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Name of the Community:
Ludvika
Country: Sweden
Number of inhabitants: 27 000
Programme started year: 1995
International Safe Communities Network Membership: Designation year : 2000
Info address on www for the Programme:
http://www.ludvika.se/trygg
The programme covers the following
safety promotion activities:
For the age group:
Children 0-14 years: yes
Youth 15-24 years: yes
Adults 25-64 years: yes
Elderly 65+ years: yes
At the following environments:
Home: yes
Traffic: yes
Occupational: yes
School: yes
Sports: planned
Leisure: planned
Other: What?......
"Accidents" (non-intentional
injuries) in the following
injury areas:
Violence prevention (intentional injuries): yes
Suicide prevention (self-inflected
injuries): yes
Programs aiming at "High
risk-groups": yes
Surveillance of injuries:
Registration in hospital, Primary care health centers, Schools, ABB occupational health
care, Dentists.
Numbers per year: 1352
Population base: 27 000
Started year: 1991, 1997/98. Plans for
a continual registration at latest from 2001 or as soon as our computer software
manufactors can deliver the programme for registration use.
Publications: (Scientific) No not
yet
Produced information material,
pamphlets: A few pamphlets and information folders for local use.
Staff
The working methods are to try to
involve as many people as possible in the prevention work, to introduce accident
preventive thinking and routines in the regular activities of the community within
business firms as well as among the inhabitants.
Number: 3
Health planner:
Britt-Mari Westholm
Hälso- och sjukvården
SE-771 81 Ludvika
+46 240 495136
britt-mari.westholm@ltdalarna.se
Director of the Enviromental Health
Protection office:
Bror Wallin
Miljö- och Hälsoskyddskontoret
Carlavägen 24
SE-771 82 Ludvika
+46 240 86310
bror.wallin@ludvika.se
Projectleader:
Ursula Furtig
Miljö- och hälsoskyddskontoret
Carlavägen 24
SE-771 82 Ludvika
+46 240 86228
ursula.furtig@ludvika.se
Organization: A cross-sectional
steering group from the municipality and county council and special working teams formed
for the statistically most affected groups according to the political health target for
the municipality.
International commitments:
Study visits:
Participation in Safe Community conferences: Only in Sweden
Hosting Safe Community Conferences: No
Hosting "Travelling
Seminars": Plans for November 2000, Nacka and Ludvika Sweden to invite our sister
counties in Estland, Viljandi.
Other, what?.....
For further information contact:
Ursula Furtig
Environmental Health Protection office, Miljö- och hälsoskyddskontoret
Carlavägen 24
S-771 82 LUDVIKA
Sweden
Phone: +46 240 86228
Fax: +46 240 81026
E-mail: ursula.furtig@ludvika.se
Info address on www for the institution
(or community as a whole): http://www.ludvika.se
 Ludvika's
Application to become a Member of the Safe Community Network
Copyright © 1999-2000 Dept. of Public Health Sciences.
Updated by  Moa
Sundström, 2002-10-29 14:39.
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