title: Supporting older people: Promoting falls prevention.
abstract: In this article, brought to you in association with Help the Aged, Pamela Holmes reviews the development of falls prevention programmes in the UK, and reinforces their importance to older people.
authors.affiliation: Help the Aged, London.
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002608:Charities / Q000458:organization & administration; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016730:Program Development; D013664:Teaching Materials; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology