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

Jeongyee Bae; Joonpil Cho; Seong-il Cho; Minyeong Kwak; Taehyen Lee; Christina Aram Bae

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Bae, Cho, Cho, Kwak, Lee, and Bae: Application and Developmental Strategies for Community-Based Injury Prevention Programs of the International Safe Communities Movement in Korea

Original Article

J Korean Acad Nurs 2015;45(6):910-918.

Published online: 15 December 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2015.45.6.910

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

Jeongyee Bae¹, Joonpil Cho², Seong-il Cho³, Minyeong Kwak⁴, Taehyen Lee⁵, Christina Aram Bae^6,

¹Department of Nursing, Inje University, Busan

²Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical School, Aju University, Suwon

³Department of Rehabilitation Science, Graduate School, Inje University, Busan

⁴Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Inje University, Busan

⁵Department of Molecular Biology, Busan National University, Busan

⁶Department of English Language and Literature, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

Address reprint requests to : Bae, Jeongyee Department of Nursing, Inje University, 75 Bokji-ro, Busanjin-gu, Busan 47392, Korea Tel: +82-51-890-6823 Fax: +82-51-896-9840 E-mail: jibai@inje.ac.kr

Received 26 October 2015 Revised 29 October 2015 Accepted 16 November 2015

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Abstract

Purpose

Safety of humans is an important factor that affects health overall, and injuries are one of the major public-health problems in the world. The purposes of this study were to describe the International safe Community movement which contributes to the injury prevention and safety promotion all over the world, and to identify out the application and developmental strategies for Korea.

Methods

A review was done of previous research, reviews, and reports on the history, concepts, basic principles, and recommendations for actions of the Safe Community.

Results

For this study, the application strategies of the International Safe Community movement in Korea were examined to deduce the strengths of the safe Community program. Community-based injury prevention work according to the International Safe Community model is a successful and cost-effective way of reducing injuries in the community.

Conclusion

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.

Keywords: Safety, Accident prevention, Injury, Community health, Government programs

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Figure 1.

The core values of the safety innovation master plan.

Figure 2.

Prosecution principle of the International Safe Communities movement in accordance with the safety innovation paradigm of the Korean government.

Table 1.

Strategies of the Safety Innovation Master Plan in Compliance with the International Safe Communities Designation Indicators

Safety innovation master plan from the ministry of public safety and security		International safe communities designation indicator
Strategies	Tasks	International safe communities designation indicator
Strategy 1:	Strengthen the ability of the control tower for on-site support	Indicator 1: An infrastructure based on partnership and collaborations, governed by a cross-sectional group that is responsible for safety promotion in their community
Strengthen the ability of the control tower
	Establish a disaster response standardized system applicable for all disasters	Indicator 2: Long-term, sustainable programs covering both genders, all ages, environments and situations
	Build an improvement system for general management of safety policies of each sector
	Set a standard and direction for safety policies
Strategy 2:	Strengthen ability and sense of responsibility for disaster response of the community	Indicator 1: An infrastructure based on partnership and collaborations, governed by a cross-sectional group that is responsible for safety promotion in their community
Ability strengthening for on-site response
	Strengthen training and education of disaster prevention
	Strengthen rescue and response ability on land and sea
Strategy 3:	Strengthen National Safety Education based on life-cycle	Indicator 2: Long-term, sustainable programs covering
Expansion of safety		both genders, all ages, environments and situations
culture in daily life	Increase omnidirectional pan-national safety culture	Indicator 5: Programs that document the frequency and
		causes of injuries
	Create a public-private partnership governance with	Indicator 1: An infrastructure based on partnership and
	community involvement	collaborations, governed by a cross-sectional group that
		is responsible for safety promotion in their community
	Strengthen safety welfare policies	Indicator 3: Programs that target high-risk groups and
		environments, and programs that promote safety for
		vulnerable groups
Strategy 4:	Research and evaluation of disaster, strengthen reflux system	Indicator 6: Evaluation measures to assess their programs,
Expansion of		processes and the effects of change
infrastructure for disaster safety prevention	Secure continuity of safety tasks through prevention Realization of scientific and effective disaster prevention	Indicator 4: Programs that are based on all available evidence
	Promote safety industry through new growth power
Strategy 5:	Sectors including school, energy, traffic, disaster, industrial	Indicator 2: Long-term, sustainable programs covering
Creative safety control	complex and harmful chemical substances	both genders, all ages, environments and situations
by sectors

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