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Appendix 1. Partnerships and websites for prevention of fallsA number of innovative partnerships on the local, state, and national levels haveformed to address falls reduction using evidence-based approaches. Please seewebsites below for access to these approaches.For more information on falls prevention, consult the following resources:PARTNERSHIP WEBSITESSenior Injury Prevention Program, Alameda County Department of Public Healthhttp://www.acgov.org/PublicHealth/organization/divisions/ems/Resource/Falls_Manual_2003.pdfDownloadable version of the programs Preventing Falls for 60+ Adults manual. Toorder the associated video, contact Colleen Campbell at (510) 577-3535.Fall Prevention Center of Excellencehttp://www.stopfalls.orgThis website contains extensive information and resources on falls prevention, theStop Falls Newsletter, and directions on how to join the StopFalls NetworkCalifornia.Falls Free: Promoting a National Falls Prevention Action Planhttp://www.healthyagingprograms.com/content.asp?sectionid=98This website contains the action plan developed during the Falls Free Summit, aswell as background research and related information.Fallproof! A Comprehensive Balance and Mobility Training Program by Debra J.Rose (available from Human Kinetics)http://www.humankinetics.com/products/showproduct.cfm?isbn=0736040889This evidence-based, multidimensional, practical manual provides detailedresearch and instruction on mobility and balance.Generations Winter 2002–2003 issuehttp://www.generationsjournal.org/generations/gen26-4/toc.cfmThis issue of ASA’s quarterly journal is devoted to falls and fall-related injuries.The Generations website lists the full table of contents. Back issues are alsoavailable for purchase.Home Safety Councilhttp://www.homesafetycouncil.orgThis website includes resources and research on home safety, a home assessmentchecklist, and the Safe Steps Program, a falls-prevention curriculum distributed toolder adult activity centers.National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modificationshttp://homemods.orgThis website has information and training on home modifications, including linksto home-safety checklists.
Perceptions of Risk and Sociocultural Barriers to Home Safety for Elders by JudithC. Barkerhttp://www.asaging.org/networks/NEST/max-124.cfmArticle in the spring 2005 issue of Maximizing Human Potential, the newsletter ofASA’s Network on Environments, Services, and Technologies for MaximizingIndependence.Research abstracts and articles from the Connecticut Collaboration for FallPreventionhttp://www.fallprevention.org/pages/abstracts_articles.htmThis website includes the American Geriatrics Societies Guideline for thePrevention of Falls in Older Persons.Tool Kit to Prevent Senior Fallshttp://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/toolkit/toolkit.htmThis CDC toolkit contains factsheets, informational graphics, and brochures aboutfalls prevention for older adults. There are also two books available from CDC asof 2008 : (1) Preventing falls: how to develop community-based fall preventionprogram for older adults and (2) Preventing Falls: What Works by J.A. Stevens andE.D. Sogolow.
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