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Going going gone - reducing falls
- Authors:
- EASTERBROOK Lorna, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 6(1), March 2002, pp.19-24.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Reducing falls amongst older people in the UK has been a government target for at least a decade. It now features as a key part of the National Service Framework for Older People. In 2001, Working with Older People's the author reviewed a range of studies aimed at reducing falls, from overseas and the UK. This article is written by them from their report published in November 2001 by the Department of Trade and Industry, International review of interventions in falls among older people. It forms part of the Department of Trade and Industry's campaign to reduce falls in older people, Avoiding slips trips and broken hips, which began in 1999.
Healthy homes, healthier lives: health improvement through housing related initiatives and services
- Author:
- EASTERBROOK Lorna
- Publisher:
- Care and Repair England
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 34p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
Reports on some of the ways in which Primary Health Care Trusts and Home Improvement Agencies are working together to improve people's health through housing related benefits. A spectrum of joint projects is profiled, including schemes providing information and training for health and care sector staff, and a range of approaches to home safety and falls prevention.