From emily at tcaging.org Mon Mar 2 07:26:30 2009 From: emily at tcaging.org (Emily Farah-Miller) Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 07:26:30 -0600 Subject: [Fallsprevention] MNFP Listserv - March 2 Message-ID: <80B2A7179839464CB92F45D5F4BC8FB02AB221023B@exch.tcaging.org> Minnesota Gerontological Society Annual Conference Friday April 24, 2009 7:30 AM - 3:15 PM Earle Brown Heritage Center - Brooklyn Center Theme: Bridging the Gap: Driving Research to Practice There is a strong need to bring better understanding of the benefits of research to the practice community and to increase understanding of practice issues to inform the research community. Practitioners are incorporating evidence-based programs in their service delivery models, and are being strongly encouraged or required to do so by funders. In today's financial environment, all organizations have a responsibility to be fiscally and professionally responsible in using scarce resources for the best outcomes. More effective services, grounded in scientific research, result from rigorously tested, evidence-based methods. For more information, please visit: http://www.mngero.org/ ------------------------ Foundation Center The Foundation Center's mission is to strengthen the nonprofit sector by advancing knowledge about U.S. philanthropy. For more information, please visit: http://foundationcenter.org/ ------------------------ Nonprofits Assistance Fund Throughout the year, Nonprofits Assistance Fund offers financial management training workshops in the Twin Cities metro area and around the state of Minnesota. These practical and affordable workshops cover a wide range of topics and are designed by our staff specifically for the nonprofit community. Our trainers will walk you through the material in everyday English, using real world examples, to help you develop the necessary skills to manage your nonprofit's finances. For more information, please visit: http://www.nonprofitsassistancefund.org/pages/HealthyFinancialPractices ------------------------ 20 Emergency Funding Sources for Nonprofits The financial impact of the recession on nonprofits may not be immediate, but it will come, and most likely before mid-year 2009. It's critical for all of us to plan how we will respond. For more information, please visit: http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/12-16-08_emergency_funding.cfm ------------------------ Medica Foundation 2009 Funding Priorities Updated Letters of Inquiry are Accepted: March 2 - March 27, 2009 Medica's interest areas include: 1) Behavioral Health: Filling the Gaps is a funding opportunity designed to develop capabilities or change processes related to the continuum of behavioral health care service interventions, accessibility and sustainability. Behavioral Health Grants will be up to $50,000. 2) Healthy Living is a funding opportunity designed to modify and enhance lifestyles to achieve optimal health status and quality of life. Priority will be given to new or expanded programs with proven strategies and demonstrated outcomes that target physical activity, nutrition, weight management and obesity. Program expansion is defined as expansion to a different service area or different population served. Healthy Living grants will be up to $30,000. For more information, please visit: http://www.medica.com/C5/C6/MFoundationFundingPriorities/default.aspx ------------------------ Translating Research to Protect Health through Health Promotion, Prevention, and Preparedness This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is intended to solicit applications that support translation of health protection research into public health practice with an emphasis on achieving health equity. This FOA will also contribute to achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2010" and to measuring program performance as stipulated by the Government Performance and Review Act (GPRA). This FOA addresses "Healthy People 2010" priority area(s) of Prevention Research (Chapter 23, Section 17) and is in alignment with CDC's performance goal(s). The average award amount will be $425,000 in total costs for a 12 month budget period. An applicant may request a project period of up to 3 years. An applicant may request up to $450,000 in total costs per 12 month budget period. Deadline: April 21, 2009 For more information, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/CD09-001.htm ------------------------ 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 320+ 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. 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/20090302/29927379/attachment.htm From emily at tcaging.org Tue Mar 10 07:51:34 2009 From: emily at tcaging.org (Emily Farah-Miller) Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:51:34 -0500 Subject: [Fallsprevention] MNFP Listserv - March 10 Message-ID: <80B2A7179839464CB92F45D5F4BC8FB02AB22102E6@exch.tcaging.org> Using senior volunteers as peer educators: What is the evidence of effectiveness in falls prevention? Peel N.M., Warburton J., Australasian Journal on Ageing, 2009; 28(1): 7-11. Peer education models are well established as a means of delivering health and social welfare information. Common themes identified in regard to peer education are that information sharing and transfer take place; attempts are made to influence knowledge, attitudes or behaviour; that it occurs between people who share similar characteristics or experiences; and that it relies on influential members of a social group or category. Although it is most often associated with younger age-groups, there is growing evidence of involvement of older people as