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Name of the
Community: Uddevalla
Country: Sweden
Number of inhabitants: 49.000
Programme started year: 1994
International Safe Communities Network Membership: Designation year : 1998
Info address on the www for the Programme: http://www.uddevalla.se/nara/folkhalsa/Hemsida/index.htm
The
programme covers the following safety promotion activities:
For the age-group
Children 0-14 years:
Education for parents about children accidents;
- A safe Child Care through injury and accident registration, children safety rounds,
safety representatives and education;
- A safe school as a part of a health promotion school (please see ahead
"School");
- Activities for a safety school way and for an increased usage of bicycle helmets.
Youth 15-24 years:
A safe school as a part of a health promotion school (please see ahead
"School");
- Alcohol prevention;
- Special free youth-bus home from the downtown after disco.
Adults 25-64 years:
A Risk Hot Line
Information through the local media
The elderly 65+ years:
A safe Elderly Care through injury and accident registration, elderly safety rounds,
elderly safety representatives and education;
Checklist for children and elderly;
- Information through the local media and by representatives.
Traffic:
- MöTs - a unique road transport project including traffic safety, accessibility and the
environment impact of the road transport system. http://www.mots-i-uddevalla.nu/;
Interviews by telephone and measure bicycle helmets and seat belts use every year;
- Education in Eco Driving - a way of driving more economically, safer and environmentally
friendly;
- Children´s way to school - an inventory of the safety of the roads;
- Theoretical education in the subject area;
- A bicycle-project - to make people choose their bicycles instead of their car for short
distances, to wear helmets and to realise the fun of the bicycle riding;
- Quality assurance of transport - to make companies demand better cars, fuel etc.;
- Seminars, activity-days, advertising campaigns etc.
Occupational: No
School:
Different activities for a safe school as a part of a health promotion school:
An activity-creating school yard;
- Children´s way to school - an inventory of the safety of the roads;
- New rules for free school bus, witch take care about the traffic safe in a better way;
- Questionnaires with focus on pupils perceptions of attitudes to violence and the usage
between pupils;
- Activities to prevent bullying and violence.
Sports:
- Regular inspections of grass grounds, buildings, gymnasiums and other places.
Leisure:
Activities to prevent hearing problems.
Violence prevention:
- A political violence preventive programme;
- A lot of alcohol prevention activities;
- Special free youth-bus home from the downtown after disco every month;
- Education about women assault.
Suicide prevention: No
Programme aiming at "High-risk groups" :
- Through injury registration we receive a good picture;
- Focus on children an elderly, particularly elderly over 80 years.
Surveillance of injuries:
At the hospital
Number per year: approx. 4,000 (1998)
Population base: 49,000
Started year: 1990, 1995 and then every year.
At school and Child Care Services: started1997
Within care of elderly: started 1996.
Publications: (Scientific)
- Hultberg, A, Rapport över skadeutvecklingen i Uddevalla 1990-1998. (Report over
the injury development between 1990 and 1998), 2001;
Nilsson, L., Eksell, G., Är vi på rätt väg? Utvärdering av folkhälsoarbetet i
Uddevalla, (Are we on the right track? A process evaluation of the public health work in
Uddevalla), 2000;
Hultberg, A, Verksamhetsberättelse 2000 , 2001;
Hultberg, A, Verksamhetsberättelse 1998-1999 , 2000;
Hultberg, A, Rapport över skadeutvecklingen i Uddevalla 1990-1997. (Report over
the injury development between 1990 and 1997), 2000;
Andersson, A, Haglund, I, Slutrapport för projektet Säkert Uddevalla,
1995-01-01--1998-12-31, ( Final report from the project Safe Uddevalla ), 1998;
Andersson, A, Haglund, I, Application to become A Safe Community, Uddevalla 1998;
Rehnberg, B. Olycksriskinventering-olycksfallsinventering i Uddevallas
bostadsområden. (Accident Hazard Inventory - Accident Inventory of the Housing Areas in
Uddevalla.) Final report from the ORI-group, 1996;
Andersson, A, Haglund, I. Säkert Uddevalla, verksamhetsrapport nr 1. (Safe
Uddevalla, Work Report No. 1.) Uddevalla Community 1996;
Lövberg, Lindblad, Hermansson. "Från Idé till handling". (From Idea to
Action.) Process description, Report 1996:2. The Bohus County Council;
Tillsammans förebygger vi skador. (Together We Prevent Injuries.) Report from
the 4:th National Accident Conference in Uddevalla. The Public Health Institute 1994:37.
