The Japanese Society for Safety Promotion (JSSP)

Advancing Injury Prevention Through Evidence-Based Safety Promotion

The Japanese Society for Safety Promotion (JSSP) is a multidisciplinary academic society dedicated to advancing research, education, policy, and practice in Safety Promotion. Our mission is to reduce injuries and improve community safety through evidence-based interventions, interdisciplinary collaboration, and knowledge translation.

Safety Promotion recognizes that many injuries resulting from road traffic crashes, falls, disasters, violence, and other hazards are predictable and preventable. By integrating expertise from medicine, nursing, public health, education, engineering, psychology, social welfare, and public policy, the Society seeks to translate scientific evidence into effective action.

We welcome researchers, healthcare professionals, educators, policymakers, students, and community practitioners who share our commitment to creating a safer and healthier society.

About Safety Promotion

Safety Promotion is an evidence-based and interdisciplinary approach to preventing injuries and reducing risks associated with accidents, disasters, violence, and other threats to health and well-being.

Rather than viewing injuries as unavoidable accidents, Safety Promotion emphasizes that injuries can often be anticipated and prevented through scientific research, education, environmental design, legislation, and community-based interventions.

One example is bicycle safety. Serious head injuries sustained in bicycle crashes can be substantially reduced through helmet use. Japan's legislation introducing a legal duty to make reasonable efforts to wear bicycle helmets (effective April 2023) illustrates how scientific evidence can inform public policy and promote safer communities.

Mission

The Society aims to

• Advance scientific research in Safety Promotion and injury prevention.
• Promote interdisciplinary collaboration across research, education, healthcare, government, and communities.
• Support evidence-based policies and practical interventions.
• Foster implementation and evaluation of effective safety programs.
• Disseminate scientific knowledge nationally and internationally.

Areas of Interest

Injury Prevention

• Childhood injuries
• Healthy ageing and injury prevention
• Heat-related illness
• Sports injuries
• Road traffic injuries
• Suicide prevention
• Violence and sexual violence prevention
• Child maltreatment
• Patient safety
• Occupational safety
• Disaster medicine
• Community health
• Dementia and community support
• Crime victim support

Education and Practice

• School safety
• Injury prevention education
• Disaster risk reduction education
• Safety management
• Clinical practice
• Community safety
• Public policy
• Risk communication
• Media and health communication

Research and Evaluation

• Injury epidemiology
• Intervention research
• Implementation science
• Program evaluation
• Safe Schools
• Safety Promotion Schools
• Community-based safety initiatives

Publications

The Society published

• Safety Promotion: Science and Practice for Building a Safer Society (2019)
• Revised Edition (2023)

Join JSSP

Membership is open to researchers, healthcare professionals, educators, government officials, students, and practitioners interested in Safety Promotion.

The Society welcomes submissions of

• Original Articles
• Review Articles
• Brief Reports
• Practice Reports

Together, we advance the science and practice of Safety Promotion to build safer communities.

Website last updated: July 20, 2026