peer educators. As part of community-based fall prevention interventions, there is considerable scope for contribution by peer mentors. This paper explores the theoretical basis for using senior volunteers as peer educators, discusses advantages and disadvantages of this model of service delivery for health promotion of older people and, specifically, reviews the evidence for effectiveness in relation to fall prevention. For more information, please visit: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/117981049/home ------------------------ Emotional stress may raise older adults' fall risk While physical frailty puts elderly adults at risk of falls and bone fractures, emotional distress can be the immediate trigger of some of those accidents, new research suggests. In a study of older adults hospitalized for fall-related hip fractures, Swedish researchers found that the patients' odds of suffering a fall were elevated for up to one hour after an emotionally upsetting event. For more information, please visit: http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2009/02/27/eline/links/20090227elin001.html http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcgeriatr/ ------------------------ 2009 Model Practice Application NACCHO is now soliciting model and promising practices used by local health departments to facilitate effective and innovative public health practice. Active NACCHO members whose submissions are selected as model practices will be eligible for a drawing for a stipend towards travel and registration for the NACCHO Annual Conference. Applications must be received no later than 5:00 P.M. ET on Friday, March 13, 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.naccho.org/topics/modelpractices/index.cfm ------------------------ 2009 MN Gerontological Society Conference Registration Now Open Register now to join the MN Gerontological Society and practitioners, academics, and students from throughout Minnesota to welcome keynote Dr. Susan Hughes, Co-Director, Center for Research on Health and Aging, Institute for Health Research & Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago who will explore the roles of research and evidence based practice. Speakers from organizations such as the Minnesota Board on Aging, University of Minnesota, Evercare, and Wilder Foundation will highlight a wide variety of successful programs and research in aging through a series of professional tracks. The MGS conference is Friday, April 24, 2009, 8:00 - 3:30 at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center, MN. For more information, please visit: www.mngero.org ------------------------ Healthy Aging and Evidence-Based Depression Fact Sheets Review the 6 action briefs created in conjunction with a webinar series on Healthy Aging and Depression, supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Healthy Aging Program and organized by CDC's Prevention Research Centers-Healthy Aging Research Network (PRC-HAN). The action briefs address: Depression Care Management: Evidence-based Programs, Overcoming Stigma, Evidence-based depression care management: IMPACT, Evidence-based depression care management: PEARLS, Evidence-based depression care management: Healthy IDEAS, and Money Matters: Funding and Sustaining Evidence-Based Depression Programming for Older Adults. For more information, please visit: http://www.prc-hanconferences.com/action-briefs ------------------------ 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 320+ 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. 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/20090310/82e2f7e3/attachment-0001.htm From Holly_A_Ashmore at bluecrossmn.com Tue Mar 10 08:02:04 2009 From: Holly_A_Ashmore at bluecrossmn.com (Holly_A_Ashmore@bluecrossmn.com) Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:02:04 -0500 Subject: [Fallsprevention] Holly A Ashmore is out of the office. Message-ID: I will be out of the office starting 03/06/2009 and will not return until 03/16/2009. ---------------------------- Important news about email communications: If our business rules identify sensitive information, you will receive a ZixMail Secure Message with a link to view your message. First-time recipients will be asked to create a password before they are granted access. To learn more about ZixMail, ZixCorp Secure Email Message Center, and other ZixCorp offerings, please go to http://userawareness.zixcorp.com/secure4/index.php ---------------------------- The information contained in this communication may be confidential, and is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please return it to the sender immediately and delete the original message and any copy of it from your computer system. If you have any questions concerning this message, please contact the sender. Unencrypted, unauthenticated Internet e-mail is inherently insecure. Internet messages may be corrupted or incomplete, or may incorrectly identify the sender. From emily at tcaging.org Mon Mar 16 08:24:16 2009 From: emily at tcaging.org (Emily Farah-Miller) Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:24:16 -0500 Subject: [Fallsprevention] MNFP Listserv - March 16 Message-ID: <80B2A7179839464CB92F45D5F4BC8FB02ABDFAF818@exch.tcaging.org> Appraising a guideline for preventing acute care falls For an older adult, a fall can become a complex medical issue involving serious injury, even death. The NICHE guideline focuses on the problems that contribute to falls in an acute care setting while stressing pre-fall risk assessment, post-fall assessment and follow-up monitoring, and staff education. For more information, please visit: http://patientcare.modernmedicine.com/ ------------------------ Evidence-Based Healthy Aging Programs Lessons Learned The purpose of this site is to assist you in problem-solving issues regarding implementation of evidence-based health promotion programs, using the RE-AIM framework: Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance. For more information, please visit: http://www.healthyagingprograms.org/lessonslearned/ ------------------------ CDC's Healthy Aging Improving and Extending Quality of Life Among Older Americans At A Glance 2009 Addresses critical opportunities to improve older adults' health and quality of life including: promote an up-to-date measure for clinical preventive services; address depression; promote caregiving interventions; and address end-of-life issues. For more information, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/publications/aag/aging.htm ------------------------ May is Older Americans Month Each year the Administration on Aging (AoA) issues a theme for Older Americans. This year's theme is "Living Today for a Better Tomorrow." The theme reflects AoA's continued focus on prevention efforts and programs throughout the country that are helping older adults have better health as they age and avoid the risks of chronic disease, disability and injury. For more information, please visit: http://www.aoa.gov/press/observances/oam/oam.aspx The U.S. Census has prepared a fact sheet on data related to older adults in the U.S. and the world. Did you know that Senior Citizen's month was established in 1963 after a meeting President John F. Kennedy had with the National Council of Senior Citizens and encouraged people across the U.S. to pay tribute to older adults? In 1980, President Carter had changed the name to Older Americans Month. Data and Facts about the 65+ Population As of July 1, 2007, 37.9 million persons living in the U.S. were 65 years of age or older. By mid-year 2009, the world population of persons 65+ will reach 518M. The median 2007 income for households 65 and older was $28,305. There were more elders living in poverty in 2007 compared to 2006 and they represented 9.7% of the 65 and older population (3.6M compared to 3.4M). In 2007, 5.8M people 65 and older were in the labor force (about 15%) and by 2016 it is expected that that number will reach more than 10 million. About two thirds of the population 65 and older has at least a high school diploma and 19% earned a bachelor's degree or higher. In 2004-2005, 7.3 person 66 and older were taking adult education courses. In 2007, 65% of persons 65 and older lived with relatives while 27% lived alone. About 4% or 1.5 million persons 65 and older lived in a nursing facility in 2007. For more information, please visit: http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/013384.html ------------------------ Present at the 2009 Minnesota Age & Disabilities Odyssey The Minnesota Department of Human Services Aging and Adult Services and Disability Services divisions and the Minnesota Board on Aging invite you to submit a presentation proposal for the 2009 Age & Disabilities Odyssey, "Building on a Strong Foundation." The deadline for proposal submission is Monday, March 23, 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.mnaging.org/odyssey/present/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 320+ 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. 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/20090316/239084a1/attachment.htm From emily at tcaging.org Mon Mar 23 08:13:34 2009 From: emily at tcaging.org (Emily Farah-Miller) Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:13:34 -0500 Subject: [Fallsprevention] MNFP Listserv - March 23 Message-ID: <80B2A7179839464CB92F45D5F4BC8FB02ABDFAF887@exch.tcaging.org> Program aims to prevent seniors' falls 3/13/09, Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN In 2005, the Rochester Fire Department answered more than 280 calls to assist people who had fallen in their homes. Oftentimes, the firefighters arrived to discover they were helping a senior citizen whom they had recently rescued from a previous fall. Unless the person was injured seriously enough to require a trip to the hospital, there was no method to track it or prevent it from happening again. Jim Leland, the fire department's administrative service manager at the time, decided to find out why seniors were falling and develop a system to track and prevent falls. Leland, who now works for Mayo Clinic, contacted senior citizen organizations, senior living centers, health care providers and social services -- together they formed the Falls Prevention Coalition. For more information, please visit: http://dev2.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?a=389825&z=31 ------------------------ 2009 MN Gerontological Society Conference Register now to join the MN Gerontological Society and practitioners, academics, and students from throughout Minnesota to welcome keynote Dr. Susan Hughes, Co-Director, Center for Research on Health and Aging, Institute for Health Research & Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago who will explore the roles of research and evidence based practice. Speakers from organizations such as the Minnesota Board on Aging, University of Minnesota, Evercare, and Wilder Foundation will highlight a wide variety of successful programs and research in aging through a series of professional tracks. The MGS conference is Friday, April 24 at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center, MN. For more information, please visit: http://www.mngero.org/conference/index.html ------------------------ National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) Educational