UCA’s Occupational Therapy department collaborated with the Physical Therapy and Exercise & Sport Science on a Falls Awareness, Education, and Prevention Emphasis Week in conjunction with the 9th National Falls Awareness Campaign.
The department has been involved since 2012, but this is the first time it has had an inter-professional emphasis.
National Falls Awareness Day was September 22, 2016, and around 140 students in inter-professional teams traveled to facilities in the central Arkansas region (primarily Faulkner, Pulaski, and surrounding counties) where they made presentations about falls, fall risks, and ways to prevent falls.
The demonstrations were interactive with participants engaging in educational sessions, exercises, and activities (occupations) that helped them learn about falls and fall prevention.