Presentation of the Safe Community Programs Atsugi City, Japan

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1 Form B. Web Information Presentation of the Safe Community Programs Atsugi City, Japan Name of the Community:Atsugi city Country:Japan Number of inhabitants in the community:225,133 (as of January. 1, 2015) Safe Community Programme started year: 2008 International Safe Communities Network Membership: Designation year: 2010,2015 Name of the Safe Community Support Centre: Japan Institution for Safe Communities Name of Certifier: Designation year:2010 Prof. JoonPil Cho (Korea) Prof. Lu Pai (Taiwan) Designation year:2015 Prof. Guldbrand Skjönberg (Sweden) Name of Co-certifier:Designation year:2015 Prof. JoonPil Cho (Korea) Info address on www for the Programms: 1

2 For further information contact: Name: Norimasa INOUE (Mr.),Shuichi BAIRAKU (Mr.), Susumu UENO (Mr.), Yuki SATO (Mr.) Institution: Safe Community Promotion Section, Risk Management Department, Atsugi City Government Address: , Nakachou, Atsugi, Kanagawa Zip code: Municipality/ City: Country: Atsugi City, Japan Phone: Fax: Info address on www for the institution (or community as a whole) : The programs cover the following safety promotion activities: Number of programs for safety promotion covering all age, gender, environment and situations Category Children (0-14 yrs. old) Adolescents (15 24 yrs. old) Adults (25 64 yrs. old) Elderly (65 yrs. old <) Home School Unintentional factors Workplace, work Leisure Intentional factors Traffic Violence, Crime Suicide Others Disaster

3 Programs by category Unintentional factors Home Exercise program for tumbling prevention (A) Diffusion and awareness raising of tumbling prevention exercise program Home Safety Support Program Risk prediction training (B) Hello Baby Project Health Consultation Dial 24 etc. School Bicycle Manner-up Campaign Safe Cycling Training Class (Scared-Straight Training Method) (C) Traffic safety class Private traffic monitoring center Bicycle helmet wearing campaign Risk prediction training Eye of Love Movement (D) Shelter Point International Safe School (ISS) project (E) Dangerous places on school routes Students handing-over drill etc. Work place (work) Safety & health patrol Safety/health seminar for small to medium-sized firms in the City Experience-based work safety/health seminar Project of posting information on industrial accidents, etc. Certification for safety with Emergency logo etc. Leisure Exercise program for tumbling prevention Diffusion and awareness raising of tumbling prevention exercise program Risk prediction training (F) River patrol Safety measures and environmental improvement for users of Atsugi City Children s Center Life-saving training class (including also AED drill) etc. 3

4 Traffic Traffic safety training class for elderly people (G) Bicycle Manner-up Campaign Safe Cycling Training Class (Scared-Straight Training Method) Traffic safety class Private traffic monitoring center Improvement of bicycle-ride environment Bicycle helmet wearing campaign On-the-street check of bicycle and two wheeled vehicles Maintenance/repair of hazardous spots on roads Child safety seat promotion program etc. Intentional factors Violence, crime Violence, crime Patrol around Hon-Atsugi Station (H) Installation and maintenance of security light Community patrol in a vehicle with a rotating blue light (I) Eye of Love Movement Shelter Point Promotion of crime prevention activity for the next generation Circulating Banya (guardhouse) Measures Council for Aid-Requiring Children Consultation on elderly abuse etc. Suicide Suicide prevention campaign Utilization of the mental health check system Seminar on suicide prevention measures Health consultation by a clinical psychologist Liaison Council for Suicide Prevention etc. Others Disaster Service to re-deliver the information already transmitted over the municipal disaster management radio communication network by telephone service Training of volunteer interpreters in preparation for a disaster Comprehensive disaster prevention drill etc. 4

5 A B D E G H C F I Programs aiming at High risk-groups The High risk-groups are Elementary & middle school female students with a high risk of being approached by a suspicious person Eyes of Love Movement Shelter Points Cell Phone SOS Net Providing crime prevention buzzers Risk prediction training ISS efforts of Shimizu Elementary School and Mutsuai-Higashi middle school School Route Safety Measures Council Patrol in a vehicle with a rotating blue light Patrol around Hon-Atsugi Station Street crime prevention programs Installation of security lights and increase of illumination intensity Preparation of regional safety map 5

6 Young people having a high rate of bicycle accidents (especially high school students) Cyclist s manners improvement campaign Safe cycling training class based on the scared straight educational method Male adults (aged 30 to 59 years) having a high rate of suicide deaths Mental health consultation Suicide prevention campaign Training workshop for suicide prevention Mental Health System Kokoro-no-taionkei (thermometer in mind) Elderly people having a high rate of traffic accidents Traffic safety training for elderly people Subsidizing a part of purchase expenses for bicycle helmet Awareness raising campaign for voluntary return of driver s license Elderly people having a high rate of tumbling injuries Improvement of motility function Tumbling/bone fracture prevention training class Home safety support program Subsidizing a part of purchase expenses for the reduced-fare bus tickets for the elderly (Kanachan Bill) Dissemination and awareness-rising activity for tumbling prevention urveillance of injuries: Where?: In Atsugi city Numbers per year: Injured person 22,584 person (Source:Calculated from Survey on Safety, Health and Community 2014) Dead person by injury 131 person (Source:2013 Demographic statistics) Ambulance transport cases 2,981 cases (Source:2014 Ambulance transport data) Population base:225,133 person (As of January 1 st of 2015) Started year:2009 6

Publications: Public relations magazine Public Relations ATSUGI Articles to introduce our safety promotion activities in the public relations magazine of Atsugi city.

7 Publications: Public relations magazine Public Relations ATSUGI Articles to introduce our safety promotion activities in the public relations magazine of Atsugi city. Leaflet Leaflets to introduce the concept of Safe Community and safety promotion programs in Atsugi city and distributed in entire city. Atsugi City Official Website An electric billboard in front of Atsugi station Safety promotion programs in Atsugi city and its outcome are widely introduced. Staff Number:6 Professions:City Officers (full-time) Permanent:4 Temporary:2 Organization:Safe Community Promotion Section, Atsugi City Specific cross-sectoral leadership group for safety promotion: Atsugi City Safe Community Steering Committee Atsugi City 8 Taskforce Committees ( for priority issues) Atsugi City Injury Surveillance Committee General public health/health promotion group: Atsugi Public health and welfare office, Section of Health promotion and Section of Health care (Atsugi City) 7

8 International commitments: Organized Study visits for the following visiting communities: To open Safe Community on-site review in Atsugi to public To accept organized Study visits at any time Participation in Safe Community conferences: Oct The 17th SC International Conference [Christchurch, New Zealand] Oct The 5th Asia Region SC Conference [Beijing, China] Mar The 18th SC International Conference [Suwon City, Korea] Sep The 20th SC International Conference [Falun, Sweden] Nov The 6th Asia Region SC Conference [Toshima Ward, Tokyo, Japan] May 2014 The 7th Asia Region SC Conference [Busan City, Korea] Hosting Safe Community Conferences: Nov.2010 Citizen Safe & Secure Festival 2010 in ATSUGI Oct ISS SYMPOSIUM IN ATSUGI Hosting Traveling Seminars :NO Others: In November 2011, National Safe Community Promotion Local Government Network Conference was established for the purpose of mutual cooperation and information sharing among local governments in Japan which are promoting Safe Community. When it started, participating local governments were 9 but now it has increased even to 15. Mayer of Atsugi is the chairman. 8

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