From emily at tcaging.org Mon Jan 5 07:03:07 2009 From: emily at tcaging.org (Emily Farah-Miller) Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 07:03:07 -0600 Subject: [Fallsprevention] MNFP Listserv - Jan 5 Message-ID: <80B2A7179839464CB92F45D5F4BC8FB02A9ED91390@exch.tcaging.org> The best exercise programs benefit the elderly Older adults who regularly take part in top-rated, low-cost physical activity programs offered by their local senior center or YMCA can see noticeable improvement in physical functioning and lower their risk of becoming disabled, research shows. For more information, please visit: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_72831.html ======================== Balance exercises reduce seniors' risk of falling Combined findings from multiple studies indicate that exercise programs, especially those that include balance training, do reduce falls among elderly people. For more information, please visit: http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2008/12/18/eline/links/20081218elin001.html ======================== Millions of older adults take at least 5 remedies, many in dangerous combinations, study finds At least 2 million older Americans are taking a combination of drugs or supplements that can be a risky mix - from blood thinners and cholesterol pills to aspirin and ginkgo capsules - a new study warns. Among older men, the numbers are particularly alarming - one in 10 are taking potentially harmful combinations, according to the study. For more information, please visit: http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/36678334.html ======================== 2006 BRFSS Chronic Disease and the Environment Data Now Available The CDC's Behavioral Surveillance Branch in the Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion, is pleased to announce the release of the 2006 BRFSS data (the most recent available) on Chronic Disease and the Environment. The online Chronic Disease and the Environment datasets combine BRFSS data with environmental information available from other sources, such as the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Geological Survey, and state and local monitoring networks, to compare measures of environmental quality and chronic disease. For more information, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/cde/index.htm ======================== Minnesota Geriatric Care Conference, March 25, 2009 The 26th Annual MN Geriatric Care Conference is designed to update clinical knowledge and skills of those who care for older adults in a variety of settings including the community, hospitals, long-term care, offices, and others. The themes to be addressed are prevention, management of behaviors, and maintaining independence. Innovations that can be used across the spectrum of care will be highlighted, such as keeping the elderly at home longer and ways to address challenging behaviors. For more information, please visit: http://www.mayoclinic.org/jobs-nursing-rst/calendarconf.html ======================== '09 Aging Policy Summit Registration Opens Vision for the Future -A look beyond the financial challenges of the 2009 legislative session -Exploring how Minnesota can affirmatively respond to the coming demographic age wave of senior citizens as the Baby Boomers begin to retire -Audience participation sought to help shape legislative proposals for 2009 session The summit will be held Tuesday, Jan. 13, from 8-noon at the Wilder Center Auditorium. For more information, please visit: http://www.mnlcoa.org/index.html or Vital Aging Network http://vital-aging-network.org/Forums/19/Aging_Policy_Summit.html. ======================== Preventive Health Guides for Spanish-Speakers over 50 Two new checklists to help Spanish-speaking men and women over the age of 50 decide which preventive medical tests they need and when they need to get them are now available from AHRQ and AARP. An accompanying wall chart that can be posted in both clinical and community settings, Seguir sanos despu?s de los 50, also provides information about recommended preventive services. The wall chart and checklists, Mujeres: sigan sanas despu?s de los 50 and Hombres:sigan sanos despu?s de los 50, show at a glance the evidence-based recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force regarding screening tests, preventive medicines, and healthy lifestyle behaviors for people 50 and older. Both checklists also provide numerous health tips, such as eating a healthy diet and exercising. The English-language versions, Men: Stay Healthy at 50+, Your Checklists for Health and Women: Stay Healthy at 50+, Your Checklists for Health, also are available. The Staying Healthy at 50+ timeline wall chart is also available. All four checklists and the two wall charts are available by sending an e-mail to ahrqpubs at ahrq.hhs.gov ======================== Invitation to Become a Physical Activity Guidelines Supporter The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) invites organizations to sign up to become a Physical Activity Guidelines Supporter. By signing up as a Supporter, you receive the following: a toolkit with resources to encourage physical activity according to the Guidelines; a Physical Activity Guidelines Supporter Network where you'll learn from and connect with professionals representing more than 1,000 organizations. Launch date: January 6, 2009 at 2:00 - 3:00 pm by conference call. More information about the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans materials are available online at http://www.health.gov/paguidelines/. To sign up as a Supporter, visit the Web site and go to: http://www.health.gov/paguidelines/signUpForm.aspx. ======================== 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 300+ 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 Senior LinkAge Line(tm) 1-800-333-2433 Helping elders age successfully in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington Counties. Caution: This e-mail and attached documents, if any, may contain information that is protected by state or federal law. 