Falls Free Missouri

See the new Healthy Aging and Fall Prevention Resource Guide

Welcome to Falls Free Missouri! We are Missouri’s falls prevention coalition working on a framework, infrastructure and guidance to implement falls prevention interventions. Our coalition is facilitated through the Healthy Aging and Fall Prevention Work Group of the Missouri Council for Activity and Nutrition (MOCAN) and brings together stakeholders, organizations and people with lived experiences in the community to advocate and disseminate resources to help care-partners, physicians, local organizations and individuals to support healthy aging.

The achievements and goals of our coalition include:

Assist in streamlining supports for older adults who have been assessed as a high falls risk or help with connecting older adults to falls risk assessments.
Provide opportunities for individuals in areas where there may not be falls prevention interventions by connecting them to available resources.
Connect organizations that have not traditionally collaborated on falls prevention strategies and activities.
Create a resource guide (now available!) that offers home safety, nutrition, and physical activity strategies for improved health and mobility as we age, which includes providing local resources from all over Missouri.
Host ongoing discussions on how to create a supportive landscape for Missouri’s older adults.

If you have questions or resource recommendations, please email MOCAN. To join the coalition and provide input on Missouri healthy aging and fall prevention, please fill out the member form for MOCAN and you’ll receive information and invites to our monthly meetings.

Healthy Aging & Fall Prevention Resource Guide

This guide was created to provide information and resources for maintaining health and mobility to support ourselves and those we are caring for as we age. See the full guide here or access chapters by topic below.

Safety

The Safety chapter provides guidance on where and how to improve your physical environment, assistive technology tools to use, and how to safely navigate in the community to prevent falls and injuries.

Physical Activity

The Physical Activity chapter provides guidance on how to get the amount of exercise needed for optimal health, how to exercise safely, and places to be active in Missouri.

Nutrition

The Nutrition chapter provides information and tools for meeting nutritional needs and staying hydrated, addressing health issues with proper nutrition, and where to find programs in Missouri.

This publication is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $148,150.00 with 100% funded by ACL/HHS and $0 amount and 0% funded by non-government source(s). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of nor an endorsement by ACL/HHS or the U.S. Government.