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Form B. Name of the Community: Wenshan District, Taipei City

Country: Taiwan Number of inhabitants in the community: 273,921 Safe Community Programme started year: 2008 International Safe Communities Network Membership: Designation year: 2010, 2015 Certifier: Ph.D. Yoko Shiraishi Co-certifier: Dr. Lucia Luteron Rumania Name of the Safe Community Support Centre: Taiwanese Community Safety Promotion Center Info address on www for the Programme: http://www.ws-safe-taipei.org.tw/ For further information contact: Name: Jian-Ming Yan Institution: Wenshan Community Safety and Health Promotion Association Address: No.6, Aly. 25, Ln. 109, Sec. 2, Muzha Rd., Wenshan Dist., Zip code: 116 Municipality/ City: Taipei City Country: Taiwan (R.O.C.) Phone (country code included): +886-2-86617801 Fax: +886-2-86617532 E-mail: jmian430@gmail.com Info address on www for the institution (or community as a whole): http://www.ws-safe-taipei.org.tw/

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The programme covers the following safety promotion activities:

Table 1. General Chart of Safety Promotion Projects of Wenshan District for all Age Groups

Working Group Project Name 0-4y 5-14y 15-24y 25-44y 45-64y >65y Start Year

Home Safety

Home environment assessment and modification

Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ 2008～

Fall prevention training for the elderly Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ 2008～

Fire safety- building with fewer than 5 floors are installed with fire alarm

Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ 2008～

Household visit for high risk groups Ｖ Ｖ 2011~

Medication Safety

Safe use of medicine of the elderly Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ 2009～

Safe local pharmacies Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ 2009～

Tourism & Leisure Safety

Safety Promotion on Recreational Facilities/Environment • Safety Check of

Walking Trail

Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ 2009～

• Zoo Visit Safety Promotion Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ 2009～

• Promotion on Shop Safety Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ

2011~2013 New, suspended

• Promotion on Temple Safety Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ New

2013～ Safety Activity Propaganda Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ   Ｖ   2009～

Traffic Safety

Arcade Leveling Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ 2009～

Safe Bicycle Riding Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ New 2013～

Improvement on Accident-prone Sections

Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ New 2012～

School Safety

Safety Education Propaganda Ｖ Ｖ 2009～

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Table 1. General Chart of Safety Promotion Projects of Wenshan District for all Age Groups

Working Group Project Name 0-4y 5-14y 15-24y 25-44y 45-64y >65y Start Year

Promoting Friendly Campus Ｖ Ｖ New

2013～

Disaster Prevention

Facilitating unimpeded alleys for anti-disaster

Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ New 2011～

Community Disaster Response Mechanism Building

Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ New 2012～

Disaster Prevention Advocacy Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ

New 2013～

Disaster Drill and Evacuation in Old Tribe

Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ New 2013～

Intentional Injury Prevention

Building Happy Life Project Ｖ   Ｖ   Ｖ   Ｖ Ｖ New

2011～ Safe Seed Class- Suicide Prevention Training Project

Ｖ   Ｖ   Ｖ   Ｖ   Ｖ  New 2011～

Improvement on Foreign Caregiver Service

Ｖ Ｖ New 2014～

Caring the Suicide Attempt Cases Ｖ Ｖ   Ｖ   Ｖ   Ｖ  

New 2011～

Mental & Physical Health Project for Senior Citizens Living Alone

Ｖ Ｖ New 2011～

Year-End Party for Senior Citizens Living Alone and Vulnerable Groups

Ｖ New 2011～

For the age group Children 0-14 years: Project 1: Home environment assessment and modification (Home) Target: Family with 0-6-year-old children Methods: household visit for environment check and provide safety advice for

improvement. Project 2: Safety promotion education at Taipei Zoo (Tourism & Leisure) Target: 1-14 age group

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Methods: (1) Issue safety brochure convenient for children and citizens to take with (2) Conduct safety education lesson for teachers and students (3) Enhance promotional effectiveness through cute animals as ambassadors for safety

campaign

Youth 15-24 years: Project: Safe Bicycle Riding (Traffic) Target: High school students as the prior target Methods: 1. The bike association is organized at school and builds the bike driving license test. 2. With community meetings or activities, kinds of advocacy are conducted to strengthen

safety on bicycle riding.

