An Effective Community-Academic Partnership to Extend the Reach of Screenings for Fall Risk

• Main Authors: Lori A. Schrodt, PhD, MS, PT (Author), Kathie C. Garbe, PhD, MCHES (Author), Rebecca Chaplin, MA (Author), Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD (Author), Tiffany E. Shubert, PhD, MPT (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Older adults should be screened for fall risk annually. Community providers (people without formal medical training who work with older adults in senior centers or aging services) may be a viable group to expand the reach of screenings. Our community-academic partnership developed a program to incre...