TEAviisari is an online database and benchmarking tool that collects and shares data on safety promotion and injury prevention activities by municipalities in Finland. It aims to make local health promotion measures more visible and support planning and evaluation. Municipalities, schools, and health centers provide biennial data on over 70 indicators related to safety commitment, management, monitoring, resources, practices, and public participation. TEAviisari is used for decision-making at local and national levels by identifying targets for development and informing legislation and guidance.

1. TEAviisari
– a tool for benchmarking
safety promotion and injury prevention
on local level
Vesa Saaristo, Pia Hakamäki, Hanna Koskinen, Kirsi Wiss, Timo Ståhl
Safety 2016, Tampere, 20.9.2016
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2. Background
• In Finland, municipalities (N=297 in Mainland Finland) are
responsible for promoting the health and welfare of their
residents
• Safety promotion and injury prevention are an integral part of
health promotion on various fields of municipal action
• Until the launch of a benchmarking tool called TEAviisari in
March 2010, there was no nationwide comparable information
of the activities and resources in municipalities
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3. TEAviisari – free online database and tool
• Aims to make measures taken by local authorities visible
and to provide information on actions that promote better
public health on local level
• Online database and user interface, free of charge
• Provides information for the planning, development and
evaluation of health promotion activities and resources
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4. Health promotion capacity building:
a generic framework
1. Commitment of the organisation to the promotion of
population health
2. Management of health promotion
3. Population health monitoring, needs assessment and
evaluation
4. Resources for health promotion
5. Common working practices
6. Public participation/partnership in the planning and
evaluation of health promotion services
7. Other core health promotion functions
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5. Biennial data collections
- all municipalities, schools and health centres
• Primary health care 2016 (96%) and physical activity 2016 (91%)
will be published in October 2016
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Sector Time Response rate Number of
indicators
Primary health care Spring 2014 99%, N=156 232
Basic education Autumn 2015 80%, N=2497 147
Upper secondary education Autumn 2014 86%, N=398 116
Vocational education Autumn 2014 92%, N=158 116
Physical activity and sports Spring 2014 79%, N=304 102
Municipal management Spring 2015 83%, N=301 72
Services for older people Autumn 2014 100%, N=209 98

6. Compiling and discussing a local
safety plan
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Discussed by management group
Discussed by local executive,
local council or at regional level
Discussed by the welfare team
(Municipal management 2015)
https://www.teaviisari.fi/teaviisari/en/tulokset?view=KESSitA&y=2015&y=2013&y=2011&chartType=pointer&cmp=r&r=KUNTA092

7. Inspection of health and safety at
schools
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https://www.teaviisari.fi/teaviisa
ri/en/tulokset?view=PkOPPJoh
D&y=2015&y=2013&y=2011&y
=2009&r=PK3359&r=KOKOMA
A&chartType=bar&cmp=r
(Basic education 2015)

8. Monitoring of accidents and injuries at
school
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Whole country
Helsinki
Tampere
Hyvinkää
https://www.teaviisari.fi/teaviisari/en/tulokset?
view=LukOPPSeuE&r=KOKOMAA&r=KUNT
A091&r=KUNTA837&r=KUNTA106&r=KUNT
A286&y=2014&y=2012&chartType=bar&cmp
=r
(Upper secondary education 2014)
Kouvola

9. Common practice for preventing accidents
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Practice for preventing accidents
Practice for delivering first aid
(Basic education 2015)
https://www.teaviisari.fi/teaviisari/en/tulokset?view=PkOPPKayE&y=2
015&y=2013&y=2011&y=2009&r=KOKOMAA&chartType=line&cmp=r

10. Assigned person for the prevention of home
and leisure accident injuries
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Yes
No
Data missing
(Primary health care 2014)
https://www.teaviisari.fi/teaviisari/en/kartta?&category=KUNTA&view=PTHJohF010

11. TEAviisari is being used in
• Decision-making on local and regional levels
– Setting goals in operational and financial planning
– Finding targets for development
– Welfare reports
• National-level policy-making and guidance
– Preparation of legislation
– Evaluation of the implementation of the legislation
– Follow-up of national programmes and guidance
– Annual report of the government
– Statistical Yearbook of Education
– Decisions of the Chancellor of Justice
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Thank you for
your attention!
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Contact: teaviisari@thl.fi
Vesa Saaristo, specialist, @VesaSaaristo
Pia Hakamäki, senior planning officer
Hanna Koskinen, researcher
Kirsi Wiss, specialist
Timo Ståhl, chief specialist
http://teaviisari.fi/en