Primary Health Care - Are you afraid to fall?

Posted Le 3 juillet 2018

I'm researching if any similar programs that I recently saw in the New York Times exists in Canada. See article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/world/europe/netherlands-falling-elderly.html

I've been in contact with the physiotherapist in the Netherlands and they are in the process of translating the 2 day course they offer to physios into English but it's an in person course! No budget to send one of us to do that :)

Is anyone aware of a similar type course/session/program offered in Canada that is publically funded? We are hoping to create a series or session that incorporates teaching folks how to fall safely and get up and exercises or obstacle course to improve dynamic and functional balance. This would be more preventative based and falls within services offered in a Primary Health Care setting with a focus on learning self-management skills to improve overall health and wellness.