State Falls Prevention Coalitions
Since no single organization is responsible for addressing all aspects of falls prevention, coalitions can bring together organizations and providers that need to collaborate to reduce falls, identify state or community needs, recommend policy changes, and build capacity.
Finding your state Falls Prevention Coalition
Learn more about your state Falls Prevention Coalition by clicking on one of the website or profile links below. In their profile you'll be able to learn about the state’s action plan, falls prevention programs being offered, and other falls prevention efforts within the state.
Learning more about your state Falls Prevention Coalition
Active Coalitions, In-Development Coalitions, and Inactive Coalitions
In-Development Coalitions | |
Alabama | District of Columbia |
Alaska | Idaho |
Arkansas | Louisiana |
Colorado | Mississippi |
Connecticut |
Inactive Coalitions | |
North Dakota | South Carolina |
Rhode Island | West Virginia |
If your state or community is interested in forming a falls prevention coalition, be sure to review A Practical Guide to State Coalition Building. Also feel free to contact the National Falls Prevention Resource Center (fallsfree@ncoa.org) for technical assistance, or one of your state coalition leads.
What Is a Falls Prevention Coalition?
Learn more about the opportunities and advantages of forming a falls prevention coalition, including examples of goals and activities that are commonly conducted by state falls prevention coalitions around the country.
How to Build a State Coalition
Learn more about how states have organized effective, sustainable fall prevention coalitions that are making a difference at the community level.
Falls Prevention Programs
Leader training and fidelity monitoring are the hallmarks of quality assurance for falls prevention programs that have been approved by ACL. Fidelity improves the quality of what is being delivered and ensures all program activities are implemented correctly to benefit participants.