April No Falls 2015
More than 30 per cent of over 65s will have a fall this year. April No Falls Month is an ideal time to raise awareness of falls prevention. The Department of Health have put together a number of resources to promote and support falls prevention in Queensland.
Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service have developed a video on how to prevent a fall or harm from falls whilst you are staying in a hospital.
Promotional material
- Guide to April No Falls (PDF, 1.83MB)
- Keep your health professional involved in your care poster (PDF, 356KB)
- There are better ways to prevent falls for people living with dementia poster (PDF, 308KB)
- Falls prevention screensaver (PDF, 2.08MB)
- Queensland Stay On Your Feet®-cross word (PDF, 442KB)
- Queensland Stay On Your Feet®-bingo-part A (PDF, 338KB)
- Queensland Stay On Your Feet®-bingo-part B (PDF, 338KB)
- Queensland Stay On Your Feet®-bingo-memory game (PDF, 375KB)
- Queensland Stay On Your Feet®-bingo-wordsearch (PDF, 188KB)
Social media promotional material
- Infographics 1 - 65+ are at higher risk of falling (JPG, 120KB)
- Infographics 2 - 83,800 over 65 will be hospitalised because of a fall in Australia (JPG, 136KB)
- Infographics 3 - 75% of patients that sustain an injury caused by a fall need hospital treatment (JPG, 116KB)
- Infographics 4 - $240million approximate cost for Queensland from falls injuries or harm from falls (JPG,124KB)
- Inforgraphics 5 - 30% of older persons who fall will fracture a bone (JPG, 80KB)
- Falls prevention fact sheet (PDF, 118KB)
Last updated: 25 March 2015
