Community Links
– Preventing Falls Together

The purpose of Preventing Falls Together is to increase the capacity of organizations that work with seniors to incorporate falls prevention strategies into their day-to-day work, with the goal of reducing the rate of falling among seniors and veterans. The project was originally funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada and Veterans Affairs Canada, and sponsored by Community Links. The program is now funded by the Nova Scotia Department of Health Promotion and Protection.

Between 2002 and 2004, Horizons coordinated all project activities, including:

• Partnership development at the provincial and regional level, including the development of regional coalitions across the province;
• Supporting the work of the intersectoral provincial Steering Committee (comprised of over 20 government and not-for-profit agencies) and its working groups and management committee;
• Coordinating the development of Preventing Falls Together: A Population Health Tool Kit, a comprehensive resource of falls prevention strategies and tools;
• Orientating provincial partners and regional coalitions to the Tool Kit;
• Coordinating meetings of Atlantic falls prevention partners;
• Acting as spokesperson for the project, including media interviews, press releases, conference, and workshop presentations (e.g., the 2003 Canadian Association on Gerontology National Scientific and Educational Meeting; and the 2003 Atlantic Coordinating Committee on Crime Prevention and Community Safety Conference);
• Facilitating the hiring of a permanent coordinator once funding was secured for the ongoing program; and
• Continuing to offer Tool Kit orientation workshops on an as needed basis.

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