Fall Prevention
2009 Evaluation Survey: State Coalitions on Fall Prevention
This report highlights findings from a recent survey on the evaluation capacity of state coalitions on fall prevention. To better understand the evaluation strategies that states and their falls prevention coalitions have implemented, eleven state coalitions completed surveys detailing their evaluation efforts to date. In order to enrich the information available for the Evaluation Committee deliberations this report enfolds Goals and Objectives of 12 additional states as reported in State Coalitions on Fall Prevention: A Compendium of Initiatives. Commonalities among mission, goals and objectives across all the states will be part of the Evaluation Committee discussions and will serve to form the foundation of recommendations.
Advancing and Sustaining a Fall Prevention Agenda: The Role of Legislation, Policy and Regulation
This document is offered as a resource for state and local advocacy efforts. It provides a menu of strategies and initiatives for advancing and sustaining a state falls prevention agenda through legislative, policy, and regulatory initiatives. It also outlines a number of considerations that should be weighed when planning strategies. The initiatives and strategies described in this document are intended primarily to provoke dialogue within coalitions.
Falls Prevention Awareness: Findings and Lessons Learned from State Coalitions on Fall Prevention
This publication highlights findings from a recent survey of fall prevention awareness campaigns. To better understand the falls prevention awareness campaigns that states and their falls prevention coalitions have implemented, and the lessons learned from the awareness initiatives, the UNC Institute on Aging interviewed ten state agencies and one national organization between October 2008 and February 2009. To contribute additional information, four states provided results from focus groups with older adults that they had conducted on falls prevention awareness.
National Falls Prevention Awareness Day Resolution
The Senate passed a resolution designating September 22, 2009 as National Falls Prevention Awareness Day, highlighting the need for increased efforts to prevent the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries to older adults. The National Falls Free Coalition extends its thanks to the sponsors of the resolution: U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), chairman of the Special Committee on Aging; Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), chairman of the HELP Subcommittee on Retirement and Aging; Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee; Senator Patty Murray (D-WA); Senator Bob Casey (D-PA); and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
State Coalitions on Fall Prevention: A Compendium of Initiatives
This compendium includes relevant information (including contact information) for each state coalition on fall prevention. NCOA and the State Coalitions on Fall Prevention Workgroup members encourage you to become active with your state coalition or to contact us at fallsfree@ncoa.org if you would like to promote a coalition in your state.
State Coalition Resource Guide
NCOA, in collaboration with UNC, Chapel Hill and members of the State Coalitions on Falls Prevention Workgroup, has developed an online resource guide on building state coalitions for fall prevention. This guide includes tools, resources, strategies, and lessons learned from states that have developed their own coalitions. NCOA has compiled these resources into a framework of effective coalition building, liberally linking strategies to national web-based tools.
Progress Report on the Falls Free National Action Plan
This progress report assesses the advancement of the Falls Free National Action Plan's 36 strategies; surveying Falls Free Coalition member organizations to capture activities conducted to promote one or more of the strategies that resonated with their organizational missions. This report will be used to identify gaps in implementation and opportunities for focusing efforts in the future.
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To learn more about what is being done around fall prevention, read our Falls Free E-News which highlights the activities of Falls Free Coalition members and others devoted to advancement of these strategies. To join the Falls Free E-News mailing list, write to fallsfree@ncoa.org.
Download the National Action Plan and supporting documents below:
Falls Free: Media Release
Falls Free: National Action Plan
Falls Free: Environmental Scan
Falls Free: Research Review Papers
The Center also provides a number of other resources pertaining to falls and fall prevention and has compiled a Recommended Resources List.
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