 Determine community readiness for a fall prevention coalition/ partnership. o Use the "Readiness Assessment".
 Identify and recruit fall prevention coalition members. o Identify a core group of organizations that are ready to form a coalition./ partnership. o Identify lead organization (s). Use this core group to get started. o Identify and recruit other organizations from the potential member list.
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Develop a preliminary strategic plan for the fall prevention program. o Develop a preliminary vision, mission and set of aims. Lead (s)/ core group should take the lead on this preliminary draft.
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Convene coalition members. o Plan and hold the first meeting. o Have each coalition member describe who they are, their interest in fall prevention along with their current goals around fall prevention and services/ programs that they offer. o Review and revise draft vision, mission and strategic aims with input from members. o Define the coalition structure, including meeting frequency, location, and structure, membership parameters, decision-making approach, and participation and communication between meetings.
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Implement the coalition/partnership and strategic plan. o Define and implement strategies and a detailed action plan, including resources needed to implement the plan. o Establish clear roles and responsibilities of coalition partners. o Define how working together will benefit each coalition partner. o Establish an effective communication process for coalition partners.
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Promote the coalition and its work. o Make community aware of the coalition and fall prevention programs. o Promote broad and active participation within the community. o Use the eight -step guide for conducting a successful campaign for fall prevention. 1
 Evaluate coalition and fall prevention programs. o Establish evaluation procedures and activities as you get started. o Refine on an ongoing basis.
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o Use established evaluation tools to guide your evaluation process. The following resources contain helpful guides. 1, 4, 5
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Sustain coalition and fall prevention programs.
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Create a written sustainability plan. Use Appendix K as a template.
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Incorporate results from your evaluation to make ongoing changes and improvements.
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Secure ongoing funding.
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Celebrate accomplishments and successes.
Resources: The following resources were used to develop this checklist, are available for your reference, and download.
1.
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Preventing Falls: How to Develop Community-
based Fall Prevention Programs for Older Adults. Atlanta, CA: Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 2008.
Available at: www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationSafety/Images/CDC.Guide-a.pdf
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Cohen L, Baer N, Satterwhite, P. Developing effective coalitions: an eight step guide. In:
Wurzbach ME, ed. Community Health Education & Promotion: A guide to Program Design and
Evaluation. 2 nd ed. Gaithersburg, Md: Aspen Publishers In: 2002: 144-161.
Available at: www.preventioninstitute.org/tools/partnership-tools.html
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The Collaboration Primer. Chicago, IL: Health Research & Educational Trust, 2003. Available at: www.hret.org/upload/resources/collaboration.primer-pdf
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Community Tool Box, Available at: http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents
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Thompson NJ, McClintock HO. Demonstrating Your Program's Worth: A Primer on Evaluation for
Programs To Prevent Unintentional Injury. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 1998. Available at: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pubres/demonstr.htm
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