RIDGE MEADOWS FALL PREVENTION SOCIETY
FALL PREVENTION FOR THE COMMUNITY
Contact us: Our E-Mail is: rmfallprevention@yahoo.com
Or Contact Fraserhealth at 604 587-4600 e mail fallprevention@fraserhealth.ca
OUR HISTORY.
The Ridge Meadows Fall Prevention Society, formerly known as the Ridge Meadows Fall Prevention Committee has been operating since April 2001.
We partnered with the Burnaby Coalition to prevent falls and adapted Their First Step fall prevention starts with you booklet to facilitate Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. The project goal was to deliver a community-based multi-faceted risk reduction program to reduce falls and fall related injuries among seniors, veterans and caregivers in Ridge Meadows. Volunteers delivered the fall prevention initiative program to seniors throughout the community.
We focused on the Katzie First Nation and Pioneer Village. We were able to raise awareness throughout out the community by addressing both municipal councils, home show, senior fair, health and wellness clinic.
We also introduced the Vial of Life, now the Emergency Vial.
The Fire Department, BC Ambulance Services and the Royal Canadian Legion backed this project. In 2007 we introduced the Mobile Clinics to both communities.
2010 we partnered with Fraser Health to launch the book
Preventing Grandparents from falling
The "Safety Superheroes: Preventing parents from falling" book is an inter-generational approach to fall prevention and home safety.
Each year, thausands of seniors are taken to hospitals because of injuries sustained during a simple fall. The majority of these falls happen in their own home.
The "doll house" containing all kinds of hazards build by seniors of the Ridge Meadows Fall Prevention Society is alls available for kids to play with. While playing, kids will be able to uncover and remove hazards to make the "doll house"safer.
OUR FUTURE.
Create awareness about the risk of falls to the total community. Deliver a multi-faceted fall risk reduction program to reduce the number of fall related injuries to the following target groups.
Natives living on reserve,
Church membership,
Youth, single Parents,
Seniors.
Directors of the Ridge Meadows Fall Prevention Society.
Patricia Roy RMH
Timo Juurakko Assistant Chief MRFD
Brad Perrie Assistant Chief PMFD
President RMFPS
Bob Sutherland Vice President RMFPS
Claire Pratt RCL branch 88
Carolynn Willis
Riverside Fraserview Village
Irene McCrate Hillcrest
Fraserview Village
Frank Schartinger Emerald Manor Fraserview Village
Secretary Treasurer RMFPS
Ridge Meadows Fall Prevention Society
received this certificate on May 27th 2009 from both municipalities for demonstrating the promotion of inclusion for people with disabilities
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