Queensland Stay On Your Feet® Toolkit

• Queensland Stay On Your Feet® Home
• Toolkit
  • Model diagram
  • Model's explanation
• Background
• Phase 1 - Investigate
  • What is the problem?
  • What are the impacts of the problem?
  • Why does the problem occur?
  • Where does the problem occur?
  • When does the problem occur?
  • What is the current context?
  • What is already happening?
• Phase 1 - Materials
  • Collecting information
  • Fear of falling
  • Risk factors
  • Key documents
  • Community stocktake
• Phase 2 - Plan
  • What can be done?
  • What do we know about the target group?
  • Who can be involved?
  • How do we keep the work going?
  • How will we measure progress?
• Phase 2 - Materials
  • Key stakeholders
  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Good working relationships
  • What works?
  • Decision making
  • Goals, objectives, strategies
  • Community planning meetings
  • Reach and marketing
  • Social marketing plan
  • Key messages
  • Community engagement
  • Partnerships
• Phase 3 - Implement
  • Are we testing before we act?
  • What can we achieve now and later?
  • Are there opportunities to explore?
  • How are we monitoring progress?
  • Are we talking with others about our work?
  • Are we measuring our efforts?
• Phase 3 - Materials
  • Communicating
  • Awareness raising
  • Communication plan
  • Community progress meetings
  • Ambassadors
  • Physical activity
  • Sports tours
  • Come and try days
  • Case studies
• Phase 4 - Review
  • Process evaluation
  • Impact evaulation
  • Outcome evaluation
  • Share and celebrate
  • What happens next?
• Phase 4 - Materials
  • Process evaluation tools
  • Impact evaluation tools
  • Outcome evaluation tools
• Acknowledgements

Who can be involved?

Given the large number of causes and risk factors for falls, no one agency can reduce falls and promote healthy active ageing all by themselves. Consequently, there is a need for a range of local people, groups and organisations to be involved.

It is important to identify all people/organisations that could potentially be involved or who have a role to play in falls prevention and the promotion of healthy active ageing. These people and groups are referred to as key stakeholders. Key stakeholders can be involved in a project/program at a number of levels.

It is important to involve all local key stakeholders and representatives from the target group at the beginning of the project/program.  Actively maintaining a good working relationship with key stakeholders will help ensure their ongoing support throughout the project/program.

There are two frameworks that can be used to help structure and evaluate stakeholder involvement. These are:

1. Community engagement framework 
   This is where stakeholders are engaged through information, consultation and active participation [14].
2. Partnership framework
   This is where stakeholders are involved at various levels from networking, coordinating, cooperating and collaborating [15].

Key stakeholders can play specific roles, including being a champion and/or advocate. Both of these specialist roles can have a significant positive impact on progressing falls prevention and promoting healthy active ageing.

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