Safe Community Falun
Country: Sweden
Number of inhabitants: 55,220
Programme started year: 1989
International Safe Communities Network Membership Designation year: 1995
Re-designation year: 2008
Full application available: www.falun.se/falunframat
For further information contact:
Angela Poroli
Falun Municipality
SE-791 83 Falun
Sweden
Phone: +46 (0)23 829 07
E-mail: angela.poroli@falun.se
The Programme covers the following safety promotion activities:
For the age group
Children 0-14 years:
Working groups for the co-operation of children and youth
Information and education for the ages 0 – 6
Education for first-time parents
Children and youth guidance
The youth welfare centre
Support for parents
Support to children and youth with a parent suffering from mental illness
Supervision of the playgrounds
Youth 15-24 years:
Working groups for the co-operation of children and youth
The association “The night wanderers”
The support - group for grown-up wandering
The youth welfare centre
Support to children and youth with a parent suffering from mental illness
Alcohol prevention work
Adults 25-64 years:
The family network in Falun
The emergency centre for women
The project “Working with Attitudes against Illegal Alcohol Handling”
The project “Responsible Alcohol Handling”
Elderly 65+ years:
Information leaflet on accidents at home
A series of lectures – The county council invites the public to open lectures, dealing with for instance the health of elderly people.
Information – Information about accidents at home, the municipal “fixer” and about fire protection is regularly given on meetings for senior citizens.
The week of quality governed by the nursing and care department
Preventive house calls
The municipal “fixer”
Safety alarm
Working model for elderly, living in their own home
The project Kersti
The project “Fall accident preventive measures – an innovation work among elderly persons in municipal care”
A group for senior citizens at the Centre of Clinical Research (CKF)
The Forum for Elderly at Dalarnas research Centre (DFR)
At the following environments:
Home: Yes
Traffic: Yes
Occupational: Yes
School: Yes
Sports: Yes
Leisure: Yes
Natural disaster: Yes
Violence prevention: Yes
Suicide prevention: Not yet
Programs aiming at “High risk groups”:
Children and youth – injuries at nursery school and school
Senior citizens – injuries at home and in living areas
Physical exercisers and sportsmen – injuries in physical exercise and sports
Road-users – injuries in traffic
Surveillance of injuries: Where?
Statistics from the county's emergency wards 2007
Numbers per year: 4037
Population base: 55 220
Started year: 1989
Publications: (Scientific)
The Research Council of Dalarna (DFR)
The Centre of Clinical Research (CKF)
The College of Dalarna
Produced information material, pamphlets:
A few pamphlets and information folders has been produced locally. Otherwise we use the material produced nationwide.
Staff:
Coordinator, part-time
Public Health Council
The public health – SAM group
The local crime prevention council – BRÅ
The committee for the safety of elderly people
The committee of co-ordinating risks
International commitments:
1998 7th International Safe Community Conference Rotterdam, Holland
2001 1st Safe Community Conference Viborg, Denmark
2003 12th International Conference on Safe Community HongKong, China
2004 13thInternaitonal Conference on Safe Communities Praha, Czech Republic
2005 14th International Safe Communities Conference Bergen, Norway
Nordic and National Conferences
1997 Nordic Injury and Accident Conference Fredrikstad, Norway
1999 3rd Nordic Safe Community Conference Reykjavik, Iceland
2000 National Injury Conference Nacka, Sweden
Injury and Injury Prevention Conference Ludvika, Sweden
2005 6th Nordic Safe Community Conference Karlstad, Sweden
2008 8 th Nordic Safe Community Conference Borås, Sweden
Further
There have been educational visits from different countries.
Scientific articles have been published in different journals.
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