Falls Risk Screening Event
This event will include strength and balance tests, home safety education, medication review, and education on how older adults can decrease the chances of a fall.
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This free event will include risk assessments by students and faculty from UNM, CNM, and PIMA Medical Institute. Paramedics with the Albuquerque Fire Department HEART program will teach participants how to get up from the floor, and fitness equipment demonstrations will be shown by Senior Affairs Sports & Fitness staff.
Additional resources on how to reduce falls risk and improve balance will be provided.
Event hosted by the Department of Senior Affairs Sports & Fitness Program and the New Mexico Adult Falls Prevention Coalition (NMAFPC).