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Resource Links For more information about Fall Prevention, consult the following resources: Senior Injury Prevention Program, Alameda County Department of Public Downloadable version of the program's "Preventing Falls for 60+ Adults" manual. To order the associated video, contact Colleen Campbell at (510) 577-3535. Fall Prevention Center of Excellence This website contains extensive information and resources on falls prevention, the "StopFalls Newsletter," and directions on how to join the StopFalls Network California. Falls Free: Promoting a National Falls Prevention Action Plan This website contains the action plan developed during the Falls Free Summit, as well as background research and related information. Fallproof! A Comprehensive Balance and Mobility Training Program By Debra J. Rose, This evidence-based, multidimensional, practical manual provides detailed research and instruction on mobility and balance. "Generations" Winter 2002-03 issue This issue of ASA's quarterly journal is devoted to falls and fall-related injuries. The "Generations" website lists the full table of contents. Back issues are also available for purchase. Home Safety Council This website includes resources and research on home safety, a home assessment checklist, and the Safe Steps Program, a falls-prevention curriculum distributed to older adult activity centers. National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modifications This website has information and training on home modifications, including links to home-safety checklists. "Perceptions of Risk and Sociocultural Barriers to Home Safety for Elders" by Judith C. Barker Article in the Spring 2005 issue of "Maximizing Human Potential," the newsletter of ASA's Network on Environments, Services, and Technologies for Maximizing Independence. Research abstracts and articles from the Connecticut Collaboration for Fall Prevention This website includes the American Geriatrics Society's "Guideline for the Prevention of Falls in Older Persons." "A Tool Kit to Prevent Senior Falls" This CDC toolkit contains factsheets, informational graphics, and brochures about falls prevention for older adults.