The following are useful documents which are used in Buckinghamshire by health care professionals in contact with people at risk of falls.

Fact sheet regarding the benefits of physical activity in preventing against falls: DTI physical activity.pdf

Strength and balance exercises for healthy ageing: slips_exercisebook.pdf

Staying Healthy in Later Life - Factsheet 45

Issued: September 2004

Looks in more detail at two components of a healthy lifestyle – healthy eating and keeping physically active.

Lists organisations to contact for further information on these and other aspects of a healthy lifestyle and highlights the importance of health checks, particularly sight checks for older people over 60.

To view this factsheet, click on the following link: Staying Healthy fact Sheet