Citation

Murphy TE, Baker DI, Leo-Summers LS, Bianco L, Gottschalk M, Acampora D, King MB. Gerontologist 2013; 53(3): 508-515.

Affiliation

Address correspondence to Terrence E. Murphy, Department of Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Yale University School of Medicine , 300 George St. Suite 775, New Haven, CT 06511. E-mail: terrence.murphy@yale.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Oxford University Press)

DOI

10.1093/geront/gns122

PMID

23042690

Abstract

Purpose of Study: To describe the ongoing efforts of the Connecticut Collaboration for Fall Prevention (CCFP) to move evidence regarding fall prevention into clinical practice and state policy. MethodsA university-based team developed methods of networking with existing statewide organizations to influence clinical practice and state policy. RESULTS: We describe steps taken that led to funding and legislation of fall prevention efforts in the state of Connecticut. We summarize CCFP's direct outreach by tabulating the educational sessions delivered and the numbers and types of clinical care providers that were trained. Community organizations that had sustained clinical practices incorporating evidence-based fall prevention were subsequently funded through mini-grants to develop innovative interventional activities. These mini-grants targeted specific subpopulations of older persons at high risk for falls.ImplicationsBuilding collaborative relationships with existing stakeholders and care providers throughout the state, CCFP continues to facilitate the integration of evidence-based fall prevention into clinical practice and state-funded policy using strategies that may be useful to others.

Language: en