Falls prevention in elderly guided by the multipliers agents training: report of experience

Abstract

The here exposed experience came from an extension project run by students and faculty of the medical school of the Federal University of São Francisco Valley (UNIVASF) taking into account the relevance of the subject in front of its prevalence and serious direct consequences to the health of the individual and family quality of life. It’s noticed that the theme is still little known and discussed among health professionals and the population as a whole, where evidence is prejudice that falls should be seen as a natural and inevitable condition in the elderly. The work in the cities of Petrolina and Juazeiro-BA covered a number of areas covered by the Health Strategy of the Family and intervened directly and indirectly more than 20,000 people, promoting the empowerment of seniors, families and caregivers on measures prevention of falls.