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- Title
The prevention of falls under the aspect of health promotion.
- Authors
Junior, Edmundo de Drummond Alves; de Lima Paula, Fátima
- Abstract
The concept of health has been changing, now reaching the idea of health promotion and quality of life. This new paradigm makes it possible to consider more efficient strategies. We allocated the focus on the problem of falls became since epidemiological data show its significance in many parts of the world, not resuming to a particular social class, ethnicity or gender. The increase in life expectancy asked for public policies for the improvement of the quality of life of that population. Elderly fall is a public health problem that needs to be better studied. To reduce the incidence of falls we emphasize prevention, protection and education which are strategies from the principles of health promotion. In some developed countries, we can find official public health programs for the prevention of falls. But here in Brazil not many steps have been done towards this. The aim of this article is to show the importance of the prevention of falls and reinforce the need of enlarging its context, as in: elderly associations and retirees institutions; centers day; hospitals; schools; and ambulatories. We present a project that takes into account the leisure and entertainment as a cultural and pedagogical strategy inserted in health education.
- Subjects
ACCIDENT prevention; ACCIDENTAL falls; SPORTS accidents; HEALTH promotion; PREVENTIVE health services; QUALITY of life; ATHLETES
- Publication
Fitness & Performance Journal (Online Edition), 2008, Vol 7, Issue 2, p123
- ISSN
1519-9088
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3900/fpj.7.2.123.e