Fall Prevention Project	Quick Links Goals and Objectives For Older Adults and Their Families For Healthcare Professionals Online Course

Fall Prevention in Older Adults is a federally-funded grant project directed by Roberta A. Newton, Ph.D., PT, Professor of Physical Therapy at Temple University.

The Fall Prevention Project offers resources to each target audience group:

• Educators
• Health Care Practitioners
• Older Adults
• Health Care Students

The project objective is to inform and educate the target audience groups about the causes of falls in older adults, and the assessment, rehabilitative, and health promotion measures which can be taken to reduce the risk of falls in this age group.

Contact:
Roberta Newton, Ph.D.
Department of Physical Therapy
Temple University
3307 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140-5101
Phone: 215-707-4897
Fax: 215-707-7500
Email:rnewton@temple.edu

Website:
http://www.temple.edu/older_adult/