Olderadultfallsareasignificantpublichealthproblem,butonethatisamenabletopreventiveinterventions.1,2Despitetheprogressmadeinidentifyingriskfactors,developingefficacioushealth-relatedinterventions,andpromotingevidencebasedprogramsinthecommunity,muchworkremainsbeforethesestrategiesarebroadlyavailableandeffectivelyusedtoreducefall-relatedinjuries.3AsNewtonandScottFindlay4havepointedout,thetranslationofbasicscientificknowledgeintoclinicalstudies,andthetransformationofclinicalstudiesintoimprovementsinhealthservicesandpublichealthpractices,remainmajorobstaclestowidespreadadoption.
