable programs covering both genders, all ages, environments, and situations; 3.Programs that target high-risk groups and environments, and programs that promote safety for vulnerable groups; 4.Programs that document the frequency and causes of injuries; 5.Evaluation measures to assess their programs, processes and the effects of change; 6.Ongoing participation in national and international Safe Communities networks. Stockholm May 2002 WHO Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion

13. Countries with designations under preparation 2008- Safe Community concept and networks introduced on location (countries) Spreading the Safe Communities concept 1989-2008