Materials NOF is currently promoting several educational materials: 25 Facts About Your Bones and Osteoporosis 25 Ways to Improve Your Bone Health 25 Ways to Feel Good About Yourself 25 Ways to Prevent Falls 25 Calcium-Rich Foods For more information, please visit: http://bones.nof.org/site/PageServer?pagename=NOF_25th_Anniversary ------------------------ Programs Using Wii(c) Researchers in Aberdeen, Scotland think playing Wii Fit might improve balance and lower the risk of falling. The University of Aberdeen and the U.K.'s National Health Service have embarked on a four-month study of people over age 70 to observe any changes in balance after regular use of Wii Fit. The video game includes yoga poses, push-ups, and strength, balance, and aerobic exercises. It includes a balance board that records movements and gives feedback on performance. The Falls Free(tm) Coalition would like to know if you are using Wii in your programs. If so, please send an email to: fallsfree at ncoa.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 320+ 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/20090323/3c2cde9a/attachment-0001.htm From emily at tcaging.org Mon Mar 30 07:23:24 2009 From: emily at tcaging.org (Emily Farah-Miller) Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:23:24 -0500 Subject: [Fallsprevention] MNFP Listserv - March 30 Message-ID: <80B2A7179839464CB92F45D5F4BC8FB02ABDFAF8AF@exch.tcaging.org> "Anyone Can Fall" The MN Falls Prevention Initiative and ECHO TV (www.echominnesota.org) recently produced and aired "Anyone Can Fall." This program provides simple tips to prevent a fall and was broadcast in English, Spanish, Hmong, Somali, Vietnamese, Lao, and Khmer. View the program at: http://www.echominnesota.org/index.cfm/p/tv Order your free DVD of "Anyone Can Fall" at: http://www.mnfallsprevention.org/ ------------------------ Nonfatal Fall-Related Injuries Associated with Dogs and Cats Dogs and cats provide comfort and companionship, but it's important to realize that pets and pet items can cause falls that result in injuries, including fractures. Every day it is estimated that an average of 240 people are treated in emergency departments-about 86,600 each year-for injuries from falls involving dogs and cats. This study examined five years of emergency department data and found that 88 percent of fall injuries involved dogs than cats. Among injuries related to dogs, about 31 percent of persons fell or tripped over dogs and 21 percent fell after being pushed or pulled by dogs. For injuries related to cats, 66 percent fell or tripped over cats. Raising public awareness that pets can cause falls and pets and pet-related items can be fall hazards can help reduce possible injuries. This study reinforces the American Veterinary Medical Association's recommendation for obedience training for dogs to reduce behaviors such as pushing and pulling that can cause falls. For more information, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/media/mmwrnews/2009/n090326.htm#1 ------------------------ Re-forming Healthcare: Americans Speak Out About Chronic Conditions & the Pursuit of Healthier Lives A new survey conducted by the non-profit National Council on Aging (NCOA) reveals a bleak and broken health care system for millions of Americans suffering from a variety of chronic conditions. The survey examines the attitudes of Americans with chronic conditions and explores their quality of life, health needs and experiences with the health care system. The survey also identifies barriers to self-care and what is needed to better manage overall health. For more information, please visit: http://www.ncoa.org/healthierlives/ ------------------------ Stroke survivors improve balance with tai chi Stroke can impair balance, heightening the risk of a debilitating fall. But a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher has found that stroke survivors can improve their balance by practicing the Chinese martial art of tai chi. For more information, please visit: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-03/uoia-ssi032309.php ------------------------ Ankle Exercises Build Seniors' Strength, Balance A simple series of ankle and foot flexing exercises can improve strength and balance in older people, research from Portugal shows. Among elderly individuals living in an institution, those who performed the exercises showed substantial increases in the strength of the muscles that flex and extend the ankle, as well as significantly better balance. For more information, please visit: http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2009/03/06/eline/links/20090306elin007.html ------------------------ Older Adults Taught Hatha Yoga To Reduce Fear Of Falling Indiana University researchers found promising results in an exploratory study involving yoga practice by older adults who expressed a fear of falling. After a 12-week, twice weekly hatha yoga class, taught by a professional yoga therapist, study participants reported a reduced fear of falling, increased lower body flexibility and a reduction in their leisure constraints. Fear of falling is an important public health concern because it can cause older adults -- even those who have not fallen -- to limit their social and physical activity. This effort to avoid falls can create a harmful cycle that can diminish health and quality of life. For more information, please visit: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/141686.php ------------------------ 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 320+ 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/20090330/1499e38f/attachment.htm