title: Using Education Technology as a Proactive Approach to Healthy Ageing.
abstract: Bone Health in the Park was created in Ireland and is an online health promotion education resource focussing on bone health, healthy ageing and falls prevention. The programme was designed by an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in collaboration with an Education Technologist and primarily uses storytelling to promote education specifically on bone health and falls risk prevention for health care professionals, clients, families and informal carers. This paper reports on core deliverables from this programme from 2010 to 2015, and provides insight into their development, in addition to details on its clinical effectiveness by using technology enhanced learning to underpin health promotion initiatives.
authors.affiliation: St Mary's Hospital and Community Services, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Daragh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rodger
authors.affiliation: Partners in Education Teaching and Learning, PETAL, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Human Sciences, DCU, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hussey
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D063005:Health Information Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence