From emily at tcaging.org Mon Aug 3 07:20:31 2009 From: emily at tcaging.org (Emily Farah-Miller) Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 07:20:31 -0500 Subject: [Fallsprevention] MNFP Listserv - Aug 3 Message-ID: <80B2A7179839464CB92F45D5F4BC8FB02AE6948A88@exch.tcaging.org> Surgeon General's Perspectives Self-Management Programs: One Way to Promote Healthy Aging For more information, please visit: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/publichealthreports/sgp124-4.pdf ------------------------ Keeping Your Balance Is Valuable, Especially as You Grow Older The Washington Post Falls among older people are common, costly and debilitating. More than one-third of people age 65 and older will fall this year. Every 18 seconds, someone in that age group is treated in a hospital emergency room for a fall-related injury, and every 35 minutes an older person dies from a fall, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Men are 49 percent more likely than women to be killed in falls. But women are much more likely to suffer nonfatal injuries or fractured bones. Women make up nearly three-quarters of the people admitted to hospitals for hip fractures, one of the most debilitating results of falls. For more information, please visit: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/30/AR2009073001968.html ------------------------ Reducing risk of hospitalization in the elderly Exercise programs focusing on muscle density could reduce disability and hospitalization Older adults who have less strength, poor physical function and low muscle density are at higher risk of being hospitalized compared to adults with more strength and better function. That's the finding of a new study in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society. For more information, please visit: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-07/w-rro072809.php ------------------------ Florida Dept of Health: Falls Leading Cause of Death for Elderly Unintentional falls remain the leading cause of injury and death for Floridians over 64 years of age and a major source of disability. According to the Florida Department of Health, in 2007 some 1,700 Floridians suffered fatal injuries from a fall and more than 53,000 required hospitalization and treatment. For more information, please visit: http://www.spacecoastmedicine.com/2009/07/florida-depart-of-health-falls-leading-cause-of-death-for-elderly.html ------------------------ Attention All Artists - develop a logo for the National Falls Free initiative Falls Free Coalition members and their colleagues are invited to participate in a contest to develop a logo for the Falls Free initiative. The logo should include the words "Falls Free" and be easily produced both in both black and white and in color. Please send submissions to Ellen Schneider at eschneider at schsr.unc.edu by Aug. 31. The winner will receive national recognition and a long-sleeve oxford shirt with the logo from NCOA's Center for Healthy Aging. ------------------------ Free Eye Care for America's Elderly EyeCare America, a public service program of the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, works to ensure that seniors have access to medical eye care. Through its Seniors EyeCare Program, eligible candidates receive a comprehensive medical eye exam and up to one year of care at no out-of-pocket cost. The Seniors EyeCare Program is designed for people who: * Are U.S. citizens or legal residents * Are age 65 and older * Have not seen an ophthalmologist in three or more years * Do not belong to an HMO or the VA To determine if you qualify for a referral through this program, call 1-800-222-EYES (3937). The helpline is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Call TODAY! For more information, please visit: http://www.eyecareamerica.org/eyecare/care/senior-eyecare.cfm ------------------------ U.S. Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee Addresses National Aging Community at n4a Conference Assistant Secretary Greenlee gave her first major address to the National Aging Services Network at the 34th Annual Conference and Tradeshow of the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) on July 21 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. During her remarks, she outlined her vision for how the country and communities must work together to help our older population and individuals with disabilities to age at home for as long as possible. To hear Assistant Secretary Greenlee's remarks, please visit the video at: http://www.aoa.gov/ ------------------------ NCOA & CVS pharmacy Prescription for Better Health National Award Winners - Webinar This webinar will highlight senior center health programming. Each session will include three mini-programs. The presenters include: Traverse City Senior Center (MI) The Amazing Race - This unique 16 week program is designed to empower your participants to make healthy lifestyle choices in their community. Weekly "challenges" are given to visit health and wellness businesses and organizations in the area where they can engage in a health or educational activities. Forging new ties between your participants, your center and the community Capital Senior Center - The Palmetto Health Lifestyle University Program - This three month lifestyle course empowers residents in a senior housing community to stay physically fit and socially engaged while overcoming barriers to chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity. Newton Senior Center (Newtonville, MA) - Fit and Balanced Brain Program (FABB) - This program makes physical fitness and brain challenge fun! Individuals set appointments to work with college student volunteers who guide them in playing "Nintendo Wii". Thursday, August 13th from 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. For more information and to register, please visit: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/schedule/display.do?udc=s2bttt8zcx2x ------------------------ Making the Case for Prevention: Tales from the Field Webcast To improve the health of communities and the general population, an array of health reformers, states and businesses alike are all looking to a range of prevention measures such as chronic disease management, alcohol and smoking cessation, and obesity programs. The hope is that these measures will also improve value and control costs. What types of prevention models are working for business and government? What impact on health have prevention programs had? Does the evidence prove that prevention can cut costs? What emphasis should be placed on community vs. clinical prevention? What improvements need to be made in public health infrastructure, workforce and training to improve prevention efforts? To discuss these recommendations and questions, the Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation sponsored a briefing and now the webcast, podcast, individual speaker videos and resource materials, including speakers' PowerPoint presentations are available online. For more information, please visit: http://allhealth.org/briefing_detail.asp?bi=157 ------------------------ Free Transform 2010 Forum-Building Communities for a Lifetime through Collaboration Pre-conference intensive of the Minnesota Age & Disabilities Odyssey WHEN: Monday, August 17, 2009, 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. LOCATION: Mayo Civic Center, 30 Civic Center Drive SE, Rochester, MN 55904 During this session we will explore in depth two cutting-edge Communities for a Lifetime initiatives in Minnesota: the Vital Aging Commission in Rochester and Olmsted County and the Nurturing Our Retired Citizens (NORC) project in St. Louis Park and Hopkins. The latest developments surrounding the 2009 Communities for a Lifetime legislation will also be discussed. Participants in this pre-conference Intensive will: gain a deeper understanding of Communities for a Lifetime core concepts; learn about the intent and implications of the 2009 Communities for a Lifetime legislation; identify the roles service providers can play in supporting and leading Communities for a Lifetime initiatives and explore the value of collaboration with local governments; and, explore concrete examples from successful Communities for a Lifetime initiatives as well as receive information on tools and resources. Registration is free but seating is limited. E-mail Peter.Spuit at state.mn.us to register for this forum or to receive further information. Please provide your name, title, organization name and contact information in your registration e-mail. For more information on the 2009 Age and Disabilities Odyssey, please visit: http://www.mnaging.org/odyssey/index.html ------------------------ The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is a vehicle for sharing information related to the Minnesota Falls Prevention Initiative, led by the MN Board on Aging in partnership with the MN Department of Human Services, MN Department of Health and numerous public and private organizations. The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is comprised of 340+ individuals throughout Minnesota, please use this resource to share information and access the expertise of those professionals subscribed to the listserv. To post to the listserv, send your message to: fallsprevention at mailman.stpaul.visi.com To subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the listserv, please visit: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/mailman/listinfo/fallsprevention Keep Minnesotans Right Side Up! Learn the easy ways we can reduce falls for Minnesotans, please visit the Minnesota Falls Prevention website at: http://www.mnfallsprevention.org/ ------------------------ Emily Farah-Miller Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging 2365 N McKnight Rd North Saint Paul, MN 55109 Phone: 651-245-2927 Fax: 651-641-8618 emily at tcaging.org www.tcaging.org www.mnfallsprevention.org Caution: This e-mail and attached documents, if any, may contain information that is protected by state or federal law. E-mail containing private or protected information should not be sent over a public (nonsecure) Internet unless it is encrypted pursuant to Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging, Inc. standards. This e-mail should be forwarded only on a strictly need-to-know basis. 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My questions is....is this the recommended program for such a venue or is the "Stand up and Be Strong" program. I see both programs are supported by the MN DHS. Any ideas!!! Karen Damberg Community Relations Coordinator VRMC Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit kxdamberg at rehabcare.com 218-391-6142 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may include proprietary or trade secret information. