Form B. Web Information Presentation of the Safe Community Programs Towada City, Japan Name of the Community: Towada City Country: Japan Number of inhabitants in the community: 64,694(as of September 30, 2013) Safe Community Programme started year: 2007 International Safe Communities Network Membership: Designation year: 2009, 2014 Name of the Safe Community Support Centre: Japan Institution for Safe Communities Name of Certifier: Prof. JoonPil Cho (Korea) Name of Co-certifier: Prof. Lu Pai (Taiwan) Info address on www for the Programms: http://www.city.towada.lg.jp/bunya/safecommunity/ (Japanese only) For further information contact: Name: Okayama Shinichi (Mr.) Institution: Section of Community Development Support, Towada City government Address: 6-1 Nishijuniban-cho, Towada, Aomori, Prefecture Zip code: 034-8615 Municipality/ City: Country: Towada City, Japan Phone: +81-176-51-6777 E-mail: +81-176-22-6299 1
Email address: matidukuri@city.towada.lg.jp Info address on www for the community as a whole: http://www.city.towada.lg.jp/ (Japanese only) Sidewalk snow removal volunteer project AED life- saving training seminar Seminars to prevent farming accidents Marble Ribbon Program education program Oirase Keiryu Walkway tree safety inspection Listening Salon the Kokoro no Hiroba Lupinas The programs cover the following safety promotion activities: Programs with mark have been developed by Safe Community taskforce committees after introducing the SC model For the age group Children 0-14 years: Home: Home visit and instruction to homes with 1-month old infant Accident prevention training for parents of infants/toddlers Hands-on training for prevention of fire disasters Traffic: Program to post stop marks in school routes Free bicycle inspections at traffic safety classes Sidewalk snow removal volunteer project Activities to prevent traffic accidents by promoting caution with flags, etc. 2
School: Prevention of injuries at nursery schools with Near Miss Conference AED life-saving training seminar Safety countermeasure for elementary school Sports and leisure: Safety management during sports Fire Department drills for water accidents at Lake Towada Public places and others : Inspection of park equipment, etc. Oirase Keiryu Walkway tree safety inspection Youth 15-24 years: Home: Hands-on training for prevention of fire disasters(re-listed) Traffic: Traffic : Free bicycle inspections at traffic safety classes(re-listed) Sidewalk snow removal volunteer project(re-listed) Activities to prevent traffic accidents by promoting caution with flags, etc. (re-listed) Occupational: AED life-saving training seminar(re-listed) Labor Safety and Health Meeting Seminars to prevent farming accidents School: School : AED life-saving training seminar(re-listed) Sports and Leisure: Sports and Leisure : Safety management during sports(re-listed) Fire Department drills for water accidents at Lake Towada(re-listed) 3
Public places and others : Inspection of park equipment, etc. (re-listed) Oirase Keiryu Walkway tree safety inspection(re-listed) Adults 25-64 years: Home: Hands-on training for prevention of fire disasters(re-listed) Traffic: Sidewalk snow removal volunteer project(re-listed) Activities to prevent traffic accidents by promoting caution with flags, etc. (re-listed) Occupational: AED life-saving training seminar(re-listed) Labor Safety and Health Meeting(re-listed) Seminars to prevent farming accidents(re-listed) Sports and Leisure : Fire Department drills for water accidents at Lake Towada(re-listed) Public places and others : Inspection of park equipment, etc. (re-listed) Oirase Keiryu Walkway tree safety inspection(re-listed) Senior (Over 65) Homes : Hands-on training for prevention of fire disasters(re-listed) Safety class for senior citizens living alone Community Iki Iki Class Senior citizen safety mimamori cooperation group activities Traffic : Sidewalk snow removal volunteer project (re-listed) Activities to prevent traffic accidents by promoting caution with flags, etc. (re-listed) Activities to promote use of reflectors 4