Stockholm: Gotab;
Lövberg, M-L. Bohuslandstingets Olycksfallsförebyggande arbete. ( The Bohus County
Council’s Accident Preventive Work.) Report 1988-1994. The Bohus County Council
1994;
Uddevalla en Säker och Trygg Kommun. (Uddevalla, a Safe Community.) Action
programme, Uddevalla Board of Health and Medical Care and Uddevalla Community 1994;
Lövberg, Lindblad, Hedman, Hermansson, Essgren. Olycksfall - Skaderegistrering
1992. (Accidents - Injury Registration 1992.) Hospital data. Report No. 3. The Bohus
County Council 1993;
Ett Säkrare och Tryggare Län. Mål och inriktningsprogram för det
skadeförebyggande arbetet i Bohuslän. (A Safer County; Aims and Direction
Programme for the Injury Preventive Work in the County of Bohuslän.) The Bohus County
Council, 1992;
Lövberg, Johannisson, Lindblad, et al. Olycksfallsskaderegistrering inom
Bohuslandstinget 1991. (Accident Injury Registration within the Bohus County Council.)
Report No. 2. The Bohus County Council, 1992;
Lövberg, M-L et al. Olycksfall - Skaderegistrering 1990. (Accidents - Injury
Registration 1990.) Report No. 1. The Community and Environmental Health Unit, The
Bohus County Council.
Produced information material, pamphlets:
- Are we on the right track - a process evaluation;
MöTs - a project including traffic safety, accessibility and the environment impact of
the road transport system;
Safety for elderly people;
The Uddevalla Injury Prevention Programme.
Staff
Number: 2
Professions: A public health planner who has the general responsibility
for the Safe Community work as well as other public health work in Uddevalla. A project
leader for the road transport project MöTs.
Permanent: The public health planners job is permanent.
Temporary: The project leader works until 2002.
Organization: A Public Health Council, a cooperation between the
municipality of Uddevalla and The County Council of Västra Götaland have the political
responsibility and a reference group for the Safe Community work with the leader of the
workgroups among others.
The safe community work is also organised in following workgroups and network.
Children 0-6 year:
eva.holm@uddevalla.se
Elderly: Kees van Riemsdijk
Traffic: claes.nabrink@uddevalla.se
MöTs: mary.foss@uddevalla.se
Violence and crime: carola.hedlund@vgregion.se
Women and assault: ewy.gahnstrom@uddevalla.se
With a process evaluation, we have studied what began as a
three-year project "Safe Uddevalla" in 1995 and the same year as Uddevalla was
appointed a Safe Community (1998) was extended to public health in general. Now, the work
is of a permanent character. " Are we on the right track?" http://www.uddevalla.se/
International commitments:
Study visits: An international travel seminar visited Uddevalla 1994. In 1998 and
1999 there have been several study-visits from Spain and Norway. From 1995 there has been
several study-visits from other municipalities in Sweden.
Participation in Safe Community conferences:
1991, Falköping, Sweden
1997, Fredrikstad, Norway
1997, Johannesburg, South Africa
1999, Reykavik, Island
1999, Reykavik, Island
1999, Drammen, Norway
2001, Anchorage, Alaska
Every year: National conference
Hosting Safe Community Conferences:
1994 National Safe Community Conference
1998 National Public Health Conference
Hosting "Travelling Seminars": in 1994
For further information contact:
Annemarie Hultberg
Public Health secretary
Phone: +46 (0(522 - 961 48
 annemarie.hultberg@uddevalla.se
Monica Westlund
Chairman of the Health Political Council
Phone: +46 (0)522 - 961 23
monica.westlund@uddevalla.se
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