What to know
Falls are a common and serious health threat to adults 65 and older. Every year, more than 1 in 4 older adults falls, but more than half of those who fall don’t tell their healthcare provider. The Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) initiative was developed in response to this growing health threat. STEADI offers training and resources to help healthcare providers put fall prevention strategies into practice.
Provider training
STEADI: Empowering Healthcare Providers to Reduce Fall Risk
With this training, STEADI: Empowering Healthcare Providers to Reduce Fall Risk, you can make fall prevention a part of your clinical practice.
Continuing education is available for this free accredited course.
- To obtain Continuing Education (CE), visit train.org/cdctrain, search for course number WB4310R, and follow the steps listed on the webpage. STEADI: Empowering Healthcare Providers to Reduce Fall Risk [4 pages]
- Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries (STEADI)
- Coordinated Care Plan to Prevent Older Adult Falls [PDF – 64 pages]
Provider training web badges
Training slides
STEADI: Inform healthcare providers, clinic staff, and administrators on fall prevention using the STEADI initiative
Use the STEADI Our Staff for Fall Prevention slide deck to train healthcare providers and clinic staff on using the STEADI initiative to prevent falls.
Use the Building Clinical Strategies to STEADI Your Older Patients slide deck to help inform healthcare administrators about the importance of a STEADI-based fall prevention program.