Qld advice to stay on your feet

A number of Queensland ‘Stay On Your Feet’ resources have been launched, including:

• Queensland ‘Stay On Your Feet Community Good Practice Guidelines’, for those who work with older people.
• ‘Will I stay active and independent checklist’, which highlights key reasons why a person may be at risk of falling.
• ‘How to Stay On Your Feet’ checklist, which comprehensively addresses the personal and environmental reasons for people falling, and possible solutions.

A Queensland ‘Stay On Your Feet’ website and community good practice tool kit has also been launched.

They provide practitioners with a step by step comprehensive guide to preventing falls.

The collection of tools, checklists and evidenced based information will assist with setting up a community falls prevention program.

To obtain a copy of the Queensland ‘Stay On Your Feet’ checklists contact Queensland Health Publications Unit on telephone:

(07) 3234 1053.