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of this e-mail or any attachment is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by returning it to the sender and delete this copy from your system. Thank you for your cooperation. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/pipermail/fallsprevention/attachments/20090811/0db1c75f/attachment.htm From emily at tcaging.org Mon Aug 17 07:47:23 2009 From: emily at tcaging.org (Emily Farah-Miller) Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:47:23 -0500 Subject: [Fallsprevention] MNFP Listserv - Aug 17 Message-ID: <80B2A7179839464CB92F45D5F4BC8FB02AF55CBC0B@exch.tcaging.org> Annual Rate of Nonfatal, Medically Attended Fall Injury Episodes, by Age Group --- National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2007 US Centers for Disease Control, Vol. 58, No. 31, Aug. 14, 2009 During 2007, the annual rate of nonfatal, medically attended fall injury episodes was 43 per 1,000 population. Adults aged ?75 years had higher rates of these episodes compared with persons aged <65 years. Adults aged 45--64 years had lower rates of these episodes compared with children aged <18 years and adults aged ?65 years. For more information, please visit: HTML: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5831a6.htm .pdf: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5831.pdf ------------------------ Common Drugs Can Harm Elderly Patients JAMA. 2009;302(6):614-615. Every year in the United States, tens of millions of prescriptions are dispensed and billions are spent for antithrombotic medications and acid-suppressing drugs. Both generally are considered safe and highly effective when used as indicated. But new studies add to growing evidence that elderly patients can be at particular risk of such complications as upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract bleeding from combination antithrombotic therapy or hip fracture from prolonged use of acid suppressors. For more information, please visit: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/302/6/614?home ------------------------ Seniors with weak muscles at risk for hospital stay Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 2009 Older Americans who have low strength and poor physical function are at increased risk of being hospitalized, researchers report. They advise that interventions to improve physical function, such as exercise, could help keep more vulnerable seniors out of the hospital, which would not only reduce further disability but could also save valuable health care dollars. For more information, please visit: http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2009/08/05/eline/links/20090805elin006.html ------------------------ Hip, back fractures raise risk of death Men and women who break their hip or backbone are at increased risk of dying prematurely, according to a study published this week. According to the results, about 25 percent of men and women who fracture their hip and 16 percent who fracture their spine will die over a 5-year period. For more information, please visit: http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2009/08/05/eline/links/20090805elin024.html ------------------------ Keeping Granny Safe: A Consensus on Minimum Geriatrics Competencies for Graduating Medical Students May 2009 - Volume 84 - Issue 5 - pp 604-610 The final document consists of 26 competencies nested within eight content domains: Medication Management; Self-Care Capacity; Falls, Balance and Gait Disorders; Hospital Care for Elders; Cognitive and Behavioral Disorders; Atypical Presentation of Disease; Health Care Planning and Promotion; and Palliative Care. For more information, please visit: http://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Fulltext/2009/05000/Keeping_Granny_Safe_on_July_1__A_Consensus_on.17.aspx ------------------------ Grants.Gov Web Site Offers New Feature for Information on Applying for All ARRA Federal Grants The launch of this Recovery Act feature on the homepage of Grants.gov will direct users to Recovery Act opportunities, other Recovery Act resources, upcoming Webinars and links. Working together across government to provide additional information to new grant applicants, HHS will host on behalf of Grants.gov a Webinar series on Aug. 13, 18 and 20, 2009. The Webinar sessions are targeted towards potential grant applicants. The Webinar series topics include: Introduction to Grants.gov and the Recovery Act, Finding Recovery Act Opportunities and Registration to Submit Recovery Act Opportunities. HHS is the managing partner of the cross-agency Web site, which now has information about more than 1,000 available grant programs involving all 26 federal grant-making agencies. These agencies together award more than $500 billion in grant funds annually. More information about Grants.gov is available at http://www.grants.gov http://www.whitehouse.gov/recovery/ ------------------------ Nominations Open for the 2010 Purpose Prize Honoring Older Social Innovators A program of Civic Ventures, the Purpose Prize annually provides five awards of $100,000 each to people over 60 who are working to address society's biggest challenges. To be eligible for the prize, a nominee must be at least 60 years old by the deadline of March 5, 2010 and be a legal resident of the United States (including U.S. territories). Nominees should have initiated important innovations (in a new or ongoing organization) in an encore career. "Encore careers" are