Using Your Brain to Prevent Falls

Iowa Falls Prevention Grants

Carlene Russell Department on Aging

Maggie FergusonIowa Department Of Public Health

Iowa Fall Prevention Grant

Administration for Community Living/Administration on Aging - PPHF HHS

– 2014-2016 Iowa Department on Aging

– 2016-2018 Iowa Department of Public Health

Goals

Increase number of older adults and adults with disabilities participating in EB fall prevention programs

Embed EB fall prevention programs into an integrated, sustainable network

Partners

IDA and IDPH (Brain Injury & Disability Program)

Iowa Association of Area Agencies on Aging

YMCA of Greater Des Moines

Iowa Falls Prevention Coalition

Iowa Health Care Collaborative

Des Moines Fire Department

Many program leaders across the state

Evidence Based Fall Prevention Programs

Matter of Balance

Stepping On

Tai Chi for Arthritis

Otago

Increase Awareness

Fall Prevention Symposium Webinars Presentations Exhibits Fall Prevention Awareness Day On-line repository

– https://www.lifelonglinks.org/– http://idph.iowa.gov/falls-prevention

Videos– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU7eRXQtJMg

Using Your Brain to

Prevent Falls

Center for Healthy Aging Annual Meeting

May 23, 2018

Iowa by the Numbers

Falls are the #1 cause of TBI in Iowa

and nationally.

Supporting Falls Prevention Awareness in

the Community

• Sponsor Falls Prevention

Symposium

• Print and disseminate brochures

and fact sheets

• Partnered with HyVee Pharmacies

to distribute falls prevention

information and provide

medication reviews

State Brain Injury Programs

55 Brain Injury State Programs (including Washington D.C. and U.S. territories)

Many states have a brain injury advisory council

To find the contact for your area: https://www.nashia.org/StatePrograms.asp

Questions?

Maggie Ferguson

Brain Injury & Disability Program Manager

Maggie.Ferguson@idph.iowa.gov

(515) 281-8465

Carlene Russell

Health & Wellness Officer

Carlene.Russell@iowa.gov

(515) 725-3330