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Engaging community organizations in falls prevention for older adults: Moving from research to action

Abstract

ObjectivesFalls prevention (FP) evidence abounds but falls rates remain relatively unaffected. This study aimed to explore community service providers’ use of evidence-based FP interventions, attitudes toward implementation, knowledge and capacity for FP engagement, collaboration in FP, and organizational readiness to implement evidence. To our knowledge, this is the first study exploring the potential for broader integration of FP throughout …

Authors

Markle-Reid MF; Dykeman CS; Reimer HD; Boratto LJ; Goodall CE; McGugan JL

Journal

Canadian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 106, No. 4, pp. e189–e196

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

May 2015

DOI

10.17269/cjph.106.4776

ISSN

0008-4263