Iowa Falls Prevention Coalition
Vision since 2012: All Iowans will have fewer falls and fall-related injuries, maximizing their independence and quality of life.
Iowa Falls Prevention Coalition
The mission of the Iowa Falls Prevention Coalition is to facilitate collaboration between state, community and health care system partners to reduce falls by building awareness, providing education, and supporting implementation of fall prevention efforts.
Coalition Membership
The Iowa Falls Prevention Coalition is made up of 70+ Iowa agencies and community-based organizations working together to support the expansion and sustainability of falls prevention programs and services across the state that educate Iowans about the risk of falls, address their fear of falling, and teach exercises to improve their balance.
Iowa Falls Prevention Coalition Charter
The Coalition supports maintaining and expanding fall prevention programs and services in the state of Iowa that focus on communities, hospitals, clinics, and other outpatient settings.
Coalition Partner Commitment Form
Coalitions can bring together organizations and providers to collaborate to reduce falls, identify state or community needs, recommend policy changes, and build capacity.
Current Iowa Falls Prevention 3-Year Action Plan
The Iowa Falls Prevention Coalition's 3-Year Action Plan outlines key goal areas and objectives, which are being advanced through cross-sector collaboration with partners from across the state.
Falls Prevention in Iowa
Because falls are the leading cause of injury and injury-related death among Iowa adults aged 65 and older.
Falls are a significant public health problem.
Check out the Iowa Public Health Tracking Portal for up to date statistics and data on falls.
Falls Prevention Data Brief
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services releases an annual Iowa Falls Prevention Data Brief. The data brief highlights the impact of falls in Iowa and strategies to reduce fall risk in our state.
The 2023 Iowa Trauma Registry Report
The Trauma Registry is the primary vehicle for data collection and management related to patients that presented to a hospital for the care of one or more injuries in any given year in Iowa. Overall, falls do seem to be driving the rate of injury resulting in ED/hospital cases in Iowa.
2024 HUB Landscape Assessment Report for Falls
This brief report is designed to provide critical information regarding the scope and reach of AAEBIs and other falls prevention activity around the state.
Iowa Falls Screening Program
Increase the number of clinical providers and community partners conducting falls screening across Iowa using the CDC's Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries (STEADI) Initiative and referring to the HUB for falls prevention interventions.
STEADI Initiative
CDC's Injury Center created this initiative for healthcare providers and community partners who work with older adults and individuals with disabilities who are at risk of falling, or who may have fallen in the past.
STEADI Fall Screening Course
Learn how to conduct fall risk screening to help address falls in your clinic or community. The FREE online training course takes about 2-3 hours to complete and covers the key components of the CDC STEADI fall risk screening protocol.
STEADI Brochure - Falls Questionnaire
Have individuals complete the questionnaire to find out their fall risk. If they have a fall risk, encourage them to contact their health care provider and the HUB to be connected to a falls prevention program.
ASTHO Project
ASTHO (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials) plays a key role in falls prevention by developing and disseminating resources, best practices, and guidance to state and territorial health agencies.
ASTHO is focused on expanding fall prevention strategies across the country, particularly focusing on community-clinical linkages and surveillance to identify high-risk populations.
Guide to Expanding Falls Prevention Through Surveillance, Community-Clinical Linkages, and Strategic Planning and Evaluation
This guide is intended to be a comprehensive resource for state health departments in understanding how to align current falls prevention efforts to support community-clinical linkages and offer strategies to assist in implementing new efforts to support these linkages
Local Falls Prevention Coalition Efforts
The State Coalition encourages and supports the development of local falls prevention coalitions and engages them in partnership opportunities.
Story County Falls Prevention Coalition
Story County is our first county coalition to form and is a great model for other local coalitions. See meeting notes with lists of partners that have come together to prevent falls in Story County.
Story County FPC Fall Meeting Notes
The Story County Falls Prevention Coalition met on November 29th. Click here to review the meeting minutes.
Story County FPC Winter Meeting Notes
The Story County Falls Prevention Coalition met on February 13th. Click here to review the meeting minutes.
Story County FPC Spring Meeting Notes
The Story County Falls Prevention Coalition met on May 21st, 2024. Click here to review the meeting minutes.
Story County FPC Summer Meeting Notes
The Story County Falls Prevention Coalition met on August 6th, 2024. Click here to review the meeting minutes.
Story County FPC Winter/Fall Meeting Notes
The Story County Falls Prevention Coalition met on November 12th, 2024. Click here to review the meeting minutes.
Iowa Falls Prevention Symposium
To enhance the falls prevention knowledge of professionals caring for older adults and adults with disabilities in a variety of care settings.
Information about the 2025 Symposium coming soon!
2024 Symposium Brochure
10th Annual Iowa Falls Prevention Coalition Symposium - Awareness to Action
2025 Symposium Registration - Coming Soon!
2025 National Falls Prevention Awareness Week
September 22-28, 2025 is Falls Prevention Awareness Week, a nationwide observance to raise awareness on preventing falls, reducing the risk of falls, and helping individuals live without fear of falling.
More information coming soon!
Most Recent Signed Proclamation
We attempt to keep policymakers informed about the burden of falls and encourage their support for falls prevention strategies in Iowa.
Raising Awareness about Falls Prevention!
Press Release Template
Use this Press Release template announcing National Falls Prevention Awareness Week in your community.
Proclamation Template
Here is a template for a Proclamation supporting the National Falls Prevention Awareness Week.
Form to Post your FPAW Event
Click here to access the form to post your FPAW event on the HUB calendar!
Fall Prevention Resources
