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Follow up of Fallers - Hunter New England Area Health Service
This program aims to increase the uptake of falls prevention strategies for older people through phone follow ups within a week of discharge from the emergency department.

Date published: 27 Jan 2010

Central Sydney Tai Chi trial - Sydney South West Area Health Service
Despite high levels of understanding of risk factors for falling, there are few evidence-based population-wide interventions to prevent falls.

Date published: 27 Jan 2010

HIP HOP: Exercise class for adults following fractured neck of femur - Greater Western Area Health Service
This project aimed to review an exercise class for clients following a fractured NOF. The goals were to improve function post-op and address pre-morbid falls risk factors.

Date published: 21 Jan 2010

Reducing the Incidence of Falls in Residential Aged Care - North Coast Area Health Service
An ongoing program to reduce the incidence of falls through identifying balance, mobility and strength problems in residents and tailoring individual programs to address these.

Date published: 25 Jan 2010

Move to Improve - Sydney South West Area Health Service
Implementation of a falls prevention and exercise promotion program for patients with neurological conditions.

Date published: 08 Dec 2009

Physical Activity Leaders Network - Greater Southern Area Health Service
The Physical Activity Leaders Network (PALN) is a support strategy designed to train and support community volunteers to deliver effective fall-safe physical activity classes in areas with low population density.

Date published: 03 Dec 2009

Falls Prevention - NSW Health
The Bega Valley Community Health Centre has established a program based on evidence based research that indicates a multidisciplinary approaches encompassing comprehensive identification of falls risks, assessment and targeted intervention can reduce falls and falls injury rates.

Date published: 12 Jul 2007

Pioneering a Falls Prevention Program in the Patient's Home - Trist, Amanda
This presentation gives an overview of a multidisciplinary, home based, falls prevention program.

Date published: 07 Nov 2008

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Networks

web icon Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Falls Prevention Guidelines  

web icon Fall-related hospitalisations among older people: sociocultural and regional aspects  Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

 

web icon Clincal Excellence Commission Falls Prevention Program

web icon NSW Falls Prevention Network 

NSW Falls Network
web icon Falls Prevention in Victoria  
web icon Falls SA  
web icon WA Falls Prevention Health Network WA Falls Pevention Health Network
 
 
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