Falls Prevention
- 10/02/2020
- Falls Prevention Fuel Tank
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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board produced the ‘Falls prevention fuel tank: when did you last check yours?’ video with funding from Public Health Wales and Cardiff and Vale Health Charity.
- 10/02/2020
- Strength and Balance Exercises
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There are a range of exercises which can have a big impact on strength and balance which can reduce the risk of having a fall. Also, If you do have a fall, improving your strength and balance can make all the difference to your resilience and recovery.
- 10/02/2020
- Strength and balance classes
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The evidence around exercise helping to prevent falls was used to develop community-based strength and balance classes in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan by qualified exercise instructors.
- 10/02/2020
- Falls Brief Intervention Training
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Cardiff and Vale local public health team deliver a two hour training course for those who work and/or volunteer with those living in the local communities.
- 10/02/2020
- Intergenerational Falls Awareness: Staying Steady Schools
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The ‘Staying Steady Schools' is an intergenerational learning project about falls.
- 10/02/2020
- Steady On Stay Safe
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The ‘Steady On, Stay Safe’ campaign has been developed by health boards, public bodies and the third sector that have expertise in falls prevention, led by the National Falls Prevention Task Force.
- 10/02/2020
- Other Useful Resources
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The Ageing Well in Wales website has useful resources for those who are at risk of falling or have fallen.
