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Acknowledgements
Active Independent Aging: A Community Guide For Fall Prevention And Active Living was co-written and produced by the Community Health Research Unit Active Independent Aging: A Community Guide For Falls Prevention And Active Living was co-written and produced by the Community Health Research Unit and the City of Ottawa.
Funding for the development of this Toolkit was provided by the Health Canada/ Veterans Affairs Canada Fall Prevention Initiative.
Contributions to the development of the Guide and website were made by:
| Donna Lockett |
Community Health Research Unit, University of Ottawa (project director) |
| Dorothy Bonnenfant |
University of Ottawa (project coordinator) |
| Ginette Asselin |
Public Health and Long-Term Care Branch, City of Ottawa (community mobilizer) |
| Marilynn Kuhn |
University of Ottawa (writing, editing) |
| Sabrina Farmer |
University of Ottawa (editing, evaluation, administrative support) |
| Judy Kavanagh |
University of Ottawa (web design, graphics, guide layout) |
Many thanks to our project team and community partners who helped identify the priority need areas for this project and provided knowledge, guidance and expertise:
Dr. Nancy Edwards
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University of Ottawa |
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Faranak Aminzadeh |
Regional Geriatric Assessment Program of Ottawa-Carleton |
| Joseph Bonenfant |
Strathcona Legion Branch 595 |
| Francine Boutet |
Day Hospital, Pavillon Bruyère |
| Jennifer Chen |
Victorian Order of Nurses |
| Ruby Elver |
Older Adult Volunteer |
| Elizabeth Fitzpatrick |
South East Ottawa Centre for a Healthy Community |
| Jessica Hayward |
Orléans Legion Branch 632 |
| Kathleen Holdway |
University of Ottawa Institute on Health of the
Elderly, associated with the SCO Health Service |
| Julie Lévesque |
City of Ottawa, Falls Prevention Program |
| Hilda Moore |
Zone Chairperson; Richmond & District Branch 625 |
| Winona Mooers |
Retired Public Health Nurse and Older Adult Volunteer |
| Maryan O' Hagan |
City of Ottawa Public Health and Long-Term Care
Branch |
| Margo Ouimet |
Le Service d'entraide communautaire pour les
ainés francophones and Older Adult Volunteer |
| Jocelyne Pion |
South East Ottawa Centre for a Healthy Community |
| Gilberte Robichaud |
The War Amps of Canada |
| Dr. Heidi Sveistrup |
University of Ottawa Institute on Health of the Elderly |
| Amie Taylor and Laura Evans |
The Good Companions Senior's Centre |
Thanks to the rest of our staff and team: Alette Willis, Andrée Fauteux, Carole Clement and Tarek Virani.
A big thanks to our four Ottawa based pilot sites and our "champions" who helped us test out this program:
- Legion; Roger Knapp, Madeline Le Blanc, Edie Anderson, Violet Enright and Teresa Young.
- Centre Pauline Charron; Léo Lavergne and Gaetan Paquette.
- Centre de Jour Guigues; Andrée Fauteux.
- Le Patro; Denis Bédard, Henri-Louis Trudel and Sylvie Lecler
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