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Presentation Items

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

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.

  • Contact the IPC to order these resources:
    • Finding Balance Brochure (updated 2019)
    • Everyday Exercises for Older Adults - POSTER
    • Falls Risk Self-Assessment Checklist - PAMPHLET (updated 2019)
    • 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.

    SafetyNET

    Join the Falls Prevention group on SafetyNET.

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    Resource Catalogue

    Visit the Resource Catalogue for a complete list of resources and the resource order form.

    VISIT CATALOGUE

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    Finding Balance     is a seniors' falls prevention initiative developed by the Injury Prevention Centre at the University of Alberta, in partnership with seniors' groups, healthcare organizations, and practitioners across Canada and is administered nationally by provincial stewards.

    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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