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Finding Balance is an
Injury Prevention Centre program

Tools for Presentations

Give a presentation to a group about Finding Balance with one of these slide decks.

  • Falls Trivia PowerPoint™ (currently in review)
  • Falls Trivia Questions With Answers and Sources (currently in review)

Other Presentation Items

Finding Balance Tool Kit

These items and handouts support the Finding Balance seniors’ falls prevention program and campaign and may be used in displays and presentations. This List of Materials outlines which items are included in the Resource Binder and are also listed below.

Bring your community display or presentation to life! Send us an email to borrow the Tool Kits and Banners.

  • Contact the IPC to order these resources:
  • Finding Balance Brochure
  • Everyday Exercises for Older Adults - POSTER
  • Falls Risk Self-Assessment Checklist - PAMPHLET
  • Falls Risk Self-Assessment Checklist - POSTER
  • Download the following resources from the Resource Catalogue:
  • Be Active Information Sheet
  • Challenge Your Balance & Build Strength Information Sheet
  • Review Your Medications Information Sheet
  • Have Your Vision Checked Information Sheet
  • Getting Around In Your Home Information Sheet
  • Getting Around In Your Community Information Sheet
  • Footwear & Foot Care Tips for Seniors and the Ideal Shoe Information Sheet
  • Walking Safely in Winter Information Sheet
  • Getting a Good Night's Sleep Information Sheet
  • Nutrition Tips for Seniors Information Sheet
  • Live Well Guidebook
  • Activity Tracker
  • How to Get Up from the Floor – Available in 13 different languages including English, French, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Spanish, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese
  • Fall Facts: Data Infographic
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Facts: Data Infographic
  • Night light (e.g., wall outlet plug in)
  • Pill organizers, eg. Blister pack, Dosette
  • Ice pick cane tip attachment
  • Ice grips (for bottom of winter boots)
  • Slipper with  good tread and low heel
  • Shoe horn
  • Hand Held Reacher
  • Bath/shower mat with suction cups
  • Hip protectors
  • Winter boot
  • Bag of sand
  • Empty bottle of Vitamin D
  • Indoor and/or outdoor motion sensitive light

Finding Balance Banners

Add a visual element to your display or presentation. You can borrow either a Fall- or Winter-themed banner.

Falls Risk Self-Assessment Quiz

Are you at risk of falling? Take our interactive online Risk Self-Assessment Quiz to find out.

LAUNCH QUIZ

Resource Catalogue

Visit the catalogue for all of our available resources.

VIEW CATALOGUE

Injury Prevention Centre

Finding Balance is developed by the Injury Prevention Centre. Find out more about the Centre.

VISIT THE WEBSITE

Disclaimer

Please review our disclaimer before implementing any of the activities or exercises outlined in our resources.

READ DISCLAIMER

 

Finding Balance is a seniors' falls prevention initiative developed by the Injury Prevention Centre at the University of Alberta.

Funding for the Centre is provided, in whole or in part, by Alberta Health. Provisions of funding by Alberta Health does not signify that this project represents the policies or views of Alberta Health.

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Injury Prevention Centre

INJURY PREVENTION CENTRE
4-248 ECHA, University of Alberta
11405 87 Ave NW
Edmonton AB T6G 1C9
tel: 780.492.6019

email: info@findingbalancealberta.ca

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