Falls Prevention Health Network

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Email: healthpolicy@health.wa.gov.au
Tel: (08) 9222 0200

Stay On Your Feet WA® aims to promote healthy, active ageing in WA to reduce falls and fall-related injuries among seniors. Visit the website to find out more about:

• Preventing falls using the Nine Steps To Stay On Your Feet®
• Ordering Stay On Your Feet WA® resources
• Seeking permission to use the Stay On Your Feet WA® trademark

Projects improving patient care or health services in WA

» Tell us about a project
» Read about Model of Care implementation and projects

Publications of interest

• Australian Guidelines for Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls in Older People

Related websites

• Stay On Your Feet WA®
• e-Learning package for falls prevention
• Injury Control Council of WA Falls Prevention Information
  • Staying on Track – WA Falls Prevention Summit 2011
• Office of Safety and Quality Reform in Health Care
• Living Longer Living Stronger^TM program
• Preventing Falls for Older Farmers

Current projects to improve health care in WA

• Implementation strategy for the Falls Prevention Model of Care
• Delivering the Stay On Your Feet® program to raise awareness of falls prevention in all settings including hospitals, residential aged care facilities and the general community

Visit our news page for more information on our current activities.

Completed projects

• Falls Action Plan (PDF 70KB)
• Falls Prevention Model of Care for the Older Person (PDF 229KB)
• Falls Specialist Service resources –printable double-sided brochures
  • Generic brochure (PDF 330KB)
  • Falls services contact details (PDF 49KB)
  • Non-GP referral form (PDF 43KB)
• Guidelines for Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls in Older People (PDF 70KB)
• Stay On Your Feet WA® Falls Risk Management Tool & Audit Tool
• Osteoporosis Model of Care (PDF 1.59MB)

Visit Health Networks’ Models of Care to view our completed Models of Care and for information about implementation.