Authors , Public Health Agency of Canada Published 1st January 2015 Audience Consumers ISBN 978-1-100-25783-9
This guide by the Public Health Agency of Canada provides advice on how to prevent injuries by keeping your home, yourself and your environment as safe as you can. Checklists allow you to verify and increase the safety of your surroundings and lifestyle, and real-life stories offer testimony to the value of adapting.
The publication is available for downloading or viewing on the website of the Government of Canada.
The web link to the publication was current as of August 2020.
There’s no place like home… but…
The facts: Seniors and injury in Canada
The facts: Aging brings changes
Keeping your home safe
Outside and inside—Checklists
Eileen’s story Keeping yourself healthy and active
Nutrition—Checklist
Physical activity—Checklist
Eleanor’s story Keeping track of your medicine
Medication safety—Checklist
Margaret’s story Keeping safe with safety aids
Useful aids
Peter’s story
Keeping safe through adapting your home
Useful changes
Stan’s story
You CAN prevent falls!
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