About us
BACKGROUND
New Plymouth injury Safe (NPiS) is a Charitable Trust with links to a range of New Plymouth District organisations, businesses and groups with an interest in injury prevention and community safety.
NPiS began as an informal coalition in 2001, when representatives from local agencies agreed to meet together on a regular basis to better align and co-ordinate their injury prevention priorities and activities.
Later that year, with funding support from ACC, we commissioned
the first New Plymouth District community injury prevention
needs assessment. This involved the analysis of local and
national injury statistics and extensive consultation with
a range of local organisations and individuals with an interest
in injury prevention.
In June 2006, New Plymouth injury Safe registered as a Charitable
Trust. We then commissioned our second Community Injury Prevention
Needs Assessment, the results of which were published in September
2006.
Recently, we obtained funding which to employ a Programme
Manager for the next 3 years. Our programme manager, Channa
Perry, started in January 2007 and can be contacted by emailing
npis@tdhb.org.nz
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WHO WE ARE
Today there are seven core partners of New Plymouth injury Safe…
- Tui Ora Ltd.
- Health Promotion Unit, Taranaki District Health Board
- Department of Labour
- New Plymouth District Council
- Kidsafe Taranaki Trust
- Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
- New Plymouth Police
Tui Ora Ltd
Tui Ora Ltd, established in July 1998, is a Mäori Development Organisation (MDO) representative of six of the eight Taranaki Iwi and owned jointly by their member providers and Iwi of Taranaki. Tui Ora currently manages injury prevention contracts with the Ministry of Health and ACC. Tui Ora was elected by NPiS to act as lead agency for the needs assessment contract with ACC.
Health Promotion Unit, Taranaki District Health Board
The Health Promotion Unit is the main public health provider in the region and has a contract with the Ministry of Health to deliver programmes addressing unintentional injury throughout Taranaki. The Unit has 1.6 full time equivalent staff (three health promoters) dedicated to injury prevention programmes. Other programmes delivered by the Health Promotion Unit, such as Alcohol-related Harm and Health Promoting Schools also contribute to injury reduction.
Department of Labour
The Department of Labour’s primary role is to improve the performance of the labour market, and, through this, strengthen the economy and increase the standard of living for those in New Zealand. We support employers and employees to create safe, fair and rewarding workplaces
New Plymouth District Council
The District Council supports injury prevention through its membership of the Kidsafe Taranaki Trust, the Taranaki Suicide Prevention Group and the Regional Road Safety Management Committee. The Council also supports the Safer Community Council’s focus groups which include families at risk, youth alcohol, community well-being and Maori.
Kidsafe Taranaki Trust
Established in 1994, Kidsafe Taranaki has a primary objective of reducing the incidence and severity of unintentional injuries to children. Membership is open to all individuals or organisations who share that goal. Kidsafe Taranaki has developed a range of projects and resources over the years and has gained experience and credibility in the field of child injury prevention.
ACC
The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
administers New Zealand’s accident compensation scheme
and is a Crown entity responsible for injury prevention. The
NPiS needs assessment was one of eleven funded by ACC in 2000.
ACC's goal for injury prevention is to reduce the incidence
of injuries, their severity and costs and to develop a stronger
safety culture in New Zealand.
Police
The New Plymouth Police are a key partner in road safety programmes, programmes to reduce intentional injury relating to violence and programmes to reduce alcohol-related injury.
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INTERSECTORAL NETWORK
NPiS’s current intersectoral network includes many other organisations whose interest areas cover children, young people and older people’s health and wellbeing, sport and recreation, industry including farming, and road safety.
Most of the organisations represented in NPiS are also involved in service delivery activities or in networks of service providers. By this means, NPiS links directly with working groups and project teams and is able to ensure that priorities are being addressed; duplication avoided and gaps in service delivery identified.
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OUR ROLE
The purpose of NPiS is as follows:
“To achieve a positive safety culture and create safer environments for all people within the New Plymouth District”.
NPiS achieves this through the following objectives:
- To monitor injury issues in New Plymouth District and provide information on needs, priorities and programmes
- To establish effective partnerships with others working towards improving safety in New Plymouth District
- To raise awareness, commitment and motivation to improve injury prevention within organisations and throughout the community
- To guide and support the development of plans for effective injury prevention interventions at a community level within the framework of the National Injury Prevention Strategy
- To assist New Plymouth District to meet the WHO criteria for Safe Communities
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SHARED VISION
The organisations represented in the NPiS group are each committed to a shared vision of community safety free from both intentional and unintentional injuries:
“ New Plymouth District, a safe community without the burden of injury”
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