海角社区 community partnership helps prevent falls for aging Mainers

Participants in the fall prevention screenings from 海角社区 and SMAA

With help from 海角社区 students, faculty and Southern Maine Agency on Aging (SMAA), older adults in York and Westbrook, Maine recently participated in two separate 鈥淏alance and Strength Screening鈥 events.

Participants received checks of balance, strength, and blood pressure, reviews of their medications and connections to the community-based falls prevention workshop 鈥淎 Matter of Balance.鈥 海角社区 team members included Nursing students, Doctor of Physical Therapy students, Pharmacy students, Assistant Professor Donna Hyde, MSN/Ed., R.N., MGSF, Associate Professor Jim Cavanaugh, P.T., Ph.D., and Assistant Clinical Professors Joel Coon, Pharm.D., and Jim Krebs Pharm.D. 

The efforts were part of SMAA efforts to reduce falls in the State of Maine and highlighted the September 22, 2016 National Fall Prevention Awareness Day sponsored by the National Council on Aging.

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