Implementation of a co-designed program to increase tailored exercise to reduce falls in older people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities: a pilot trial.
About the MOVE Together: Reduce Falls Project
Exercise is a great way for keeping older people strong and healthy and reducing their risk of falls. Public health guidelines recommend all older people should be active every day. However, many older people do not do enough exercise to stay healthy and reduce their risk of falls. There can be lots of reasons why people find it hard to exercise.
Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Western Health, Melbourne Health, multicultural service providers and representatives from Italian, Arabic speaking and Chinese communities have developed a program to support people from these communities do more exercise to reduce their risk of falls and stay active. Now we want to see if it works.
We need your help!
Older adults aged 65 years and older from the Italian, Arabic speaking and Chinese communities are invited to help us compare two approaches to increase exercise and reduce falls.
For more information or to get involved contact:
Information in your Language
Download a MOVE together information sheet in Arabic, Mandarin, Italian and English. Each sheet contains information about the project and how to get involved.
Newsletters
Move Together Newsletter – January 2025
pdf, 1.46 MB
Research Sponsors
The research project is being funded by the Medical Research Future Fund.
Researchers
Is the manager of language services at Western Health and is an experienced interpreter and translator.
Priya is a Physiotherapist working in Community Based Rehabilitation with extensive experience in care of the elderly, vestibular rehabilitation and falls prevention.
Consumer Representative
Dr Engel Is a Health Economist and researcher at Monash University with experience in measuring and valuing quality of life and informal care.
