"This book provides relevant theoretical and practical frameworks in the area of falls prevention and is written for professionals who want to improve their understanding of the strategic role of falls prevention as one of the major societal challenges within active and healthy ageing"--.

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Book Series
• Table of Contents
• Detailed Table of Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Twin Contributors to the Physiology of Ambulatory Wellbeing and Falls Prevention in Ageing Populations
• Chapter 2: Integrating Social and Health Services for People, Communities, Homes, and Places
• Chapter 3: Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs
• Chapter 4: Bone Density and Fall Risk Screening in Algarve
• Chapter 5: Effects of Spaceflight, Aging, and Bedrest on Falls
• Chapter 6: The Role of Neuroimaging in Fall Prevention in Healthy Adults at Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
• Chapter 7: Fall Risk and the Use of Exercise as a Fall Prevention Strategy
• Chapter 8: Fall Prevention in Education and Training of Healthcare Students, Professionals, and Non-Professionals
• Chapter 9: Fall Prevention Education
• Chapter 10: Health and Fall Risk Monitoring Within Common Assessments
• Chapter 11: Patient Safety
• Chapter 12: Fall Prevention Activities and Resources in Norway
• Chapter 13: Falls and Fall Injuries as Societal Challenges in Namibia
• Chapter 14: Integrated Care in Prevention
• Chapter 15: Information and Process in Health
• Compilation of References
• About the Contributors
• Index