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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 (RHA) 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 Regional Traffic Safety Coordinator (RTSC) 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 Insurance Agency
• David Thompson Health Region
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