Extension
It Starts With Us
| 2012 - Stand Up to Falling | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2012.1) | 113 |
Number of participants who improved fall prevention knowledge and skills to help reduce the risk of falling |
| 2012.2) | 0 |
Number of participants reporting intent to implement one or more strategies to reduce the risk of falling (such as protecting vision, reviewing medications, increase physical activity, necessary home modifications) |
| 2012.3) | 0 |
Number of participants who took action to protect their vision to reduce the risk of falling |
| 2012.4) | 46 |
Number of participants who took action to reduce their risk of falling at home through home modification |
| 2012.5) | 0 |
Number of participants who reviewed their medications with a health care professional to reduce the risk of falling |
| 2012.6) | 50 |
Number of participants who increased physical activity to reduce the risk of falling |
Author: Diane Mason
Major Program: Stand Up to Falling
Falls are painful, common, and costly. But proven community-based fall prevention programs demonstrate positive change in both knowledge and behavior (National Council on Aging, 2016). Fall prevention programs have the potential to save an estimated $18-21,000 in health care costs per person, in cases involving a fatality or hospitalization. Boone County Cooperative Extension presented a one-time “Stand Up to Falling” program to more than 100 aging adults as part of the Cooperat