those that combine personal meaning and social impact with continued work in the second half of life. Nominees must currently be working in a leadership capacity in an organization or institution (public, private, nonprofit, or for-profit) to address a major social problem in the United States or abroad. Deadline: March 5, 2010 For more information, please visit: http://www.purposeprize.org/purposeprize/timeline.cfm ------------------------ Financial Help for Service Organizations To help human service organizations facing increasing needs and dwindling funds, the Kresge Foundation is offering bridge loans of $250,000 to $500,000. The foundation has established an interest-free Community Relief Fund. Loan applicants must provide comprehensive frontline services, have been in operation for three years, and have a record of solid financial and operating performance. Nonprofit organizations and government entities are eligible. For more information, please visit: http://www.kresge.org/index.php/what/community_relief_fund/ ------------------------ The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is a vehicle for sharing information related to the Minnesota Falls Prevention Initiative, led by the MN Board on Aging in partnership with the MN Department of Human Services, MN Department of Health and numerous public and private organizations. The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is comprised of 340+ individuals throughout Minnesota, please use this resource to share information and access the expertise of those professionals subscribed to the listserv. To post to the listserv, send your message to: fallsprevention at mailman.stpaul.visi.com To subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the listserv, please visit: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/mailman/listinfo/fallsprevention Keep Minnesotans Right Side Up! Learn the easy ways we can reduce falls for Minnesotans, please visit the Minnesota Falls Prevention website at: http://www.mnfallsprevention.org/ ------------------------ Emily Farah-Miller Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging 2365 N McKnight Rd North Saint Paul, MN 55109 Phone: 651-245-2927 Fax: 651-641-8618 emily at tcaging.org www.tcaging.org www.mnfallsprevention.org Caution: This e-mail and attached documents, if any, may contain information that is protected by state or federal law. E-mail containing private or protected information should not be sent over a public (nonsecure) Internet unless it is encrypted pursuant to Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging, Inc. standards. This e-mail should be forwarded only on a strictly need-to-know basis. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (1) notify the sender immediately, (2) do not forward the message, (3) do not print the message and (4) erase the message from your system. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/pipermail/fallsprevention/attachments/20090817/ecab5faf/attachment-0001.htm From emily at tcaging.org Mon Aug 24 07:39:22 2009 From: emily at tcaging.org (Emily Farah-Miller) Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:39:22 -0500 Subject: [Fallsprevention] MNFP Listserv - Aug 24 Message-ID: <80B2A7179839464CB92F45D5F4BC8FB02AF55CBC33@exch.tcaging.org> New health care delivery model improves outcomes, saves money A team approach to preventive healthcare delivery for older adults developed by researchers from Indiana University and the Regenstrief Institute improves health and quality of life, decreased emergency department visits and lowered hospital admission rates. By the second year the new model saved money for the sickest (those with three to four chronic diseases), and in the third year, a year after the home-based intervention ended, it saved even more. The cost analysis of the home-based program appears in the August 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS). In a previous study published in the Dec. 12, 2007, issue of the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) the researchers reported their success in improving both quality of care and health-related quality of life measures while reducing emergency department use. Hospital admissions were reduced in the second year of the program for those at high risk of hospitalization. Geriatric Resources for Assessment and Care of Elders (GRACE) was developed by researchers from the IU School of Medicine, the IU Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute to involve seniors and their primary care physicians in a program to optimize health and functional status, and to decrease high-cost emergency department visits and hospital admissions. For more information, please visit: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-08/iu-awg081109.php ------------------------ Certain Drugs May Increase Risk Of Falling Findings from a 4-year study conducted in France suggest the risk of falling is 1.4 times greater among elderly men and women taking a long-acting benzodiazepine, compared with age-matched men and women not using this type of anti-anxiety medication. For more information, please visit: http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2009/08/06/eline/links/20090806elin005.html ------------------------ Risk for Hip or Femur Fracture Doubled in Stroke Patients Fall prevention programs, bone mineral density measurements and medicines to strengthen bones may be necessary to minimize hip fractures in the elderly both during and after stroke rehabilitation, de Vries said. Management strategies should include further evaluation of other risk factors for fracture. "According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, almost 300,000 persons sustain a hip fracture in the United States each year," he said. "Roughly 60,000 of these patients, or 20 percent, die within a year of their fracture." For more information, please visit: http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=797 ------------------------ Prevention of falls (acute care). Health care protocol. Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI). Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2008 Mar. 26 For more information, please visit: http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=13697&nbr=7031&ss=6&xl=999 ------------------------ U.S. Hospitalizations Involving Osteoporosis and Injury, 2006 The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief, entitled "U.S. Hospitalizations Involving Osteoporosis and Injury, 2006." For more information, please visit: http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb76.pdf ------------------------ Growing Smarter, Living Healthier The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Aging initiative will soon be releasing a new publication, "Growing Smarter, Living Healthier: A Guide to Smart Growth and Active Aging." It is intended for older adults who are interested in how our communities work and how we might help them become more age-friendly. The guidebook addresses the basic principles of neighborhood design and why community design matters and how becoming involved in community's decisions about growth can make it a better place to live. To place your order for a copy of this document, please visit: http://www.epa.gov/aging/resources/factsheets/order.htm ------------------------ Life expectancy in Minnesota varies by region MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS REPORT August 2009 For more information, please visit: http://server.admin.state.mn.us/resource.html?Id=24641 ------------------------ Making Home a Safer Place, Affordably While home might be cozier and cheaper than a residential center, it's not always safer. Every year in this country about 7,000 elderly people die in home-related accidents, and millions are seriously injured. Falls are the leading cause of injuries, but the elderly are also at risk for being burned by the stove, scalded by hot water or drowning in the tub. For more information, please visit: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/health/18patient.html?_r=2 ------------------------ Generations Online in 2009 According to this report, by Pew Internet and American Life Project, older generations use the internet less for socializing and entertainment and more as a tool for information searches, emailing, and buying products. In particular, older internet users are significantly more likely than younger generations to look online for health information. Health questions drive internet users age 73 and older to the internet just as frequently as they drive Generation Y users. Researching health information is the third most popular online activity with the most senior age group, after email and online search. Internet users ages 33-72 are also significantly more likely than younger users to visit government websites in search of information. View report: http://www.pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2009/PIP_Generations_2009.pdf Other research on seniors' use of technology: http://www.pewinternet.org/topics/Seniors.aspx ------------------------ Home Depot Building Healthy Communities grant program is open Deadline: September 15 Grants up to $2,500 in the form of a Home Depot gift card are available to registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, public schools or tax-exempt public service agencies in the U.S. that are using volunteers to improve the physical health of their community. Grants are for community improvement projects that include activities such as construction or refurbishment of affordable or transitional housing, building, rebuilding, painting, refurbishing, increasing energy efficiency or sustainability, landscaping, planting of native trees, community facility improvements and the development and/or improvement of green spaces. Award recipients will be notified by October 15. Apply for the Home Depot grant program ------------------------ The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is a vehicle for sharing information related to the Minnesota Falls Prevention Initiative, led by the MN Board on Aging in partnership with the MN Department of Human Services, MN Department of Health and numerous public and private organizations. The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is comprised of 350 individuals throughout Minnesota, please use this resource to share information and access the expertise of those professionals subscribed to the listserv. To post to the listserv, send your message to: fallsprevention at mailman.stpaul.visi.com To subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the listserv, please visit: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/mailman/listinfo/fallsprevention Keep Minnesotans Right Side Up! Learn the easy ways we can reduce falls for Minnesotans, please visit the Minnesota Falls Prevention website at: http://www.mnfallsprevention.org/ ------------------------ Emily Farah-Miller Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging 2365 N McKnight Rd North Saint Paul, MN 55109 Phone: 651-245-2927 Fax: 651-641-8618 emily at tcaging.org www.tcaging.org www.mnfallsprevention.org Caution: This e-mail and attached documents, if any, may contain information that is protected by state or federal law. E-mail containing private or protected information should not be sent over a public (nonsecure) Internet unless it is encrypted pursuant to Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging, Inc. standards. This e-mail should be forwarded only on a strictly need-to-know basis. