LEADER 03241nam 2200529 a 450 001 9910454680803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a92-4-068306-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000536490 035 $a(EBL)349983 035 $a(OCoLC)476167578 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000271413 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11206532 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000271413 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10295321 035 $a(PQKB)10221715 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC349983 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL349983 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10233801 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000536490 100 $a20080604d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aWHO global report on falls prevention in older age$b[electronic resource] 210 $aGeneva, Switzerland $cWorld Health Organization$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (53 p.) 300 $a"This global report is the product of the conclusions reached and recommendations made at the WHO Technical Meeting on Falls Prevention in Older Age which took place in Victoria, Canada in February 2007. The report includes international and regional perspectives on falls prevention issues and strategies and is based on a series of background papers that were prepared by worldwide recognized experts. The papers are available at: http://www.who.int/ageing/projects/falls_prevention_ older_age/en/index.html .The report was developed by the Department of Ageing and Life Course (ALC) under the direction of Dr Alexandre Kalache and the coordination of Dr Dongbo Fu who was closely assisted by Ms Sachiyo Yoshida." - p. ii. 300 $aAt head of title: Ageing and life course, family and community health. 311 $a92-4-156353-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aI. Magnitude of falls : a worldwide overview -- II. Active ageing: a framework for the global strategy for the prevention of falls in older age -- III. Determinants of active ageing as they relate to falls in older age -- IV. Challenges for prevention of falls in older age -- V. Examples of effective policies and interventions. 330 $aThe 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 of falls prevention and treatment;. 2. improving the assessment of individual, environmental, and societal factors that increase the likelihood of falls; and. 3. for facilitating the design and implementation of culturally-appropriate, evidence-based interventions that will significantly reduce the n 606 $aFalls (Accidents) in old age 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFalls (Accidents) in old age. 676 $a617.100846 712 02$aWorld Health Organization.$bAgeing and Life Course Unit. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454680803321 996 $aWHO global report on falls prevention in older age$91943043 997 $aUNINA