Minority Ethnic Elders Falls Prevention (MEEFP)
The Minority Ethnic Elders Falls Prevention (MEEFP) programme is a Help the Aged initiative funded by a Department of Health Section 64 grant over a three year period, April 2004 - March 2007. In addition, the charity committed funds from the Minority Ethnic Elders budget to support the work. Two reports have been written to describe progress so far.
What did the programme set out to achieve?
The aim of the programme is to raise awareness about the risk of falls among minority ethnic older people and those who care for them. We are aware that access to mainstream falls prevention services can be problematic due to barriers such as language, lack of knowledge of what is available and practices that are not suited to communities.
This programme hopes to address some of these issues by developing projects which involve older people from minority ethnic communities in their design and delivery. Our objectives are to empower older people and communities to reduce their falls risk through locally established networks and the use of appropriate resources, and to support the dissemination of best practice among groups working with minority ethnic older people around the issue of falls prevention.
For further information please visit Minority Ethnic Elders Falls Prevention (MEEFP).