Reported systems changes and sustainability perceptions of three state departments of health implementing multi-faceted evidence-based fall prevention efforts

Frontiers in Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue JUN, 2017, Pages

  Smith, Matthew Lee ^a,b   Schneider, Ellen C ^c   Byers, Imani N ^a   Shubert, Tiffany E ^d   Wilson, Ashley D ^b   Towne, Samuel D ^b   Ory, Marcia G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d Shubert Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Evidence based programs; Fall prevention; Intervention; Older adults; Sustainability; Systems change

Indexed keywords

EID: 85029394163     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22962565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00120     Document Type: Article

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