Capacity Building

This section offers resources to help with the planning, implementation, and evaluation of falls prevention programs in your community.

Developing an Infrastructure for Falls Prevention in Rural North Carolina Communities

Carol Giuliani, PT, PhD

UNC Chapel Hill

North Carolina State Falls Prevention Resources Survey Reports

To facilitate needs and resource assessments concerning falls prevention for older adults in counties within North Carolina, the NC Falls Prevention Coalition surveyed various individuals and organizations across the state. These included health care and aging services providers, public health departments and senior housing personnel.

The survey is a collaboration with the North Carolina Area Agencies on Aging (AAA). Established through the federal Older Americans Act, AAAs address advocacy, planning, program and resource development, information brokerage, funds administration and quality assurance for older adults. The AAA regions provide a good framework to examine who is involved with addressing falls prevention within areas of NC.

The main purposes of this survey are to develop a directory of current falls prevention organizations and resources, as well as to clarify work that is needed to comprehensively address the problem of falls among older adults in North Carolina. It includes questions regarding activities currently conducted, interests and plans for future work, and areas of needed support.

North Carolina State Falls Prevention Resources Survey Report: Statewide (.pdf)

This report is a summary of the data collected from the entire state of North Carolina.

North Carolina State Falls Prevention Resources Survey Report: Western North Carolina (.pdf)

This report is a summary of the data collected from Western North Carolina (WNC). The counties included in WNC are Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania and Yancey.

North Carolina State Falls Prevention Resources Survey Report: Region B (.pdf)

This report is a summary of the data collected from Region B. Region B includes Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania counties

North Carolina State Falls Prevention Resources Survey Report: Region F (.pdf)
Region F includes Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly and Union counties.