Grant opportunities for Older Adult Fall Prevention
Two
grant opportunities have been announced for fall
prevention in older adults. The first is a mini-grant
from the Ohio Injury Prevention Partnership. These
grants are for up to 1,000 dollars to help prevent
falls in older adults. 2013
OIPP Mini-Grant RFP The second larger grant
was announced from the Fire/EMS to evaluate multi-factorial
falls among older adults prevention strategies
in health care settings. 2013
EMS Grant
A
Matter of Balance Training February 22 huge success
Twin
Lakes Life Enriching Community hosted A Matter
of Balance layleader training course on February
22. 12 people attended this training from 7 different
organizations around Cincinnati. If your organization
would like to host a free training, please
contact Michael Tomes Michael.Tomes@hamilton-co.org
or 513-946-7813.
PWC
Opens Whole Home Showroom
People
Working Cooperatively is a non-profit organization
that helps make critical home repairs to the underserved
and older adult population to help them stay in
their home. Just recently, PWC has expanded their
help for the older adult population and opened
Whole Home,
a showroom that displays ways for older adults
to modify their home to be able to age in place. They
offer free in home assessments for anyone in need.
Please visit their showroom located at 6543 Harrison
Avenue or display room at Northgate Mall, across
from the food court.
2011
Fall Related Injury Issue Brief
Hamilton County Public Health has released the
2011 Injury Brief titled
Falls Throughout the Years. It highlights
the increasing number of falls that are occuring
in Hamilton County. All data collected from the
brief was gathered from local hospitals and the
county coroner's office. Please use this report
as a resource to help build your case on why Fall
Prevention should be a top priority on your agency's
list.
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Resources for Family Caregivers
The
National Council on Aging (NCOA) has published
an article for family caregivers to use as a resource
when caring for an older adult. The article has
helpful links and advice for caregivers. NCOA
Article
Aging
in Place
To
view AARP Housing Policy Solutions to Support
Aging in Place click
here.
Denials
for Reimbursement
The
American Occupational Therapy Association did
a study of the barriers to reimbursement:
Analysis
of Medicare Policy in Relation to Preventing Falls
Among Older Adults .
Harry Feliciano, MD, MPH Contractor Medical
Director, Palmetto GBA is an advocate of fair
reimbursement.
Rural
Community Fall Prevention
The
NCOA reached out to a researcher who has been
developing a fall prevention toolkit for rural
populations and learned that the rural community
fall prevention toolkit is finished! It is still
being tested for efficacy and they've just about
finished the primary paper describing the development
work. Copies are available through the Kansas
Department of Health and Environment and the Regional
Institute on Aging websites. To
view the toolkit click here.
You
might also find interesting a video on falls in
farmers as part of rural fall prevention from
Dr. Deborah Reed, College of Nursing, University
of KY. To
view the video click here.
CDC's
Injury Center Announces New WISQARS™
Module: Cost of Injury
Reports
The Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Injury
Center is pleased to announce the release of the
new WISQARSTM (Web-based Injury Statistics Query
and Reporting System) Cost of Injury Reports.
The module provides cost estimates for injury
deaths, hospitalizations, and emergency department
visits where the patient was treated and released.
Researchers, the media, public health professionals,
and the public can use WISQARS™ data to learn
more about the public health and economic burden
associated with unintentional and violence-related
injury in the United States. Access
full article here.
For
more information or to access WISQARS™ visit:
www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars
Fall
Prevention Task Force Members as Guest Columnists
in Community Newspapers
Don't
Let Winter Weather Get you Down
Spruce
Up Exercise Routine, Prevent Falls with Tai Chi
Find
a Tai Chi program in your neighborhood!
Does
your Home Fit your Needs
Letter
to the Editor
Fall
Prevention Alert Allergy Medications Increases
Risk for Injury
You
Are Not Alone with the Fear of Falling
What
to do After a Fall
September
is Fall Prevention Awareness Month in Hamilton
County
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