Queensland Stay On Your Feet® Toolkit - Falls prevention in action

Queensland Stay On Your Feet Wide Bay/Burnett trial project

An objective of the Queensland Stay on Your Feet Wide Bay/Burnett trial project was to increase falls prevention activities among the target group and key stakeholders. To evaluate its impact, the project used a pre and post computer assisted telephone interview (CATI) survey. You can download these surveys here:

• Queensland Stay on Your Feet Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) pre-survey
• Queensland Stay on Your Feet Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) post-survey

Evaluation found that the Queensland Stay on Your Feet Wide Bay/Burnett trial project had the following impacts:

• older people increased their regular moderate physical activity and wore safer shoes
• more people disagreed with the statement “older people fall and nothing can be done about it”
• falls prevention strategies were developed and included in five local council plans
• local footpaths and walkways were built to support physical activity
• Nordic Pole walking on the beach was encouraged, resulting in friendships between ambassadors
• an increase in local councils and other organisations providing physical activity programs.

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