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Resource List:
Falls Injury Prevention - January 2009
A listing of useful websites, programs, books/guides, audio visual resources and reports. Each listing outlines the relevant content.
Falls Injury Prevention: Resource List - January 2009 (PDF)
Guideline documents:
Active Independent Aging: a community guide for falls prevention and active living.
108 page guide produced by the Community Health Research Unit, University of Ottawa and the City of Ottawa Public Health and Long-Term Care Branch, 2004.
This guide is for anyone who works with older adults who live independently in the community. This is NOT intended for frail older adults. Resources for frail older adults are listed in Section 11: Resources of this guide.
Active Independent Aging - Community Guide (PDF)
Checklists:
Walkability Checklist
This 11 page resource taken from the Active Independent Aging report provides checklists to assess the safety and walkability of neighbourhood walking routes.
Walkability Checklist (PDF)
Top 10 Tips
This poster offers ten practical ways to reduce your chance of having a fall.
Top 10 Tips For Reducing Falls (PDF)
Reports and Research:
Report on Seniors’ Falls in Canada, Division of Aging and Seniors, Public Health Agency of Canada, 2005.
This 65 page report provides information to support continued research and action to prevent falls and injuries among seniors in Canada.
Report on Senior's Falls in Canada (PDF)
Prevention of Falls and Injuries Among the Elderly: A special report from the office of the Provincial Health Officer, January 2004.
This 96 page report identifies unintentional injury as a major public health problem in BC and Canada; an aging population =more falls. The Injury Prevention and Evaluation Cycle (IPEC) framework is presented.
Prevention of Falls and Injuries Among the Elderly (PDF)
A Review of the Literature on Best Practices in Falls Prevention for Residents of Long-term Care Facilities, by Vicky Scott, Meghan Donaldson, Elaine Gallagher, University of Victoria, School of Nursing, September 2003.
Best Practices Literature Review in Falls Prevention
in LTC Facilities (PDF)
Hip Protectors and Community –Living Seniors: A review of the Literature, by Dr. Heidi Sveistrup, Donna Lockett, University of Ottawa, Tools for Living Well Project, October 2003.
Hip Protectors and Community Literature Review (PDF)
Inventory of Fall Prevention Initiatives in Canada-2005. Division of Aging and Seniors, Public Health Agency of Canada.
A listing by province builds on the work previously commissioned by the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors.
Inventory of Fall Prevention Initiatives in Canada 2005 (PDF)
Inventory of Canadian Programs for the Prevention of Falls & Falls-related Injuries Among Seniors Living in the Community, 2001. Prepared by the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors.
Inventory of Canadian Fall Prevention Programs 2001 (PDF)
Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries in the Older Adult, Nursing Best Practice Guideline, Revised March 2005. Prepared by the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, these guidelines provide resources necessary for the support of evidence-based nursing practice.
Nursing Best Practice Guidelines - 2005 (PDF)
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