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URL: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/pipermail/fallsprevention/attachments/20090105/b4205787/attachment-0001.htm From gary at acsmobility.net Tue Jan 6 14:05:46 2009 From: gary at acsmobility.net (Gary Hines) Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:05:46 -0600 Subject: [Fallsprevention] Falls Prevention class Message-ID: <20090106200603.686A62A6205@corb.stpaul.visi.com> American Medical Mobility (a St. Paul Medical Equipment provider) offers a no-cost, 1-hr program on fall prevention for groups of seniors. The program is presented, on request, to Senior Activity Centers, Assisted Living facilities, churches or any other setting where groups of seniors would benefit. For an outline of the program, or for more information, contact: Dr. Gary Hines Client Services Director American Medical Mobility, Inc. Mail: 2493 West 7th Street St. Paul, MN 55116 Phone: (651) 224-3547 email: gary at acsmobility.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/pipermail/fallsprevention/attachments/20090116/3e4a6c08/attachment.htm From emily at tcaging.org Fri Jan 23 07:15:25 2009 From: emily at tcaging.org (Emily Farah-Miller) Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:15:25 -0600 Subject: [Fallsprevention] MNFP Listserv - Jan 23 Message-ID: <80B2A7179839464CB92F45D5F4BC8FB02A9ED914B1@exch.tcaging.org> Anyone Can Fall to air on ECHO TV The MN Falls Prevention Initiative partnered with TPT to produce "Anyone Can Fall." The program will be aired in six languages: Hmong, Khmer, Lao, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese. The program will also be open-captioned in English. February 15 & 22 (Sundays 8:00pm) March 21 & 28 (Saturdays 11:00pm) For more information on ECHO TV, please visit: http://www.echominnesota.org/ ------------------------ Toward An Injury-Free & Violence-Free Minnesota: A Plan for 2010 Minnesota Department of Health For more information, please visit: http://www.health.state.mn.us/injury/docs/InjuryPlan2008.pdf ------------------------ MSSA 1st Annual Northwest District Conference, Moorhead MSSA is currently accepting proposals for workshops to be offered over the two day conference June 17-18. If you or someone you know is interested in presenting, please complete the call for presentation available online. For more information, please visit: http://www.mnssa.org/2009NWCall.pdf ------------------------ Symposium on Engaging Baby Boomers as Volunteers, St. Cloud January 27, 2009 For more information, please visit: http://www.mavanetwork.org/word_docs_08/BabyBoomer-Symposium.pdf ------------------------ AWARDS FOR PEOPLE OVER AGE 60 WHO'VE ADDRESSED MAJOR SOCIAL PROBLEM IN CAREER The Purpose Prize provides five awards of $100,000 each to people over the age of 60 who are working to address society's biggest challenges. To be eligible for the prize, nominees must be at least 60 years old (by the deadline of March 5, 2009) and be a legal resident of the United States (including its territories). Nominees should have initiated important innovations as part of an encore career and should be currently working in a leadership capacity in an organization or institution (public, private, nonprofit, or for-profit) to address a major social problem in the U.S. or abroad. Nominees should have demonstrated recent creativity and leadership, with the promise of more to come. Elected officials are not eligible for the prize. Individuals working in faith-based service organizations that have a broader social mission are eligible and encouraged to apply, but the purpose of their project cannot be strictly religious or sectarian. Self-nominations are accepted. For more information, please visit: http://www.purposeprize.org/index.cfm ------------------------ Building Bridges: Making a Difference in Long-Term Care The Commonwealth Fund and AcademyHealth are holding a competition for the preparation of a paper comprising an overview and synthesis of an important topic in long-term care. Applications may be submitted from December 1, 2008 through February 1, 2009. The author of the selected paper will be awarded $5000 (plus travel reimbursement) for its preparation and presentation at a colloquium on June 27, 2009 in Chicago, IL. The paper should be suitable for subsequent publication. For more information, please visit: www.academyhealth.org/ltc/2009/colloquium/callforpapers.htm ------------------------ John Heinz Senate Fellowship The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program is a unique opportunity for professionals in health and aging to receive the experience and skills necessary to make a positive contribution to the development and implementation of health policies that affect older Americans. The nine-to-12-month Program offers fellows the opportunity to participate in a residential track or a non-residential track. Deadline: April 15, 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.healthandagingpolicy.org/ ------------------------ Fellows Opportunity with the American Nurses Association The Health and Aging Policy Fellows has announced they are accepting applications for two policy fellowships for 2009-2010. The program is open to physicians, nurses and social workers at all career stages (early, mid, and late) with a demonstrated commitment to health and aging issues and a desire to be involved in health policy at the federal, state or local level. Other professionals with clinical backgrounds (e.g., pharmacists, dentists, clinical psychologists) working in the field of health and aging are also eligible to apply. Under special circumstances, exceptions may be made for non-clinicians who are in positions that can impact health policy for older Americans at a clinical level. Deadline: April 15, 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.nursingworld.org/HomepageCategory/NursingInsider/Health-Aging-Policy-Fellows-Fellowship-Opportunities.aspx ------------------------ 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 300+ 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 Senior LinkAge Line(tm) 1-800-333-2433 Helping elders age successfully in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington Counties. 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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