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ELDORADO PARK CENTRE FOR PEACE ACTION: EARLY FOCUS

ELDORADO PARK CENTRE FOR PEACE ACTION: EARLY FOCUS. WHO Collaborating Centre for Violence and Injury Prevention Research and Training. TEN YEARS LATER: 1997 - 2006. Further designation in Cape Town: Nomzamo and Broadlands Park

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ELDORADO PARK CENTRE FOR PEACE ACTION: EARLY FOCUS

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  1. ELDORADO PARK CENTRE FOR PEACE ACTION: EARLY FOCUS WHO Collaborating Centre for Violence and Injury Prevention Research and Training

  2. TEN YEARS LATER: 1997 - 2006 • Further designation in Cape Town: • Nomzamo and Broadlands Park • At 15th International Safe Communities Conference (09-11 April, 2006) WHO Collaborating Centre for Violence and Injury Prevention Research and Training

  3. SAFE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVES • Volunteer driven • Intermittent local authority involvement • Issue based • Primary Focus: • Childhood injuries • Violence against women and children • Traffic safety WHO Collaborating Centre for Violence and Injury Prevention Research and Training

  4. SAFE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVES WHO Collaborating Centre for Violence and Injury Prevention Research and Training

  5. 16 Days of Activism Gender Sensitivity Training Home Visitations – Child Maltreatment and Neglect VIOLENCE PREVENTION WHO Collaborating Centre for Violence and Injury Prevention Research and Training

  6. Identified associations between HVP & reduction in specific household risk factors Base-line data on child injury risks & triggers Five intervention visits: introduction; child development; burns; poison; falls Best practices: education; enforcement; safety checklist; safety devices Intervention effect: significant reduction in risks to burns & poisoning Capacitation of South African researchers and safety & health promotion teams HOME VISITATION PROGRAMME WHO Collaborating Centre for Violence and Injury Prevention Research and Training

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