Falls are the leading cause of injury-related hospitalisations among older Australians, yet New South Wales has no coordinated prevention strategy. The 2023 NSW Falls Prevention White Paper, supported by the Clinical Excellence Commission, highlighted this gap and called for a systems-level response to address the fragmentation of falls prevention efforts. Dr Marina Pinheiro and team have been awarded an Australian Public Policy Institute (APPI) Policy Challenge Grant to tra

Falls are one of the greatest health risks for older adults. In Australia, 17 older people die as a direct result of falls every day and...

Ana Helena Salles Dos Reis, PhD Candidate, presenting on the GACD grant, September 2025 An exciting new international research...

What better time to reflect and focus on our health than Jean Hailes Women’s Health Week (1-5 September 2025 ). This year’s theme is...

Falls continue to be a major health threat for older individuals in aged care, leading to broken bones, loss of independence, and even...

17 older people die as a direct result of falls every day in Australia, and more than 400 older people aged 65+ are admitted to hospital...

Almost 400 older Australians are admitted to hospital due to a fall every day. It may surprise you to know that falls are the leading ...