Stony Brook Medicine

Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Program Grantee

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Goals

The overall purposes of this 3-year grant are to:

• Goal 1: Develop or expand capacity to 

significantly increase the number of 

older adults and adults with disabilities, 

particularly those in underserved 

areas/populations, who participate in 

evidence-based falls prevention 

programs to empower them to reduce 

their risk of falls.

• Goal 2: Enhance the sustainability of 

evidence-based falls prevention 

programs through the implementation 

of robust sustainability strategies.

Strategies and Activities

Stony Brook Medicine (SBM) and its partners 

will: 

• Build on community partnerships to 

enhance the portfolio of evidencebased falls prevention programs offered 

across Long Island.

• Advance equity of program delivery, 

with special focus on inclusivity of 

individuals living with Parkinson’s 

disease and bilingual/bicultural older 

adults.

• Partner with New York State 

Department of Health to expand 

capacity of EBPs across New York State.

• Establish screening and referral 

processes to bridge the gap between 

clinical care providers and patient 

referral to falls prevention 

interventions.

• Establish an electronic data capture 

system to support remote and inperson programming across New York 

state.

Proposed Interventions

• A Matter of Balance

• Otago Exercise Program
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• Stepping On

• Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention 

Partnerships

To achieve the goals of the grant, SBM will 

collaborate with the following key partners:

• Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish 

Community Center 

• East Hampton Senior Center 

• New York State Department of Health 

Bureau of Occupational Health and 

Injury Prevention

• New York State Office for the Aging

• OLA of Eastern Long Island

• Pilot International Pilot Club of 

Patchogue

• Regional and statewide trauma centers

• Retired Senior Volunteer Program 

Suffolk

• SBM Parkinson’s and Movement 

Disorders Center

• SCDOH Office of Minority Health

• Southampton Senior Center

• Stony Brook Southampton Hospital 

Emergency Department

• Stony Brook University, Departments of 

Occupational Therapy and Physical 

Therapy

• Suffolk County Department of Health

• Suffolk County Office for the Aging

Anticipated Results 

SBM and its partners propose to achieve the 

following results:

• Collaborate with partners to reach a 

minimum participant target of 1,980 

older adults with in-person and remote 

evidence-based programs on Long 

Island and throughout NYS. 

• Establish the Long Island Regional Falls 

Prevention Resource Center at SBM to 

streamline data collection across New 

York state and serve as a resource hub 

for providers and community members.

• Convene an active steering committee 

to inform best practices.

• Launch a screening and referral system 

to support older adults through a 

continuum of EBPs. 

Contact:

Kristi Ladowski, MPH

Stony Brook University Hospital 

kristi.ladowsk@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Sarah Cohen, DPT

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital

sarah.cohen@stonybrookmedicine.edu

For more information: 

Administration for Community Living 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Washington, DC 20201

http://www.acl.gov