ACICR 2007 -2008 Annual Report - Alberta Centre for Injury Control ...

Project Highlights
Alberta Traffic Safety Plan - Community Mobilization Project
Background
On November 2, 2006, the Alberta
government released Alberta's Traffic Safety
Plan: Saving Lives on Alberta's Roads. The
plan is a comprehensive strategy designed to
reduce the number of motor vehicle-related
deaths and injuries occurring on Alberta's
roadways. The plan identifies numerous
initiatives in key areas including: leadership
and communication, community traffic safety,
public education and awareness, research and
evidence-based decisions, sustained
enforcement, legislation based on best
practices and engineering and infrastructure
improvements.
The government recognizes that in order to
achieve the goals defined in the Alberta
Traffic Safety Plan coordinated, collaborative
community based delivery of
programs/initiatives/communications will be
critical. To facilitate the community focus,
funding has been provided by Alberta Health
and Wellness and Alberta Transportation for
16 FTE regional traffic safety coordinators to
be located across the province. Eleven of the
coordinators will be located in areas defined
by the Regional Health Authority boundaries.
Aspen RHA and Northern Lights RHA will
each have 2 FTE coordinators due to the large
geographic area covered by these RHAs. Five
traffic safety coordinators will be located in
Aboriginal communities (1 in each Treaty
Region and 2 to represent Métis
communities).
The regional traffic safety coordinators will be
hired on contract by the Alberta Centre for
Injury Control & Research to facilitate the
development of traffic safety committees, to
assist with identification of local traffic safety
issues and to link with provincial initiatives.
These positions will be expected to build on
existing partnerships and committees and to
act as a traffic safety resource to local
communities.
Objectives
1. To collaborate with Alberta Health and
Wellness and Alberta Transportation in
the design of the community
mobilization model and the development
of the Community Traffic Safety
Coordinator positions.
2. To assist in identifying communities of
interest for traffic safety in each health
region and Aboriginal area.
3. To work with communities of interest to
identify a host agency for the regional
traffic safety coordinator and to select an
appropriate candidate for the position.
4. To enter into annual contract agreements
with individuals identified by regional
coalitions as their choices for regional
traffic safety coordinators.
5. To work with the Provincial Office of
Traffic Safety to ensure regional traffic
safety coordinator positions and plans are
aligned with the Alberta Traffic Safety
Plan.
Status
1. Host agencies located for 16 of the
regional traffic safety coordinator
positions.
2. Ten regional traffic safety coordinators
hired.
3. Recruitment process for the regional
traffic safety coordinators underway for
6 positions.
4. RTSC positions recently re-evaluated to
a higher pay grade.
Partners & Sponsors
• Alberta Health and Wellness
• Alberta Sheriffs
• Alberta Transportation
• Aspen Health Region
• Calgary Health Region
• Canadian Traffic Safety Institute
• Central Agencies Inc.
• David Thompson Health Region
• Enforcement Agencies
• First Nations Treaty 6
• First Nations Treaty 7
• First Nations Treaty 8
• Mackenzie County
• Métis General Settlement Council
• Métis Nation of Alberta
• Other community traffic safety
stakeholders
• RCMP
• South Eastern Alberta Safety Alliance
Society
• St. John Ambulance (Lethbridge Office)
• Strathcona County
• TASC Enterprises
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