Bike maintenance Bike safety advocacy at Taipei Zoo

Adults 25-64 years: Project: Safety Promotion on Environments and Facilities (Tourism & Leisure) Target: To improve safety on recreational activities; the priority project is safety

improvement on walking trails, Taipei Zoo, stores and temples Methods: 1. Safety check of walking trail 2. Patrol environment and facilities of the zoo, and report dangerous areas for

improvement and follow up

Visiting the household with young child

Safety brochures available for tourists

Animal ambassadors teaching children safety knowledge

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3. Conduct store safety training program and environment improvement

Project Before Improvement After Improvement

Chih-Nan Elementary School Trail- Added with fence

Elderly 65+ years: Project 1: Fall-prevention Training for the Elderly (Home) Target: Senior citizens over 65 Methods: 1. Conduct education and exercise courses for the elderly to improve self- protection

ability 2. Promote regular exercise to strengthen the muscle strength and balance of the elderly

Fall prevention lecture Fitness exercise

Project 2: Safe Medication of the Elderly (Medication) Target: citizens over 65 who are taking medicine for chronic diseases (such as

hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia) or other treatment (such as cancer) Methods: 1. Establish medication consulting station in local pharmacies and train volunteers for

home visit and medication safety training courses 2. Design home visit checklist and regular visit and transferal procedure for volunteers to

investigate the medication of the target group; for cases that require individual assistance, volunteers can refer them to medication consulting station.

3. Analyze questionnaire on medication to identify potential issues as the focus plan on advocacy next year.

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Medication safety contest Medication safety advocacy in community

Natural Disaster: the consequences (human injuries) related to Natural Disaster. Project 1: Disaster Drill and Evacuation in Old Tribe (Disaster Prevention) Target: The 359 people in 75 households in Jingdong Borough and Bojia Borough (old

tribes alone slopes) Methods: Evacuate residents in the old tribes when disaster occurs

The evacuation procedure for residents in the slope

Project 2: Facilitating Unimpeded Alleys for Anti-disaster (Disaster Prevention) Target: Boroughs and neighborhoods in Wenshan District Methods: 1. For road safety, we limit alleys fewer than 8 meters to park on one side, keep no

parking in the fire escape and plan the walkways to keep people from the vehicles. 2. Shifting easily broken tree hazards to preserve a flat pass way for pedestrians

Disaster Prevention

Evacuation Transport Victims and Supplies

Resettlement Comfort Victims

Medical Care, Water Supply and Disinfection

Cleaning

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Green Maple damaged the pavement and cars parked on both sides (before improvement)

After improvement, parking allowed on one side only and a plat sidewalk

Project 3: Establish Disaster Response Mechanism (Disaster Prevention) Target: Residents of Wenshan District Methods: 1. Recruit volunteers and train their disaster response ability 2. Conduct environment check and establish surveillance station 3. Organize community disaster prevention team 4. Conduct disaster prevention drill

Teach residents how to rellocate people with handy materials Establish anti-disaster map

Project 4: Disaster Prevention Advocacy (Disaster Prevention) Target: Residents of Wenshan District Methods: 1. Organize disaster prevention advocacy 2. Conduct drill 3. Conduct drill relief training

Disaster prevention training organized by the District Office

Promote disaster prevention skill during community gathering

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Other: High Risk Environment Project: Improvement on Accident-prone Sections (Traffic) Target: The sections and intersections with high rate of fatal traffic incidents Methods: Scout the location of fatal accidents with Taipei Transportation Department,

Taipei Traffic Division, New Construction Office, Wenshan Police Station, Traffic Office and borough Office, and improve dangerous road section to avoid accidents.

