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WHO Global Report on Falls Prevention in Older Age : Prevention in Older Age.

The WHO Falls Prevention for Active Ageing model provides an action plan for making progress in reducing the prevalence of falls in the older adult population. By building on the three pillars of falls prevention, the model proposes specific strategies for:. 1. building awareness of the importance o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: WHO
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2007.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Chapter I Magnitude of falls
  • A worldwide overview; Chapter II Active ageing: A Framework for the Global Strategy for the prevention of falls in older age; Chapter III Determinants of Active Ageing as they relate to falls in older age; Chapter IV Challenges for prevention of falls in older age; Chapter V Examples of effective policies and interventions; Chapter VI WHO falls prevention model within the Active Ageing framework.