The Fall Prevention Project

And

HEROS^© 

Target Audiences:

About the Fall Prevention Project

Fall Prevention in Older Adults is a federally-funded grant project directed by Roberta A. Newton, Ph.D., PT, Professor of Physical Therapy and Professor of Medicine at Temple University.

The  project objective is to inform and educate the groups listed above about the causes of falls in older adults, and the assessment, rehabilitative, and health promotion measures which can be taken to reduce the risk of falls in this age group.

HEROS^© (Health, Education, Research and Outreach for Seniors) is an outgrowth of the Fall Prevention in Older Adults Project.

To meet this objective, the Fall Prevention Project and HEROS^© offers resources to each target audience group.

For the Consumer: Older Adults and Their Families

• "In-Home Safety Check" and "Check It Out"     These brochures on home safety tips, causes of falls and prevention are available in English, Spanish, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, French, Chinese and Vietnamese.  Single copies of these brochures are available without charge.  Forward your request via e-mail to (rnewton@temple.edu).  Be sure to specify which language(s) you wish and include:

§         your name

§         street address

§         city, state, zip code

• Other Resources on Fall Prevention and Aging for the Consumer

URLs of World Wide Web sites which include additional information of interest to older adults and their families about fall prevention and aging.

For Health Care Students and Practitioners, Educators and Agencies

·         On-line course: Falls in Older Adults: Causes, an Evidence Based Review is available. This is the first in a series of educational modules on falls, their assessment and reduction/prevention. Additional educational modules related to Older Adult Foot Health and Assessment are also available. Click Here then click on the Course button and select the course you would like to review.

• Fall Prevention Program Manual

This manual provides guidelines and information to assist both current and retired health care professionals in developing presentations on fall prevention for community-dwelling older adults.  Such talks, prepared using this manual, are one method to increase awareness about falls and fall prevention. 

• Balance Testing in Older Adults Video and CD ROM
  
  This videotape introduces 3 balance tests used by health care professionals to detect, rehabilitate and reduce falls in older adults.  Administration of the Timed Up & Go Test, the Multi-Directional Reach Test, and the Berg Balance Test are demonstrated and examined.  Additional details and discussion of these tests are presented in the accompanying manual "Testing Balance in Older Adults".   A single copy of the video or CD ROM is available to a facility (only one copy per facility, please) at no charge, while supplies last.
  
   
• HEROS^© Reducing Falls and Serious Injuries: Training Program Manual

This training manual is an outgrowth of the Fall Prevention Program. The intent of the manual is to assist health professional trainers and health professional trainees with knowledge and skills to provide a quick fall risk screen to community dwelling older adults, knowledge about intervention programs that have been shown to be effective, and materials to develop educational programs for community dwelling older adults.

• "In-Home Safety Check" and "Check It Out"   
  
  These consumer-oriented brochures on home safety tips, causes of falls and prevention are available in English, Spanish, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, French, Chinese and Vietnamese.  Single copies of these brochures are available without charge.  Organizations and agencies are welcome to make additional copies of these brochures for distribution to patients, their families and caregivers, provided that the content is unchanged and complete.  Space has been provided on the reverse of each brochure for a stamp or label giving your local contact information.

Forward your e-mail request for any of the above items to rnewton@temple.edu.  Be sure to specify which language(s) you wish and include:

·         your name

·         title and credentials, if appropriate

·         facility or organization name

·         street address

·         city, state, zip code

·         facility telephone number and extension

·         Other Resources on Fall Prevention and Aging for Professionals and Organizations

URLs of World Wide Web sites which include additional information of interest to individual practitioners, educators and agencies about fall prevention and aging.

The National Council on the Aging developed Falls Free: Promoting a National Falls Prevention Action Plan.  As part of the Falls Free Coalition, we support the strategies developed in this Action Plan.

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