Name of the Community: RAKKESTAD
Country: Norway
Number of inhabitants: 7,000
Programme started year: 1997
International Safe Communities Network Membership: Designation year: 2000
Info address on www for the Programme: in progress

For further information contact:
Terje Eriksen
E-mail: terje.eriksen@rakkestad.kommune.no

The programme covers the following safety promotion activities: 

For the age group Children 0-14 years:
Children 0- 6 years are covered by a program where the health station and the nursery school have a lot of activities. Also outdoors areas have a plan for security. Children 6-15 years are covered by a program where the security work is integrated in other plans for the schoolwork. Activities about traffic and leisure also cover this group.

Youth 15-24 years:
This group is mostly covered by the safety promotion activities for athletics and what they learn about traffic security when they are going to have their license. This group is not in the community during the day because they go to school other places.
Adults 25-64 years:
Not special activities but is covered by information activities and what their job are working with for security. They also will be involved by their children and/or their elderly parents.
Elderly 65+ years:
A lot of activities for this group.

At the following environments:
Home: Yes
Traffic: Yes
Occupational: Yes (through the Medical service at place of work)
School: Yes
Sports: Yes
Leisure: Yes
Other: Agriculture

“Accidents” (non-intentional injuries) in the following injury areas:
Home, nursery school, school, nursing home, roads, outdoor areas (which belongs to the community), sport areas
Violence prevention (intentional injuries):
Through Criminal preventive council a lot of activities. The school program also cover this together with the police.
Suicide prevention (self-inflected injuries):
Through a new psychiatry plan for the community a lot of preventive measures.
Programs aiming at “High risk-groups”:
Children and elderly people

Surveillance of injuries:
Central: Hospitals in the county, from the register for death reasons, Norwegian patient register, register for injuries on persons at the Public health service, Highway Office, Directorate for Labour Inspection. Local: Medical centre, nursing home, home based services, nursery school, schools, agriculture (through medical centre and agriculture office)
Numbers per year: Ca 90 persons discharged from treatment in hospitals
Population base: 7000
Started year: 1992
Local registration started 1998.

Publications: No
Produced information material, pamphlets: Brochures (about children, elderly people and the project), rapports, program, application to WHO and more

International commitments:
Study visits: Skøvde, Harstad, Uddevalla, Fredrikstad, Reykjavik
Participation in Safe Community conferences: Where? Skøvde, Fredrikstad, Reykjavik
Hosting Safe Community Conferences: Not yet
Hosting “Travelling Seminars”: Not yet
Other: Abstract and poster on Island/ Reykjavik

Staff
Number: 1 project leader/ Public Health Coordinator
Professions: part-time or full-time: Nurse 80%/ full time
Permanent: Yes, from 2000
Temporary: 1997-1999
Organization: Project/ program
Specific intersectoral leadership group: Yes
General public health/health promotion group: Yes from 2000