Kylie,

There is someone in Toronto that does, or has done, work in the area
of falls and the elderly.  His name is Geoff (I think) Fernie and I
believe he is affiliated with Sunnybrook Hospital.

Dan


On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:53 PM, Kylie Johnstone
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> Hi everyone,
>
> Does anyone have any examples of population health approaches to reducing
> falls in the elderly? We are a Population Health service in Queensland
> Australia and are specifically looking to invest in methods that positively
> impact on physical and social environments and are not focussed on providing
> information, training or improving referrals within hospital or primary
> health care settings.
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> In particular we would love to hear about anything that looked at advocacy
> and policy enhancements within non health sectors such as housing and
> transport. Information on innovative approaches will be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks so much
>
> Kylie
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