To provide public and community health practitioners with resources
to support a strategic, coordinated, resource-effective approach
to comprehensive programming.
Practitioners, policy/decision makers,
and researchers involved in community health are invited to join
CHNET-Works! an interactive, on-line forum that includes Flash
Polls, Audio Debates, Commentaries, Discussion boards and Advisors
on Tap. These networking 'tools' provide opportunities to discuss
and network around "hot" community
health topics. The current topics are:
• Regionalization: its impact
on community health practice.
CHNET-Works! Fireside Chats provides you with the opportunity to
directly connect with an Advisor on Tap - people with expertise and
experience in their field. CHNET-Works! Fireside Chats are FREE and
simple to access. Join us today! For
more information click in "Information" link below http://www.chnet-works.ca/
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Steps to
Steps to Safer Stairs is the result of our latest research on preventing falls among senior citizens. The work was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and led by researchers at the Community Health Research Unit at the University of Ottawa. As part of the study we interviewed more than 500 seniors living independently in the Ottawa-Gatineau area and inspected over 700 staircases both inside their homes and in their communities. The results identified many stair hazards that could increase a seniors’ risk of falling.
To download or read the document click here
Pour la version française appuyer ici
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First Nations Falls Prevention: A Guide
for Aboriginal Communities
Preventing falls is a community-wide
issue. First Nations Falls Prevention:
A Guide for Aboriginal Communities promotes the health and independence
of Elders by offering:
• Information about falls among
Elders;
The project has recently released a falls prevention calendar for 2008 to help Elders prevent falls and injuries while maintaining their independence. To access the calendar click here.
For further information contact Dr. Mike Patterson at uOttawa (CHRU):
Tel: 613-562-5800 X8658
Email: MPatterson@mail.health.uopttawa.ca
To download document go to: /~nedwards/chru/english/pdf/AbGuideForPrinting.pdf
Active Independent Aging - A community guide for falls prevention and active living
Ginette Asselin, RN, BScN ginette.asselin@ottawa.ca http://www.falls-chutes.com
Available from
the Program Training Consultation Centre of the Ontario Tobacco Centre. Call
1-800-363-7822 or order on-line at http://www.ptcc-cfc.on.ca/rds/rds.cfm
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Program Evaluation Toolkit
Available in both French and English. The cost is $30.00 within Canada $40.00 outside Canada. Cash or cheque only. Credit cards not accepted. toolkit@ottawa.ca
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Best Practice Guidelines Toolkit
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Tools For Living Well
Canada,
K1S 5R1 membership@caot.ca http://www.caot.ca http://www.otworks.ca/default.asp?pageid=774
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A Toolkit to Prevent Senior Falls - CDC
Designed for fall prevention programs, "A Tool Kit To Prevent Senior Falls " includes fact sheets, graphs, and brochures about falls and fall prevention for older adults.
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