Purdue Extension- Hendricks County Health and Human Sciences

 A Matter of Balance – A Matter of Balance is a fall prevention program that encourages cognitive restructuring.  It is designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase activity levels among older adults.  A Matter of Balance is an evidence-based program that enables participants to reduce the fear of falling by learning to view falls as controllable, setting goals for increasing activity levels, making small changes to reduce fall risks at home, and exercise to increase strength and balance.

 Additional topics include home safety, assertiveness, developing positive strategies for change, reducing barriers to exercise, identifying physical risk factors for falls, personal action planners, recognizing misconceptions about falls, and moving from self-defeating to self-motivating thoughts.

Target audience: Target audience is for all adults who have started to restrict their activity levels due to a concern about falling, are able to problem solve, may have fallen in the past, and live independently in the community.

Health outcomes: Improved falls efficacy, Improved falls management, and Increased activity/exercise level

Get WalkIN – The Get Walkin’ program has gone off without a hitch! Our Get Walkin’ program gathered together 43 Hendricks County residents virtual and in-person to join us in improving physical health. Way to go!

Get WalkIN’ helps increase physical activity among adults by promoting walking and aims to increase physical activity for adults, educate on the health benefits of physical activity and nutrition, help motivate you to get and stay moving, and provide tips to overcome barriers to engaging in increasing your health behaviors.

We are proud to partner with IU Health with our Get Walkin’ program as they have provided the in-person participants a fitness tracker if they complete 9 of the 12 walks.

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