Awesome fall prevention videos you can use for fall prevention month. A big shout out to Ottawa public health! I really like Preventing falls is easier than standing on your head.

Posted Le 18 septembre 2015

Taking Care of My Health: Falls prevention video campaign
One in four seniors fall each year. It is estimated that there are 200,000 annual visits to Ottawa emergency rooms related to falls, most of which involve older adults (Burden of Injury, 2010). Most falls are preventable.

Ottawa Public Health’s “Taking Care of My Health” Falls Prevention video campaign was created to increase public awareness of falls in older adults and encourage healthy and safe behaviours to reduce this risk.

The following videos identify 4 key behaviours in relation to prevention falls among older adults.

Video 1: Preventing falls is easier than standing on your head

Video 2 : Prevent falls – make your home safe

Video 3 : Eating for healthy bones

Video 4 : Report ALL falls
Follow this link: http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/public-health/healthy-living/injury-prevention/fall-prevention-older-adults#taking-care-my-health-falls-prevention-video-campaign 
Share on facebook, put a link on your website, show them at conferences, share this with your GP office so they run them on their TV's in waiting rooms...what else can you do?