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.
Coalition Partner Commitment Form
Check out our commitment form and consider joining the Iowa Falls Prevention Coalition.
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.
3-Year Action Plan - 2025 Summary of Activity
Check out all the falls prevention activity completed last year through the Iowa Falls Prevention Coalition by members across the state.
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 Free Logo Use Guidelines
The Falls Free® logo is available for use by State Coalitions.
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.
2025 Trauma System Consultation Report
This report reviews Iowa’s trauma system, highlighting its strengths, ongoing challenges, and opportunities to improve access, coordination, and quality of injury care statewide.
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.
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 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.
FRAIL STEADI Fall Risk Screening Course Flyer
This course gives clinical teams and community professionals the tools needed to integrate fall risk screening into routine care.
STEADI Flyer for Healthcare Providers
Recruitment Tool: Building strong clinical and community connections through STEADI.
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.
Join the Iowa Falls Prevention Coalition!
12th Annual Iowa Falls Prevention Symposium, “Awareness to Action”
September 24, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. via Zoom.
2026 Symposium Brochure
12th Annual Iowa Falls Prevention Coalition Symposium - Awareness to Action
Continuing education opportunities are available for multiple healthcare disciplines. Registration is free, but advance registration is required.
Local Falls Prevention Coalition Efforts
The Iowa Falls Prevention Coalition encourages and supports the development of local falls prevention coalitions and engages them in partnership opportunities.
By bringing together multidisciplinary partners at the local level, these local/regional coalitions create opportunities for individuals with lived experience to meaningfully participate, help shape solutions, and see themselves reflected in the work.
Today, six local falls prevention coalitions are forming across Iowa, each building on the unique strengths, needs, and priorities of the communities they serve.
2026 National Falls Prevention Awareness Week
September 21-25, 2026 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.
Ready to share posts for Facebook and LinkedIn
Share this brochure at health fairs, booths, clinics, pharmacies, etc. so individuals can self-assess their fall risk.
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Presentation slides you can use to raise awareness.
Presentation slides you can use to raise awareness – focus here is more on medication management
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!
Social Media Best Practices for Professionals
This brief guide provides everything you need to know to start and manage your social media presence.
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
Fall Prevention Resources
