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New Plymouth District Safe Community International Designation No. 95

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Alternative (easier for printing and downloadable) version of community programmes Alternative (easier for printing and downloadable) version of community programmes
(New Plymouth Safe Community Programme Outlineweb.pdf - 335.08 Kb)
Site Visit Review Site Visit Review
(newletter item New Plymouth site visitweb.pdf - 90.23 Kb)
Accreditation Designation Ceremony Accreditation Designation Ceremony
(New Plymouth Designation for SCFNZ website.pdf - 107.94 Kb)
Post-designation Case Study New Plymouth Post-designation Case Study New Plymouth
(Post Designation Case Study New Plymouth.pdf - 115.12 Kb)
Copy of Full Application and Appendices Copy of Full Application and Appendices
(NPApplication with appendices13 Sepweb.pdf - 3.99 Mb)
New Plymouth is the 3rd designated Safe Community in New Zealand and number 95 in the world. Overview of Safe Community programme. Application received August 2005. Site Visit 12-13th September 2005. Designation Ceremony 27th October 2005. Post-designation case study.
New Plymouth District
New Plymouth District
 

Country: New Zealand
Number of inhabitants: 66,600 (2004)
Programme started year: 2000
International Safe Communities Network Membership: Designation Year: 2005
Info address on : http://www.newplymouthnz.com/the+council/injury+safe.htm

For further information contact:
Channa Perry
Safe Community Programme Manager New Plymouth Injury safe (NpiS)
Private Bag 2016
New Plymouth 4620
New Zealand
0064 6 753 7777 ext 8792
Email: npis@tdhb.org.nz
Info address for community as a whole: http://www.newplymouthnz.com/ 

The programme covers the following safety activities:
For the age group

  • Children 0 – 14:
    Falls prevention caregiver education group sessions
    Falls prevention caregiver education group sessions
    Falls prevention caregiver education via home visits, safety checklists and group sessions
    Falls burns and poisons education kit for pre-schools
    Poison prevention via health professional advice to caregivers
    All injury home checks and safety device installation
    Child restraint caregiver education group sessions
    Child restraint installation clinics
    Child restraint road side checks
    Child restraint subsidised rental schemes
    Child restraint road side checks
    Booster seat promotions
    Stepping Out
    Riding By
    Walking School Bus
    Bikewise
    Out and About
    Playground safety seminars for school managers
    Playground safety assessments
    Capable Country Kids school farm safety resource
    From the Horse’s Mouth riding safety resource
    Horsing around rider education        
  • Youth  15  – 24 years:
    Speed reduction education  
    Driver licensing
    Safety belt campaigns
    Think Before You Buy Under 18s Drink Campaign
    Thinksmart Sports Clubs accreditation programme
    Schools agricultural safety competition
    Health and Safety Induction programme – HSE Centre
  • Adults 25 – 64 years:
    Slips Trips and Falls awareness programme
    Waitara Smoke Alarm project
    Down with Speed campaign
    Safety belt campaigns
    Driver fatigue campaign
    Intersection campaign
    Health and Safety programmes – HSE Centre
  • Elderly 65+ years:
    Falls prevention – modified Tai Chi programmes
    Falls prevention – Age Concern home safety checks
    Falls prevention awareness campaign
    Falls prevention – home based exercise programme for 80+ years
    Safe with Age – older drivers’ programme
    Driver fatigue campaign
    Falls prevention caregiver education via home visits, safety checklists and group sessions
    Falls burns and poisons education kit for pre-schools
    Poison prevention via health professional advice to caregivers

At the following envirnoments:

  • Home: 
    Slips, trips and falls prevention
    Child poisoning prevention
    Fire and burns prevention
  • Traffic:
    Speed reduction
    Fatigue awareness
    Safety belt and restraint use
    Intersection awareness
    Driver licensing
    Pedestrian safety
    Cycle safety
  • Occupational:
    Health and safety induction and training centre
    Agricultural safety
    Health and safety managers’ support
  • School:
    Playground safety
    Road safety
  • Sports:
    Thinksmart sports clubs
  • Leisure:
    Horse rider education
    Youth access to alcohol programme.

Violence prevention:

  • a needs assessment currently underway.

Suicide prevention:

  • a national strategy recently released.

