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Springfield, Missouri receives designation as a Safe Community by the World Health Organization

One of the First American Cities to Receive International Designation

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For their commitment, innovative programs and community efforts to promote safety initiatives to prevent disabling accidents and needless deaths in their community, Springfield was designated a Safe Community through the World Health Organization (WHO) at a ceremony at Missouri State University on May 15, 2008.

Lead by the Safety Council of the Ozarks, community leaders from business, education, health care, and government worked together to develop innovative programs and initiatives addressing workplace, transportation, and home and community safety issues.

Conceived by WHO in 1989, a "Safe Community" is a community that aspires to safety with a structured approach including education and environmental change along with legislation and enforcement of policies. Springfield joins communities worldwide that have received this international designation.

Springfield’s information on the Safe Community website can be found at http://www.phs.ki.se/csp/safecom/springfield.htm.