Workplace : AED life-saving training seminar (re-listed) Labor Safety and Health Meeting (re-listed) Seminars to prevent farming accidents (re-listed) Public places and others : Fire Department drills for water accidents at Lake Towada (re-listed) Inspection of park equipment, etc. (re-listed) Oirase Keiryu Walkway tree safety inspection(re-listed) Natural Disaster: Towada City general disaster prevention drills and Voluntary Disaster prevention drills Fire Department Headquarters Seminars(Delivery Classes) Disaster prevention maps and disaster prevention hazard map Provision of disaster information with Komaran e-mails Violence prevention (intentional injuries): Child abuse prevention network JUMP team activities for youth crime prevention Consultation services by counselors Marble Ribbon Program education program Suicide prevention (self-inflected injuries): Listening Salon the Kokoro no Hiroba Lupinas Free consultations for debts and mental health Community Health Class Programs aiming at High risk-groups : For foreign nationals (residents and foreign tourists) Distribution of "Disaster Prevention Points" Publication of "Towada City Multi-Language Citizen Information Magazine" For children and senior citizens who are abused Child Abuse Prevention Network 5
Home visit checks to prevent abuse of infants Senior citizen abuse prevention consultations and support For persons with disabilities Disaster time assistance requiring person support program Establishment of Towada City Disabled Person Support Council Establishment of welfare evacuation centers For persons contemplating suicide Coordination with specialists to lead to early treatment For hikers Mountain accident prevention activities High-risk environments For city intersections with many traffic accidents Cautions to automobile drivers For roads around Lake Towada and Oirase Keiryu Cautions to motorcycle riders Surveillance of injuries: Where: Towada City government take in charge of data collection and analysis with ambulance transportation data and out-patient data at medical institutions Injuries cases per year: 1,800 Population base: 64,694 (as of Sept. 30, 2013) Started year: 2007 Publications: Monthly newsletter published by the city government named Information Magazine Towada provides information on Safe Community programs. 6
Staff Leader: Shin-ichi, Okayama (left of the photo) Number: 7 City Planning Support Section, Public Welfare Department, Towada City Government) Professions: City Officers (full-time) Permanent: 5, Temporary: 2 Organization: Section of cooperation promotion, Towada City (Message: Wishing your safety everyday) Specific cross-sectoral leadership group for safety promotion: Towada City SC Steering Committee Towada City SC Regional Task Force Towada City Safe Community Injury Surveillance Committee General public health/health promotion group: The Kamitosan Public Health Center Health Promotion Section, Senior Citizen Nursing Section, Welfare Section, local comprehensive support Centers 7
International commitments: [International] 2008 Participated in 17th Safe Community International Conference (New Zealand) 2009 Participated in the 4th Asian Regional Conference on Safe Communities (Thailand) 2010 Participated in 19th Safe Community International Conference (South Korea) 2013 Participated in Safe Community Study Tour (Taiwan) [International] 2007 Participated in the Japanese Society of Safety Promotion establishment ceremony and seminar 2010 Attended Citizen Security and Safety Festa 2010 in Atsugi (Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture) 2011 Participated in National SC Promotion Municipality Network Conference (Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture) Participated in Safe Community Summit in Toshima (Toshima City, Tokyo) The 6th Asian Regional Conference on Safe Communities (Toshima City, Tokyo) Participated in the 5th Japan Safe Promotion Academic Conference (Ikeda City, Osaka Prefecture) 2012 Visited local review of Sakae Ward, Yokohama City Participated in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture Safe Community re-designation ceremony Participated in 9th Japan Citizen's Safety Academic Conference (Komoro City, Nagano Prefecture) 2013 Participated in JISC seminar (Kyoto Prefecture) Participated in Sakae Ward, Yokohama City Safe Community Certification ceremony Participated in the Japan Safe Promotion Academic Conference (Tsukuba City, Ibaragi Prefecture) Participated in the Matsubara City, Osaka Prefecture Safe Community Certification ceremony Participated in National SC Promotion Municipality Network Conference "Agreement on mutual support in time of disaster" Participated in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture Safe Community Certification ceremony 8
Organized Study visits for the following visiting communities: NO Hosting Safe Community Conferences: 2009 Safe Community Conference in conjunction with the designation ceremony Hosting Traveling Seminars : NO 9