Affiliate Safe Community Support Centre
Center for Injury Prevention

2nd Medical Faculty and University Hospital Motol, Charles University Prague
Country: Czech Republic
Number of inhabitants: 10,000,000
Programme started year: 1996
Affiliate Safe Community Support Centre: Designation year:2004
Info address Charles University: www.lfmotol.cuni.cz

For further information contact:
Veronika Benesová
Ass. Professor M.D. Ph.D.
3rd Medical Faculty of Charles University. Dept of Epidemiology
Childhood Injury Prevention Board
CZ-150 18 Prague 5, Czech Republic
Phone +42- 2-2443-5941
E-mail: veronika.benesova@lfmotol.cuni.cz

1. The provision of Centre programs and services utilize multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral approaches.

Preparation and coordination of annual "National Injury Prevention Days"

Coordination of the Czech intersectoral working group focused on injury prevention and safety promotion

Coordination of the Safe Community program in the Czech Republic

Collaboration with different agencies and NGOs e.g.: the Czech Trade Inspection on the playground safety improvement; the Czech Consumer Safety Association; Czech Red Cross (drowning prevention) etc.

2. The Centre provides a framework for promoting collective action, which includes involvement with community networks.

Established effective collaboration with Healthy Cities network - attending their conferences and coordination meetings with the goal of promoting Safe Community program

Assistance in all stages of establishing and designation of Safe Community program in Kromeríž

Assistance in establishing Safe Community programs in other cities: Krnov, Ceské Budejovice, Litomerice etc.

3. The Centre provides consultative support to communities in the establishment of Safe Community initiatives.

Preparing, printing and distributing the information brochure about WHO Safe Community Program in Czech language

Assistance in all stages of establishing and designation of Safe Community program in Kromeríž

Assistance in establishing Safe Community programs in other cities: Krnov, Ceské Budejovice, Litomerice etc.

Active involvement in the preparation of Safe Schools projects.

4. The Centre facilitates and supports community-based strategic planning processes

Assistance in coordination meetings, e.g. in cross-sectoral working groups in Kromeríž

Active participation in the seminars organized by Healthy Cities Network, Healthy Schools Network and meetings at Ministry of Health

Active involvement in preparation of the Czech version Health for All in 21 century; integrating the Safe Community approach into strategic plan, which was approved by the Czech government in 2002.

5. The Centre demonstrates leadership and stewardship in addressing priority injury issues, high risk, and vulnerable groups.

Methodological assistance in establishing injury surveillance system in Kromeríž - primary clinic visits and hospital based data collection

Intervention study about bicycle helmet usage - Kromeríž, Litomerice

Childhood traumacenter based injury data collection

Playground injuries

Drowning injuries

Providing the courses for different audience about injuries in childhood and elderly.

6. The Centre provides expert services and knowledge in the area of injury data and injury surveillance issues.

Methodological assistance in establishing injury surveillance system in Kromeríž - primary clinic visits and hospital based data collection

7. The Centre demonstrates a long-term commitment to supporting Safe Communities and the Safe Community Network within their organizations strategic plan.

Participation in European Safe Community Network

Promotion of Safe Community efforts and assistance in the neighbouring countries, e.g. Slovak Republic, Poland

Establishing the National coordination focal point for Safe Communities at the Center - coordinator: dr. Petr Nencka

Active media involvement - TVs, radio, press releases etc.

8. The Centre supports those responsible at the community level to utilize appropriate indicators to evaluate community processes, effects of change and injury rates.

Methodological assistance in establishing injury surveillance system in Kromeríž

Intervention study about bicycle helmet usage - Kromeríž, Litomerice

Coordination meetings in Kromeríž

Organizing site-visits: prof. Leif Svanström, dr. Robert Ekman, Max Vosskuhler

Playground safety evaluation - Kromeríž, Havlíckuv Brod, Litomerice, Ceské Budejovice

9. The Centre disseminates their experiences both at national and international levels.

International Support:

Active participation at Travelling Seminars - Sweden, Austria

Active participation at International Safe Community conferences - Falun, Tartu, Johannesburg, Anchorage, Vienna, Amsterdam, Viborg

Organizing and active participation on 1st WHO Seminar on Cost Calculation and Cost-effectiveness in Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion in Prague, Czech Republic in October 1999

Organizing the International Seminar "Collection of Accident Data for Prevention", Prague, September 2003

Organizing the 13th International Safe Community conference in Prague, June2004

National Support:

Safe Community Program promotion at national conferences and seminars.

10. The Centre reports on their Safe Community activities and research efforts.

Publications:

• Nencka P. A safe community. In: Grivna, M. et al. Childhood injuries and prevention possibilities. Center for injury prevention: Praha; 2003: p.126-129. ISBN 80-239-2063-3
• Krejcí F. Program "Safe School". In: Grivna, M. et al. Childhood injuries and prevention possibilities. Center for injury prevention: Praha; 2003: p.130-137. ISBN 80-239-2063-3
  
• Grivna M, Benešová V, Cíhalová J. Bicycle helmet usage in the Czech Republic. In: Ághová L.-editor. Life conditions and health. Štátny zdravotný ústav SR: Bratislava 2002; p.339-341. ISBN: 80-7159-137-8; EAN: 9788071591375
  
• Grivna M, Cíhalová J, Benešová V. Are bicycle helmet used? In Kolektiv autoru: The book of abstracts from international conference. XXX. Ostravské dny deti a dorostu; KHS Ostrava, SZU Praha; 2002. p.294-296. ISBN 80-7329-011-1
  
• Grivna M, Svanström L. (editors). Cost calculation and cost-effectiveness in injury prevention and safety promotion. Center for childhood injury epidemiology and prevention: Prague; 2001. ISBN: 80-238-6276-6
  
• Grivna M, Benešová V, Cíhalová J, Celko A.M. Low bicycle helmet use in the Czech Republic. The Tenth International Conference on Safe Communities, Anchorage: Alaska; 2001.
  
• Šteflová A, Grivna M, Celko A.M. The Safe Community efforts in the Czech Republic. The Tenth International Conference on Safe Communities, Anchorage: Alaska; 2001.
  
• Grivna M. Methodology of injury prevention on community level. CEPDÚ: Praha; 1999. ISBN: 80-238-4154-8
  
  

  
  Information material:
  Download the application report: The Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files requires Acrobat Reader, available free from Adobe's website

• Center for Injury Prevention, Charles University Prague,
  Czech Republic- Application to Become an Affiliate Safe Community Support Centre

• Annual report about Safe Community activities to WHO Liaison office and
  Ministry of Health
• The series of leaflets Safe Home - Safe Kitchen, Safe Bathroom, Safe Living Room, Safe Playground - 2003
• Brochure Safe Home for Children, Center for Injury Prevention, 2003
• Brochure Priorities in Injury Prevention in EU - Czech version
• Quarterly published info magazine Actualities in Child Injury Prevention