Programmes aiming at “High-risk groups”

  • Children 0 – 4 years, home safety
  • Youth 15 – 24 years, road safety, alcohol-related harm
  • Maori, children 0 – 4 years, home safety; all ages, road safety
  • Older adults 65+ years, falls prevention
  • Low income families, home safety.

Surveillance of injuries

In 2001 the community safety coalition in New Plymouth presented the findings of a comprehensive injury needs assessment to the District Council and wider community.  We are committed to repeating this process every five years.

  • The information in the needs assessment report comes from three main sources: 
    1.   research literature and other documentation on previous New Zealand and overseas community injury prevention programmes,
    2.   available statistical data on injuries in New Plymouth District,
    3.   consultation with key people and organisations in New Plymouth District with an interest in injury and injury prevention.
  • The report also examined:
    New Zealand Health Information Service data relating to admissions of New Plymouth District residents to New Zealand public hospitals,
    Injury data relating to attendances of New Plymouth District residents at Taranaki Health Emergency Departments
    ACC claims data for New Plymouth District for the most recent financial year (1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001).  It covers all new “entitlements” claims, including weekly compensation, vocational and social rehabilitation, independence allowance, death benefits and elective surgery,
    Injury crash statistics for New Plymouth District, taken from the most recent local Road Safety Report (LTSA 2001a),
    Information on reported assaults in New Plymouth District available from local Police crime statistics.

The population base for the needs assessment was 66,600.
There were an average of 30 injury deaths per year between 1996 and 1998.
There were an average of 1,131 injury hospitalizations between 1998 and 2000.
There were 6,531 emergency department attendances for injury in the year 2000.

  • Since the establishment of the Safe Communities Foundation of New Zealand, a number of useful resources have become available including the New Plymouth Injury Data Report which provides our community with detailed injury data as follows:
    -A crude injury rate of 45 deaths per 100,000 person years.
    -A crude injury hospitalization rate of 1,227 per 100,000 person years.

Publications

  • Community Injury Prevention in the New Plymouth District – Assessing the Needs, Research and Evaluation Services (New Plymouth) in association with HealthSearch (Auckland), 2001.
  • The Injury Prevention Network of Aotearoa New Zealand (IPNANZ) has created many opportunities to share information about our programme.  The constituent members of our community safety coalitionhave participated fully in every IPNANZ conference, presenting at least three papers at each as well as poster papers and displays highlighting some of our projects.  Four abstracts involving our community have been accepted for the upcoming IPNANZ national conference in November 2005.
  • Our project coalitions, most notably Kidsafe Taranaki, Positive Ageing New Plymouth and the Drinksafe4youth team have presented at numerous forums in New Zealand and disseminated information about projects through various newsletters and on the internet. 

Staff

The application has been developed by an intersectoral group, New Plymouth injurySafe (NPiS), which comprises representatives of New Plymouth District Council, Taranaki District Health Board (TDHB), New Plymouth Police, Tui Ora Ltd. Maori Development Organisation, Kidsafe Taranaki Trust and ACC. 

Personnel resourcing for delivery of injury prevention projects involves a mix of dedicated staff, contracted providers and in-kind contributions from partner organisations and from within the community who contribute to projects despite injury prevention not being their core business.

There are staff equivalent to 4.2 FTE dedicated to injury prevention in New Plymouth based in ACC, the Health Promotion Unit, NPDC Community Development and Tui Ora.  A component of Police hours is allocated to road safety.  A road safety co-ordinator position for Taranaki is funded by LTNZ and there are two Fire Safety Officers operating in the region.  In addition to these positions, agencies such as Plunket integrate some injury prevention into their work as do other teams within Health Promotion, such as the programme to reduce alcohol related harm and the health promoting schools team.  A component of the work undertaken by the Department of Labour, Occupational Safety and Health is preventative. 

International Commitments:

Study visits: Swedish Rescue Services Agency, November 2005.
Participation in Safe Community Conferences:  Co- author ‘Safe Communities Foundation New Zealand and Safe Communities: Examples from the field’. 14th International Safe Community Conference.  Bergen, Norway, June, 2005.
Injury Prevention Network Aotearoa New Zealand Conference, Wellington, November 2005.
Hosting Safe Community Conferences: None
Hosting “Travelling Seminars”: None
Other: Input into presentation at 8th Australian National Injury Prevention & Control Conference, Sydney Australia. September, 2006

 

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