Health Education for Preventing Falls in Older Adults Living in the Community

Frequency of Intervention: 4 sessions, 60 mins each, weeks 1, 3, 5, 8. Intervention format：group intervention, 12-15 participants in one group. Intervention content: Elderly fall risks, home safety improvements, community hazard identification, behavior modification. Intervention tools: digital teaching PPTs. Intervention deliverers: 2 members per community, one as leader for organizing health ed. activities (lectures, discussions, exercises, Q\&A), the other as assistant for support and participant safety during exercises.

Frequency of intervention: 4 sessions Duration of intervention: 30 minutes/session, once in each of the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 8th weeks of the intervention period. Intervention format: group intervention, 12 people in a group (in principle, no more than 15 people). Intervention content: The content of health education included (1) basic knowledge of exercise safety, 4 methods of balance function exercise (2) review 4 methods of balance function exercise(3) methods of exercising muscle strength (4) 2 methods of endurance exercise. Intervention tools: accompanying teaching materials Intervention deliverers: same as before.

Intervention Time: One home fall risk assessment and modification instruction at week 6 of health education. Frequency of Intervention: Single session. Intervention Format: Project staff conduct in-home fall risk assessments by appointment. Intervention Content: 1. Evaluate fall risks in elderly living areas. 2. Provide personal guidance, complete two written forms-one for records, one for the participants. 3. Supply night lights, anti-slip mats, warning signs, and carpet mats; more services encouraged where possible. Intervention Tools: Utilize "Elderly Home Fall Risk and Retrofitting Guide" for detailed assessments and suggestions. Include tools like night lights, mats, and signs. Intervention Deliverers: Skilled community social workers or community health center staff.