Current publications

• Don’t fall for it. Falls can be prevented! - A guide to preventing falls for older people booklet is aimed at community dwelling older people and their families and carers. It describes intrinsic falls risk factors, extrinsic falls risk factors and what to do in the event of a fall.

Don’t fall for it. Falls can be prevented! Languages Other Than English

• Polish (PDF 1438 KB)
• Chinese (PDF 2251 KB)
• German (PDF 1821 KB)
• Greek (PDF 1452 KB)
• Italian (PDF 3225 KB)

Historical publications

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Injury Prevention

• Injury Prevention Activity Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Project Report - 2003 reports
  Volume I: Current Status and Future Directions
  Volume II: Programs, Project and Actions

Falls Prevention in Older People

• Step out with confidence: A study into the information needs and perceptions of older Australians concerning falls and their prevention
• An analysis of research on preventing falls and falls injury in older people: Community, residential care and hospital settings (2004 update)
• Projected costs of fall related injury to older persons due to demographic change in Australia: report to the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. Canberra: New Directions in Health and Safety
• The National Slips and Falls Prevention Project. Learning Resource for HACC workers: Falls Risk and Falls Prevention – “Reducing the risks of clients falling in their Home Environment”

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