CATCH RURAL Falls

Coordinated Action Toward Community Health: RedUce Risk And Limit Falls

The Coordinated Action Toward Community Health: RedUce Risk And Limit – “CATCH RURAL” – Falls Program is a quality improvement program to provide education and resources to promote fall risk management in Nebraska Rural Health Clinics and improve care for older adults in rural communities. This program supports the adoption and implementation of the Centers for Disease Control's Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injury (STEADI) initiative core components of fall risk screening, assessment, and intervention.

This work, including the creation of this website and related resources, has been supported by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Office of Rural Health through the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (September 2022-present). The content of this website and associated presentations and publications are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Nebraska Office of Rural Health.

Registration for the second program cohort on Fall Risk Management (screening, assessment, and intervention) is now open. See the program flyer for more details. Registrations are desired by Wednesday June 25th. The cohort begins in July 2025.

In the video below, Dr. Venema Shares Insights About Fall Prevention for Older Adults