The Falls Free Wisconsin Coalition is holding a contest for Falls Prevention Awareness Month! The goal of the contest is to create a placemat with falls prevention education for older adults for partners throughout the state to distribute during Falls…
Wisconsin Institute for Healthy Aging (WIHA) and its community partners support legislation to fund the researched and proven strategies that give older people, their families and caregivers the tools to protect their own health and wellness. Learn more in the…
Leaf Grantees were hard at work in 2023. Check out the report to learn what has been happening across the state!
Wow, Falls Prevention Awareness Month flew by! We were busy traveling throughout the state in September visiting local falls prevention events and classes to spread the word about fallsfreewi.org and all the great work being done for falls prevention in…
DHS just published a new report on falls in older adults saying that the number of emergency calls for fall-related injuries increased by nearly 10,000 per year since 2019.
Congratulations to our 2023 Localizing Efforts to Address Falls (LEAF) grant awardees. The LEAF grants support community-based projects focused on reducing falls through locally-directed initiatives. Find a list of the awardees along with a brief description of their projects.
