Fall Prevention Center of Excellence

This is the official website of the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence. Our mission is to identify best practices in fall prevention and to help communities offer fall prevention programs to older people who are at risk of falling.

Check out the award-winning educational video series, The Falling Monologues!

Given a Silver Award in the 2012 National Health Information Awards, The Falling Monologues are a series of performances developed to start discussion about fall prevention. Click here for more information

The Fall Prevention Center of Excellence has created many helpful resources for those interested in fall prevention. These resources include newsletters, fact sheets, and technical assistance briefs.
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Resources for agencies building or leading coalitions created by community fall prevention coalitions previously funded by the Archstone Foundation as well as resources from the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence.
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Reducing falls is a global priority. The issue of building an infrastructure to accommodate an aging population is not unique simply to the United States. Other nations are making significant strides in fall prevention awareness and outreach.

Click Here for International Efforts

For California’s 5th annual Fall Prevention Awareness Week - September 22 – 28, 2012, coalitions, health care providers, and senior service agencies joined together to reduce falls. Click here for a report on California’s FPAW activities

FPAW Activity Ideas and Resources

Join other organizations in California in sharing fall prevention best practices and resources, taking advantage of continuing education opportunities, and working together to promote senior-friendly policies.

Enter StopFalls Network California
Fall Prevention Advocacy Toolkit

This program is made possible through the generous support of the Archstone Foundation