Background: Unintentional injuries are a major cause of child mortality and morbidity in Israel. Municipal authorities promote child safety via different activities and departments; however child safety is not recognized as a single integrated issue in need of comprehensive management.

Objective: To develop an holistic model for Safe Cities, combining methods of organization counseling, risk management and health promotion.

Concept: 'Safe Cities for Children' is based on the safe community model, with the addition of supplementary domains including:• The City as an Organization - Using tools of organization counseling to incorporate a safety culture in the municipality. • Functional Responsibility - Recognition of and obligation to the municipality's functional responsibility for child safety. • Safety Management and Promotion - Commitment to comprehensive child safety management, as well as engagement in promotion of child safety via activities.

Integrated DisciplinesIntegrated Disciplines

The model integrates three major disciplines. The disciplines of The model integrates three major disciplines. The disciplines of

risk management and organizational consultation are new to risk management and organizational consultation are new to

the field of child safety. This innovative model provides a new the field of child safety. This innovative model provides a new

methodology for the municipal authorities to manage and methodology for the municipal authorities to manage and

promote child safety.promote child safety.

‘‘Safe Cities for Children’ ModelSafe Cities for Children’ Model

The model integrates the different departments in the The model integrates the different departments in the

municipal authority and aims to act both in promotion and municipal authority and aims to act both in promotion and

management tools.management tools.

Framework Components of the Municipal Framework Components of the Municipal System for Managing and Promoting Child System for Managing and Promoting Child

SafetySafety

Validation:

Twenty municipal authorities in Israel have joined the Safe Cities program since 2001; half are in the low socio-economic bracket including Arab and Jewish Ultra Orthodox population. A detailed evaluation is being conducted at this time.

Shira KislevShira Kislev11, Dafna Kalenberg, Dafna Kalenberg11, Michal Klein, Michal Klein11, Gali, Gali Ben-ShalomBen-Shalom22, Zvi , Zvi BinyaminiBinyamini33, Michal Hemmo-Lotem, Michal Hemmo-Lotem11, , Orly SilbingerOrly Silbinger11

11Beterem – Safe Kids, Israel; Beterem – Safe Kids, Israel; 22Barak, Ben-Shalom – Organization Consulting and Barak, Ben-Shalom – Organization Consulting and Training; Training; 33Eshed Management Resources &Eshed Management Resources & EngineeringEngineering

Further Information: shira@beterem.org; www.beterem.org

Managing and Promoting Child Safety in the City – New Managing and Promoting Child Safety in the City – New Holistic ModelHolistic Model

Education

Social Services

Engineering and Safety Headquarters

Spokesperson

Municipal Beautification

Safe City for Children

Management of Safety Areas*

Integration and application of professional tools for managing

and promoting Child Safety

Activities andIntervention Programs

in Safety Areas

Interface withOrganizations Outsidethe Municipal Authority

*According to laws and regulations*According to laws and regulations

Municipality joins and appoints position holders

TheThe municipal system is developed in each Municipality municipal system is developed in each Municipality according to the of the ‘according to the of the ‘Safe City Guideline’. The Safe City Guideline’. The Guideline was developed based on OHSAS 18001, Safe Guideline was developed based on OHSAS 18001, Safe Community model and International Labour Organization Community model and International Labour Organization (ILO) documentation.(ILO) documentation. Child Safety PolicyChild Safety Policy – to outline the city vision – to outline the city vision regarding child safety and to lay down the guidelines regarding child safety and to lay down the guidelines for the city's child safety activities for the long run.for the city's child safety activities for the long run.PlanningPlanning - to achieve an inclusive, budgeted - to achieve an inclusive, budgeted municipal work plan that enables execution of the municipal work plan that enables execution of the policy and forms the basis for the management and policy and forms the basis for the management and promotion of child safety in the city.promotion of child safety in the city.Implementation, Assimilation and Implementation, Assimilation and EstablishmentEstablishment - to execute the planning and the - to execute the planning and the resultant work plans.resultant work plans.Measurement, Evaluation and Lessons LearnedMeasurement, Evaluation and Lessons Learned - to ensure the quality of implementation and - to ensure the quality of implementation and assimilation of the work plan. These processes shall assimilation of the work plan. These processes shall form the basis for lessons learned and continual form the basis for lessons learned and continual improvement. improvement. Transparency and Citizens InvolvementTransparency and Citizens Involvement - to - to ensure that the municipal system for managing and ensure that the municipal system for managing and promoting child safety is operating with full promoting child safety is operating with full transparency and takes the appropriate steps to transparency and takes the appropriate steps to include the citizens.include the citizens.