Yarning about fall prevention: community consultation to discuss falls and appropriate approaches to fall prevention with older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Yarning about fall prevention: community consultation to discuss falls and appropriate approaches to fall prevention with older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Abstract Background Fall related injury is an emerging issue for older Indigenous people worldwide, yet few targeted fall prevention programs are currently available for Indigenous populations. In order to inform the development of a new Aboriginal-specific fall prevention program in Australia, we c...

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Main Authors: Caroline Lukaszyk, Julieann Coombes, Norma Jean Turner, Elizabeth Hillmann, Lisa Keay, Anne Tiedemann, Cathie Sherrington, Rebecca Ivers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Indigenous
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Fall prevention
Ageing
Yarning circles
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4628-6

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