Table of contents

Introduction

• Who is the Guide for?
• What's in the Guide?
• How we developed the Guide
• What's the problem?
• What can make a difference?
• How can your organization help?
• How this Guide can help your organization

Getting started

• Know your organization
• Know your allies
• Know your members
• Know what you can do
• To help you get started
• Contact list

Falls and falls prevention

• Facts about falls
• Facts about risk factors for falls
• The story of Tom and Mary
• Risk factors add up to falls
• Facts about reducing risks to prevent falls
• What your organization can do
• Provide information and learning opportunities
• Offer programs and activities
• Motivate and support your members as they make changes
• Remove barriers to making change
• Make adaptations in and around your building
• Provide links to other resources
• To help you help your members prevent falls
• Contact list

Active living

• What is active living?
• Facts about inactivity
• Facts about physical activity
• Basic precautions
• What your organization can do
• Provide information and learning opportunities
• Offer programs and activities
• Motivate and support your members as they make change
• Remove barriers
• Make changes in and around your building
• Provide links to other resources
• To help you help your members become more active
• Contact list

Safer centres

• How safe is your centre?
• What can your organization can do?
• Provide information and learning opportunities for members
• Have centre safety checks
• Make changes in and around your building
• To help you make your building safer from falls
• Contact list - Safer centres

Safer communities

• Potential problems in your community
• What your organization can do
• Provide information and learning opportunities for members for members
• Conduct neighbourhood checks
• Reach out to your community
• To help you create a safer neighborhood
• Contact list - Safer communities

Evaluating your program

• Planning your evaluation
• What to ask
• How to get the information you need
• When to collect the information
• Collecting your data
• Interviewing and surveying members
• Assessing changes made to your surroundings
• Reviewing program documentation
• Understanding your findings
• Using and sharing your findings
• To help you in your evaluation
• Contact list - Evaluating your program

Resources

Program tools

1. Your programs
2. Your members
3. Falls prevention: Tips for supporting older adults at each stage of change
4. Active living: Tips for supporting older adults at each stage of change
5. Tips for making a presentation
6. Tips for leading a discussion group
7. How adults learn
8 Tips for planning your program
9. Is your centre safe and activity-friendly?
10. Is your neighbourhood safe and activity-friendly?
11. Poster #1
12. Poster #2
13. Sample poster for active living
14. How to motivate your members
15. Tips for working with the media
16. Tips for influencing public opinion
17. Tips for advocating for change
18. Sample evaluation questions and strategies
19. Tips for interviewing and surveying members
20. Sample questions for members
21. Member satisfaction survey
22. Program log forms
23. Template for a letter to city hall
24. Contact list

Extra tools not in the printed guide:

Are you at risk of falling?

Handouts

1. A guide to preventing falls
2. Test your knowledge about falls
3. CMHC's Home Adaptations for Seniors' Independence program (HASI)
4. Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living for Older Adults
5. Benefits of physical activity
6. 5 tips for getting physically active
7. 5 tips for staying physically active
8. Safety tips and stop signs
9. Winter active, winter smart
10. My active living diary
11. Tips for walking
12. Hazard report form
13. Physical activity: a fountain of youth
14. Add it up!

Extra tools not in the printed guide:

Walkability checklist

Activity tools

1. Use your sea legs in the bathroom!
2. On the stairs and outdoors, keep a firm footing!
3. PAR-Q
4. Physical activities: Participant’s waiver
5. How to start a walking club

Links to other web sites

Other resources

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Terms of use

Acknowledgements

References

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