Application and Developmental Strategies for Community-Based Injury Prevention Programs of the International Safe Communities Movement in Korea

Abstract

Through the International Safe Community program, communities are able to realize a healthy community and achieve improved quality of lives for the people, which is the ultimate objective of the Safe Community model. In addition, it will contribute to the economic vitalization and gain through energy and enhancement of productivity of people.

Iranian Designated Safe Communities: A Quantitative Analysis

“…As mentioned in the literature, community participation is one of the basic principles of the safe community movement (9). Engagement of community members in safety promotion programs shows that people not only live and work in the community, but also accept a social responsibility to identify the community's needs, problems, and potential to prevent injuries (19).…”

“…Despite the high prevalence of injuries in the world, most countries do not recognize safety promotion as a priority (9). Safety is a prerequisite for human health and welfare and is regarded as a basic human need.…”

“…This concept encourages multidisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration in safety promotion, while paying more attention to the context (13,14). ticipation are introduced as the main principles of safe communities (9). Today, there are 362 designated safe communities, 33 of which are located in Iran.…”

“…Designated safe communities implement injury prevention programs in an intersectoral structure for safety promotion in all populations (9,19). In a study by Svanstrom et al on designated safe communities, established before 2005, inconsistency was reported in reports, approaches, and methods of safety promotion in communities (20).…”

The Safe Community Concept – A Successful Tool for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion

“…International Safe Community model is a successful tool for the injury prevention and safety promotion [7][8][9][10]. International Safe Community Programme nowadays is one of the most important, cost effective interventional programmes in the field of injury prevention and safety promotion [7][8][9][10][11][12]. This approach embodies a multi-disciplinary and multi-sectorial engagement in injury control and promotes interventions across the full primary, secondary and tertiary prevention continuum [10].…”