Treffer: Establishing a safe community program: a qualitative systematic literature review.

Title:
Establishing a safe community program: a qualitative systematic literature review.
Authors:
Fakhrzad N; Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran., Barouni M; Modeling in Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. mohsenbarooni@gmail.com., Goudarzi R; Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran., Yazdi-Feyzabadi V; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Source:
BMC public health [BMC Public Health] 2025 Dec 09; Vol. 26 (1), pp. 176. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Dec 09.
Publication Type:
Journal Article; Systematic Review
Language:
English
Journal Info:
Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968562 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2458 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712458 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s):
Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2001-
MeSH Terms:
Program Development* , Accident Prevention*, Humans ; Qualitative Research
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Contributed Indexing:
Keywords: Accident prevention; Injury; Safety; Systematic review
Entry Date(s):
Date Created: 20251209 Date Completed: 20260114 Latest Revision: 20260116
Update Code:
20260116
PubMed Central ID:
PMC12802032
DOI:
10.1186/s12889-025-25660-2
PMID:
41366357
Database:
MEDLINE

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Research Objective: Accidents are a leading cause of preventable deaths in many countries around the world. Non-fatal but disabling health consequences account for a significant portion of the injury and harm resulting from accidents. The concept of a Safe Community has been introduced to systematically enhance community safety. This study aims to explore the characteristics of implementing a Safe Community program in different countries.
Methodology: This study involves a qualitative systematic literature review of existing research and documents related to the Safe Community program and the designation of safe communities. Qualitative and non-statistical methods were employed to synthesize, assess, and interpret the findings. Data was collected from English databases (PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Sciences, and Google Scholar) until the end of 2022. Content analysis was used to integrate the findings, and a coding technique was applied to categorize the data based on content, process, and evaluation.
Results: Following data extraction, 46 articles were identified for qualitative analysis. We grouped the process of establishment into three main categories and several subcategories based on the content, process, and evaluation of safe community programs. Stakeholders of the Safe Community program were classified into government, private, international, and non-governmental stakeholders. Additionally, we identified five groups of challenges: economic, infrastructural, informational, political, and supervisory.
Conclusion: In general, the characteristics of establishing a safe community are similar across different countries; however, specific initiatives have been tailored for each region based on the local community's conditions.
(© 2025. The Author(s).)

Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: The ethics committee of Kerman University of Medical Sciences (KUMS) approved the study with a registration ID number IR.KMU.REC.1400.483. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.