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (1) notify the sender immediately, (2) do not forward the message, (3) do not print the message and (4) erase the message from your system. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/pipermail/fallsprevention/attachments/20090824/f4df74e7/attachment-0001.htm From kgjerde at gmail.com Mon Aug 24 18:53:16 2009 From: kgjerde at gmail.com (Kris Gjerde) Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:53:16 -0500 Subject: [Fallsprevention] question In-Reply-To: <74E865C476C7CE4F8DCDB82F21A7343EAFF5B84A84@PDEXCCRCL1.rehabcare.com> References: <74E865C476C7CE4F8DCDB82F21A7343EAFF5B84A84@PDEXCCRCL1.rehabcare.com> Message-ID: <000801ca2516$0e278660$2a769320$@com> Karen, I did not hear back from you after I left a phone message, so I am hoping that you obtained your answer. There are many programs that you can do to encourage health aging. Most people want to know how they can improve the skills that they have, but they do not want to be reminded that they have lost any. I really like the program of Stand Up & Be Strong because it is active and engages people. The material on the falls prevention site also provides wonderful information for the public. You might print the materials and provide hand outs. The most important thing is to be positive and provide methods for individuals to take positive independent action. Kristine Gjerde Physical Therapist Consultant 651-334-5622 From: fallsprevention-bounces at mailman.stpaul.visi.com [mailto:fallsprevention-bounces at mailman.stpaul.visi.com] On Behalf Of Karen Damberg Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 11:20 AM To: fallsprevention at mailman.stpaul.visi.com Subject: [Fallsprevention] question Hi, I am the Admissions and Community Relations Coordinator for Virginia Regional Medical Centers Acute RehabCare Unit. I am planning on doing some inservices at local Independent living centers, assisted living centers and Sr. centers regarding falls prevention. My questions is....is this the recommended program for such a venue or is the "Stand up and Be Strong" program. I see both programs are supported by the MN DHS. Any ideas!!! 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URL: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/pipermail/fallsprevention/attachments/20090824/b34a2952/attachment.htm From emily at tcaging.org Mon Aug 31 07:31:10 2009 From: emily at tcaging.org (Emily Farah-Miller) Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:31:10 -0500 Subject: [Fallsprevention] MNFP Listserv Aug 31 Message-ID: <80B2A7179839464CB92F45D5F4BC8FB02AF55CBC76@exch.tcaging.org> Minnesota Falls Prevention Website Wins National Innovation Award For more information, please visit: http://www.mnfallsprevention.org/ ------------------------ National Falls Prevention Awareness Day, Sept. 22 National Falls Prevention Awareness Day is September 22, the first day of fall. The National Council on Aging has ideas and resources on-line to help communities plan events. For more information, please visit: http://www.healthyagingprograms.org/content.asp?sectionid=149 ------------------------ Network Development Planning Grant Program The planning grants are to be used to develop a formal network with the purpose of improving the coordination of health services in rural communities and strengthening the rural health care system as a whole. Existing networks that seek to expand services or expand their service area are not eligible to apply. For more information, please visit: http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/funding/networkplanning.htm ------------------------ Physical Activity Best Practices for Older Adults This California-based Health Trust report outlines best practices and guidelines for older adult physical activity and lists a number of best practice programs. Approximately one-third of older adults fall each year, and 30 percent of falls result in injuries that require medical treatment. Falls are the leading cause of injuries among older adults, and regular physical activity incorporating balance and strength building can significantly reduce falls among older adults. For more information, please visit: http://www.healthtrust.org/pdf/WellnessbyDesignCompendium-HealthTrust.pdf ------------------------ Community-Based Self-Management Programs Self-management programs help individuals gain self-confidence in their ability to control symptoms and manage the progression of several long-term and chronic age-related illnesses. Galson points out that programs such as Stanford University School of Medicine's Chronic Disease Self-Management Program and Senior Services of Seattle's Enhance Fitness program significantly increase the self-confidence of older adults when it comes to