Older Adult Falls

• Community-engaged research
• Translation of evidence-based programs
• Inpatient falls
• Opioids and falls risk

Team Co-leads –  Bob Wallace, Carri Casteel

Team Membership

• Public Health
• Medicine
• Emergency Medicine
• Trauma
• Engineering
• Epidemiology
• Pharmacy
• Biology
• Nursing

Research/Outreach/Training Partners:

• Iowa Healthcare Collaborative
• Iowa Department of Public Health
• Des Moines Mercy Healthcare System
• Johnson County Public Health Department
• National Fire Protection Agency
• Local fire departments
• Iowa Falls Prevention Coalition
• Iowa Department on Aging
• Area agencies on aging
• Mercy Accountable Care Organization

See UI IPRC research projects related to falls prevention.