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Hamilton County Public Health . Hamilton County Fall Prevention Task Force . Coalition Building Community Needs Assessment and Injury Surveillance Policy Enactment and Enforcement Environmental, Engineering and Systems Change Training and Education
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Hamilton County Fall Prevention Task Force • Coalition Building • Community Needs Assessment and Injury Surveillance • Policy Enactment and Enforcement • Environmental, Engineering and Systems Change • Training and Education • Media Advocacy, Campaigns, Information and Support
Training and Education • Speaker’s Bureau • Speaker’s needed to grow reach • OT/PT, physicians, EMS/Fire, Students
EnvironmentalEngineering &Systems Change A Matter of Balance
Environmental Engineering and Systems Change • Care Connection and VNA Fall Prevention Home Assessments • 2010- 19,700 homes • 2011- 19,300 homes • 2012- 12,600 homes • Over 50,000 fall assessments done in 3 years
Policy Enactment and Enforcement • Assess existing policies and practices for aging in place among built-environment partners in Hamilton County
Media Advocacy, Campaigns, Information & Support www.fallpreventiontaskforce.org
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much –helenkeller