| Falls are predictable and can be prevented. These resources give information as to what can be done to take control of health, environment, and community to reduce the risk for a fall.
DOCUMENTS:
COMPASS: Analysis of Injuries Among Seniors
COMPASS: Analysis of Falls from Slips and Trips
COMPASS: Analysis of Falls of Falls Involving Snow and Ice
COMPASS: Stair-Related Falls
ACTIVE INDEPENDENT AGING: A Community Guide for Falls Prevention and Active Living (section 1-7)
ACTIVE INDEPENDENT AGING: A Community Guide for Falls Prevention and Active Living (section 8-11)
WHO: Checklist of Essential Features of Age-Friendly Cities
Age Friendly Rural and Remote Communities: A Guide
Age-Friendly Primary Health Care Centres Toolkit
WHO: Trainer Guide for Normal Ageing and Communication
Aging Well in Northern, Rural,
and Remote Communities: Successes and challenges in addressing the effects of social and geographic isolation on seniors’ well being
Falls Prevention: Building the Foundations for Patient Safety Self-Learning Package
Falls Prevention: A Guide for Aboriginal Communities
Global Age-Friendly Cities: A Guide
A Descriptive Analysis of Emergency Department and Hospitalization Data
Drug Prescribing for Older People
WHO: Communication with Older People
Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries in the Older Adult
Nursing Best Practice Guideline: Reduce Your Risk for Falls
Report on Seniors Falls in Canada
Falls Across the Lifespan: Evidence-Based Practice Synthesis Document
WHO: Global Report on Falls Prevention in Older Age
Guideline for the Prevention of Falls in Older Persons
Guideline for the Prevention of Falls in Older Persons: Flow Chart
WEBSITES:
Watch a video of nurses implementing the Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries in the Older Adult Guideline into their practice.
WHO Falls Prevention Website
Seniors Health Research Transfer Network SHRTN
Ontario Injury Prevention Resource Centre
Active Independent Aging: A Community Guide for Falls Prevention and Active Living
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit: Falls Prevention Information for Health Care Professionals
SMART MOVES Tool Kit
Canadian Association of Gerontology
Seniors Mobility Kit | 
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