their health and managing their chronic illnesses. He also indicates there is a critical need to provide diabetes self-management training (DSMT) to Medicare beneficiaries. HHS's Administration on Aging is working to implement Stanford's DSMT program in a number of community-based settings. For more information, please visit: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/publichealthreports/sgp124-4.pdf ------------------------ Program Offers Free Medicare Diabetes Screening NCOA is partnering with the Medicare Diabetes Screening Project (MDSP) to educate older adults about Medicare's free diabetes screening benefit. Through Diabetes Screening: Medicare Benefits for Better Health, NCOA will reach out to leaders of organizations, agencies, and companies that serve older adults to educate them about the benefit and encourage them to make presentations and distribute information to older adults. The program offers a comprehensive kit of materials, including presentations. NCOA and MDSP also are planning "train-the-trainer" sessions in Illinois and Florida later this year to educate organizations about the program. For more information, please visit: http://www.ncoa.org/content.cfm?sectionID=65&detail=2865 http://www.screenfordiabetes.org/ ------------------------ Health Characteristics of Older Adults The Division of Health Interview Statistics (DHIS) of the National Center for Health Statistics has released the Health Characteristics of Adults Aged 55 Years and Over: United States, 2004-2007. The report highlights assessed health status; selected chronic conditions; physical and social functional limitations; utilization of health services; and personal health behaviors including cigarette smoking, leisure-time physical activity, body weight, and hours of sleep. The report notes that prevalence rates for fair or poor health status increase with advancing age and that poor adults with Medicaid coverage are the most disadvantaged in terms of health status. For more information, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr016.pdf ------------------------ Hip And Back Fractures Increase Mortality Rates In Older Adults If you are 50 or older and you break your hip, you have a one in four chance of dying within five years. Break your back, and you have a one in six chance of dying that soon, says a McMaster University study. The research, to be published August 4 in the online edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), has found that approximately 25 per cent of men and women who develop hip fractures and 16 per cent of people who develop spine factures will die over a five-year period. For more information, please visit: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-08/mu-hab072809.php ------------------------ Study Finds Steady Drop in Hip Fracture Rates, but Reasons Are Unclear Rates of hip fractures, an often devastating consequence of osteoporosis, have been steadily falling for two decades in Canada, a new study finds. And a similar trend occurred in the United States, researchers found. But it is not clear why. Drugs that slow the rate of bone loss may be part of the reason, but they cannot be the entire explanation, osteoporosis researchers say. And although experts can point to other possible factors - like fall prevention efforts and a heavier population - the declining rates remain a medical mystery. For more information, please visit: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/health/26hips.html ------------------------ The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability offers information and resources to help people with disabilities and chronic conditions become physically active. Materials include: Exercise Guidelines for People with Disabilities Fall Injury Prevention and Exercise First Steps to Active Health: Balance and Flexibility Exercises for Older Adults Walk Your Way to Fitness Video What Is a Pedometer and How Can I Benefit from Using One? For more information, please visit: http://www.ncpad.org/ ------------------------ The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is a vehicle for sharing information related to the Minnesota Falls Prevention Initiative, led by the MN Board on Aging in partnership with the MN Department of Human Services, MN Department of Health and numerous public and private organizations. The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is comprised of 350+ individuals throughout Minnesota, please use this resource to share information and access the expertise of those professionals subscribed to the listserv. To post to the listserv, send your message to: fallsprevention at mailman.stpaul.visi.com To subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the listserv, please visit: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/mailman/listinfo/fallsprevention Keep Minnesotans Right Side Up! Learn the easy ways we can reduce falls for Minnesotans, please visit the Minnesota Falls Prevention website at: http://www.mnfallsprevention.org/ ------------------------ Emily Farah-Miller Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging 2365 N McKnight Rd North Saint Paul, MN 55109 Phone: 651-245-2927 Fax: 651-641-8618 emily at tcaging.org www.tcaging.org www.mnfallsprevention.org Caution: This e-mail and attached documents, if any, may contain information that is protected by state or federal law. 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