Safe Community Vienna

Name of the Community: City of Vienna
Name of the Programme: "Wien-sicher!" ("Vienna-safe!")
Country: Austria
Number of inhabitants: 1,550.000
Programme started year: 2003 ("Vienna-safe!" is the extension of the predecessor project "Josefstadt - ganz schön sicher" started 2000, designated as model project 2002)
"WHO- designation" year: 2004 (applied)
Info address on www for the Programme: www.wiensicher.at, see also ,www.sicherleben.at, www.sicherejosefstadt.at

Info address on www for the community as a whole: www.magwien.gv.at

The programme covers the following safety promotion activities:
For the age group
Children 0-14 years:

"Growing Up safely campain" ("Sicher Groß Werden"),
"More Safety by Exercise" ("Mehr Sicherheit durch Bewegung")
"Bicycle Helmet Parties" ("Radhelm-Spielefeste"),
Safety Education Tools Programme for schools
Youth 15-24 years: "Check&Ride" bicycle safety campaign,
"Safe Soccer" programme ("Sicher am Ball"),
"Take Care" campaign (by Worker's compensation board)

Adults 25-64 years:

"Safety on Ski Slopes" ("Sicherheit auf der Piste")

Elderly 65+ years:
"Walking Safely" programme,
"Barrier Free Environment" campaign (by City of Vienna)

At the following environments:
Home:
"Growing Up safely campain" ("Sicher Groß Werden"),
"Walking Safely" programme

Traffic:
"Bicycle Helmet Parties" ("Radhelm-Spielefeste"),
"Check&Ride" bicycle safety campaign
Occupational: "Take Care" campaign (by Worker's compensation board)

School:
Safety Education Programme for Schools

Sports: "Safe Soccer" programme ("Sicher am Ball"),
"Safety on Ski Slopes" ("Sicherheit auf der Piste")

Leisure: No own programme at the moment

Other:
"Barrier Free Environment" campaign (by City of Vienna)
"More Safety by Exercise" ("Mehr Sicherheit durch Bewegung")

Violence prevention:
No own programme at the moment

Suicide prevention:
No own programme at the moment

Programs aiming at "High risk-groups":
"Walking Safely" programme
"Barrier Free Environment" campaign (by City of Vienna)

Surveillance of injuries:
An accompanying evaluation study is carried out by Institute "Sicher Leben", with a semi-experimental design (pre- and post-intervention record, test- and control-area). Most important data are registered by an household survey covering safety knowledge, safety attitudes, reported safety behavior, injury frequency. Additionally, usual health statistics (hospital admissions, sick leaves, fatalities) and reports from A+E departments are evaluated. Reference year is 2003, post-intervention registration will be in 2007.Numbers per year: 10.000 contacts in test-region
Population base: 1,550.000
Started year: 2003


Publications:
Download the application report:

Vienna, Austria - Application to Become a Member of the Safe Community Network

About direct predecessor Safe Communities projects in Vienna:

• Furian, Antreich, Kinigadner: Unfallverhütung in Wien (Injury Prevention in Vienna). Vienna: Institute "Sicher Leben", Research report, 2003 (in German).
  
• Buresch: Die Initiative "Sicher Gehen über 60" (Walking safely). Vienna: Institute "Sicher Leben", Research report, 2000 (in German).
  There is no scientific publication about the "Wien-sicher!" programme yet.
  
  Produced information material, pamphlets:
  Image brochure about "Wien-sicher!", report from the Kick-off-event, brochures "Growing Up safely", "Safe at home", folders and posters for "Check & Ride", "Safe Soccor", "Safety on Ski Slopes", safety education tools for schools etc.
  
  Staff
  Number: 4
  Professions: 3 full time, 1 part time
  Permanent: 4
  Temporary: 4 lecturers on contract
  Organization: Relatively independent project (2003-2007) within the framework of the Austrian Board for Safety and Prevention. Project staff is employed by the Board (within its institute "Sicher Leben") and supported by the expertise of the Board. Budget approx. € 400.000/year.
  
  Specific intersectoral leadership group:
  Consisting of representatives of the financial partners:
  
• City of Vienna/ Health Administration/ Vienna-Healthy City Department (political lead),
  
• Social Health Insurance for Vienna/ Health Promotion Department,
  
• Worker's Compensation Board/ Regional Office for Vienna/ Injury Prevention Department,
  
• Austrian Board for Safety and Prevention/ Institute "Sicher Leben",
  
• Other health and injury insurers.

General public health/health promotion group: City of Vienna/ Health Administration/ Vienna-Healthy City Department (Health Promotion Plan/ Injury Prevention Section)

• International commitments:
  Study visits: None specific on injury prevention
  Participation in Safe Community conferences: Dakkha 2000, Anchorage 2001, Rainy River 2002, Hong Kong 2003, Prague 2004 (Institute "Sicher Leben")
  Hosting Safe Community Conferences: 1999 Vienna
  Hosting "Travelling Seminars": 2002
  Other:
  
• Affiliate Support Centre on Community Safety Promotion since 1999
  
• Outgoing Secretariat of the Working Party on Accidents and Injuries (Advisory Board for the European Commission/ DG Sanco)
  
• Organiser of the 7th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion 2004
  

For further information contact:

Mag. Karin Tomek
(or: Dr. Rupert Kisser)
"Wien-sicher" c/o Institut "Sicher Leben"
Oelzeltgasse 3
A-1030 Vienna, Austria
Phone: +43-1-4021916
Fax: +43-1-4021916-30
E-mail: karin.tomek@wiensicher.at