Study Strengths
The strength of the study design is the joint development of
implementation strategies in a participatory community
planning, involving partners, for example, from the health care
system, the community, and older people themselves. The risk
of falling shares parallels with other chronic conditions, such
as diabetes. In both conditions, the occurrence of an acute event
(a cardiovascular event in the case of diabetes, or a fracture in
the case of a risk of falling) can be reduced by preventive efforts,
like changes in lifestyle by older people themselves, through
professionals and providers [18]. In line with the Innovative
Care for Chronic Conditions framework of the World Health
Organization, population-based fall prevention programs are
operating within the structures of a community