Safe Communities of Madison/ Dane County, Wisconsin.

Safe Communities of Madison/ Dane County, Wisconsin

BackgroundSafe Communities Madison/Dane County, WI

Coalition start date: June, 1999

Staff: Two permanent program staff (executive director and communications/admin manager); coordinators and consultants are employed on a project basis. Staff’s role is to coordinate efforts of partner organizations and to bring additional financial resources to safety in Dane County.

Coalition membership: over 300 organizations including law enforcement, neighborhood associations, schools, hospitals and health care providers, public health, fire/EMS, utilities, youth and elder service providers, faith communities, insurance companies, judges, advocates and local corporations.

Safe CommunitiesMission & Vision

Mission: Safe Communities builds partnerships with people and organizations to save lives, prevent injuries and make our community safer.

Vision: Safe Communities will be both a leader and catalyst in making Madison/Dane County a safer community.

Where we were 13 years ago

Injury Prevention Conference

Community Assessment by Public Health found lots of activity but very little collaboration

Data review identified traffic crashes, suicide, falls, childhood injuries as top causes

Steering Committee formed; seed grant from BOTS – hired Cheryl

Coalition implemented first projects – Slow Down Campaign, Operation Cruise Control, Walk Our Children to School Day

Since then:

2000-01 listening sessions uncovered alignment between data and community concerns

Attained nonprofit status and reorganized board of directors

Won three national demonstration projects and was partner in a fourth

Projects expanded beyond traffic to include falls, suicide and drug poisoning prevention

Provided over $125,000 in grants to partners In 2008, with budget reductions, grants to partners

cut and SC staff reduced Diversified funding sources

2001 Revenue Breakdown

$109,199

$1,625$6,300

$0$7,463

$0

Government Grants Local Grants

Corporate Sponsors General Donations

Municipal Donations Other

Total Revenue:$124,587



$162,716 61%

$58,850 22%

$28,470 11%

$15,870 6%

Public Funding

Private Funding

Donations

Fundraising


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Dane County: Injury Mortality Trends (2000-09)

Years

Motor VehiclePoisoningFallsFirearms

6.9(33)

11.9(57)

7.9(38)

6.5(31)

9.4(40)

7.7(33)

4.7(20)

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Counts of deaths in parenthesis

PHMDC 2011

Poisoning in Dane County Poisoning in Dane County Leading Cause of Injury DeathLeading Cause of Injury Death

Injury: 3rd

leadingcause of

all deaths

Safe Communities Project Activities

Slow Down Yard Sign Campaign


NHTSA Demonstration Projects


Falls Prevention Task Force


Suicide Prevention Initiative


National Night Out


Alive at 25


Pedestrian Flag Program

MedDrop 11 Permanent Drop Box Locations

Cambridge Police Department Deerfield Police DepartmentFitchburg Police Department Madison Police East PrecinctMadison Police West District Mazomanie Police Department

McFarland Police Department

Middleton Police Department

Oregon Police Department

Sun Prairie Police Department

Waunakee Police Department


BeSafe Awards Luncheon

And many, many activities conducted

by partners agencies!

How we met Safe Communities America/World Health

Organization Collaborating Centre on Community Safety

Promotion criteria:

Designation wouldn’t have happened without Wisconsin Injury Prevention Program support

Request for ProposalsWisconsin Safe Communities Project GrantG1656 DPH-LS The Injury Prevention Program (IPP) at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is soliciting proposals for Wisconsin communities interested in obtaining Safe Communities America designation. The IPP will award one Wisconsin community $7,500 to be used towards improving current injury prevention and emergency preparedness activities to meet Safe Communities Program indicators and apply for Safe Communities designation.

Wisconsin Safe Communities Project Grant

Wisconsin Safe Communities Project Grant G1656 DPH-LS

Budget Outline (10 points) Safe Communities of Madison and Dane County

Safe Communities Application $1,000

Salaries

$5,000 Executive Director (136 hours @ $37.16/hr)

Executive director will implement goals and objectives included in this proposal and submit application on time to National Safety Council for Safe Communities America Designation. She will also coordinate logistics of site visit and any media events to announce the designation.

Consultant $300 Webmaster (6 hours @ $50/hour)

Web master will create new emergency preparedness page with links and update Safe Communities website as necessary to promote designation.

Travel

$1,200 for site visit from Safe Communities America, including transportation, lodging, food

Total

$7,500

NSC Safe Communities America Role Was Key

Program Site Visit

Attendees: Safe Communities Board Members and Staff, Public Health- Madison

and Dane County Staff, State Of Wisconsin Injury Prevention Program Staff, Site Visitors

Agenda Thomas Schlenker, MD, MPH, Director, Public Health- Madison and

Dane County Overview of designation process, what to expect and what it means Donna Stein Harris, Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives, Off-The-Job

Safety, National Safety Council Madison/Dane County Injury Surveillance Report and Safe

Communities Program Overview

Criteria 1: Demonstrated partnerships and collaborations

“This program is community owned; Task Forces and work groups … work well together and support each other’s efforts; what impressed me most about this city is the relationships and the extraordinarily good lines of communication that exist between key organizations.”

Criteria 2: Long-term sustainable programs

“The Madison/Dane County community is to be applauded for its 10-year commitment to injury reduction and safety promotion for its residents”

“They are an example of long-term sustainability through coalition building with a long-term vision.”

Criteria 3: High risk and vulnerable groups and environments

“The review team was pleased to note the evidence of interagency collaboration occurring to address high-risk groups and environments.”

“Strong rationale utilizing relevant data and research to identify best practice was evident for each high risk group/environment …”

Criteria 4: Documentation of the frequency and causes of injuries

“Safe Communities program is to be commended on its use of local injury data to establish coalition priorities … and to be responsive to new and emerging situations (for example, poisoning).”

Criteria 5: Evaluation measures to assess effects of change

“Traffic safety and falls prevention task force activities have made extensive use of data and have evaluation activities embedded in their programs.” “The review team was extremely impressed with the ‘continuous improvement model’ adopted by Safe Communities Madison/Dane County.”

Criteria 6: Involvement in international networks

“With Madison’s 10 year history, it would be beneficial to the International Safe Communities Network to learn more about Safe Communities’ successful coalition.”

Safe Communities Review Team Recommendations/Suggestions for improvement:

Strengthen evaluation component

Increase involvement with national and international injury and violence prevention networks

Conduct further literature reviews of best practices in peer-reviewed scientific journals as basis for selecting programs

Review and act on alcohol involvement as underlying cause of injury

How pursuing and receiving designation helped strengthen our coalition

We used the process itself – collection and reporting of injury data; engagement of coalition partners to identify successes, strengths and opportunities; reviewer site visit and designation ceremony – as coalition building activities

As a 10 year-old coalition, designation presented opportunity to reflect on what we had accomplished and showcase it to partners and our community

Pursuing and achieving our designation was an indication to funders, partners and community at-large that we are serious about our mission and demonstrating results

What value does designation bring going forward?

A shared milestone that unifies coalition partners – congratulations are extended each time we gather as a coalition (Annual Breakfast, BeSafe Awards Luncheon)

A strong endorsement to share with new partners considering involvement with our coalition

A foot in the door with funders – great credential to include in grant proposals

Adding value/expanding resources we provide to partners

Opportunities to continue networking with national and international peers

Commitment at the organizational level to meet highest standards

Cheryl Wittke, Executive DirectorSafe CommunitiesP.O. Box 6652Madison, WI 53716-0652608.256.6713608.441.3055 (Fax)[email protected]

Safe Communities of Madison/ Dane County, Wisconsin.

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