Improvement：Add “No Jaywalking” sign on the central island

Before After

Violence prevention (intentional injuries): Project: Friendly Campus Education- Prevent Bully (School) Target: Schools in Wenshan District Methods: 1. Investigate bully issue in campus 2. Bullying prevention advocacy 3. Develop bully prevention mechanism

“Anti-bully” picture book for learning Principal and Dean of Students of Chihxing

Elementary school advocate anti-bully activity

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Suicide prevention (self-inflected injuries): Project 1: Safe Seed Class- Suicide Prevention Training (Intentional Injury

Prevention) Target: Cadre of District Office, head of borough and neighborhood, community resource

unit (such as community development association, volunteers of care-giving centers)

Methods: Invite direct community service workers to be seed members and attend training program. Uniting the home safety group, relevant service workers visit the high-risk case, identify suicide prone residents and invite professionals for counseling.

Suicide prevention training course Certificate for seed members

Project 2: Building Happy Life Project (Intentional Injury Prevention) Target: Residents of Wenshan District Methods: 1. Invite professionals and experts to conduct lectures in Wenshan District for local

residents to attend. 2. Using Depression Scale to find the case that requires care or referral.

The scene of lectures in communities

Programs aiming at “High risk-groups”: Six new projects targeting high risk groups in Wenshan District are added after the first International Safe Community designation in 2010. The details are as followed:

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Table 2. Safety promotion projects for the high-risk groups in Wenshan

Working Group Project Name 0-4y 5-14y 15-24y 25-64y >65y

Home Safety Household Visit for High Risk Groups Ｖ Ｖ

Traffic Safety Improvement Project on Accident-prone Sections Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ

Disaster Prevention

Disaster Drill and Evacuation in Old Tribe Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ

Intentional Injury

Prevention

Caring the High-Risk Suicide Attempt Cases Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ Ｖ

Mental & Physical Health Project for Senior Citizens Living Alone

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Year-End Party for Senior Citizens Living Alone and Vulnerable Groups

Ｖ Ｖ

Surveillance of injuries: Wenshan District Health Center takes in charge of collecting and analyzing the injury data from ER of WanFang Hospital and Jingmei Hospital.

Item Year

Unintentional (case)

Intentional (case)

Other (case) Total

2009 1,645 76 7 1,728 2010 2,074 104 4 2,182 2011 1,662 63 14 1,739 2012 1,541 86 8 1,635 2013 1,491 70 9 1,570 2014 1,546 58 9 1,613

Total 9,959 (95.15%)

457 (4.36%)

51 (0.49%)

10,467 (100%)

Population base: about 270,000 Started year: 2008 Publications: Presentations and International Participations: 1. The Safe Community Conference in Falun 2011 (Sweden)：

Poster: Constructing a Safe and Supportive Linkage for the Elderly on Safety of Medicine Taking in Wenshan Safe Community, Taipei City, Taiwan

2. 6th Asian Regional Conference on Safe Communities in Toshima (Japan), 2012： l Learning outside: Facilitating the dynamic course of security experience

learning. l Innovative idea for tourism and leisure – establish active and safe store in

Wenshan safe community.

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l Disaster Prevention and Management in Wenshan District. l Investigation on Home Service Delivery Model for Drug Safety. l Wonderful Life – Comprehensive Home Safety Promotion in Wenshan Safe

Community. 3. 7th Asian Conference on Safe Communities in Busan (Korea), 2014：

l Evidence-Based Analysis Model of Traffic Injury in Wenshan District, Taipei City.

l The Experience and the Resulting Inspiration of Disaster Prevention at Metropolitan Level in Taipei City Wenshan District.

l Neighborhood Watch Domestic Violence Prevention Propaganda. l Geriatric Health Promotion and Integrated Care in Taipei. l Effect of Target Physical Fitness and Health Promotion for the Elderly. l Indoor Safety Instruction for Children in “Cool” Eco House.

4. Wenshan Safe Community Report 2011~2013 Staff Number: Professions: full-time: 2 Organization/Specific cross-sectoral leadership group for safety promotion: Wenshan Community Safety and Health Promotion Association General public health/health promotion group: Wenshan District Health Center, Wan Fang Hospital and Jingmei Hospital

Meeting of Board Committee Meeting of Working Groups