Senior Injury Prevention Senior Injury Prevention Project (SIPP)Project (SIPP)Alameda CountyAlameda County

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SIPP M ission StatementSIPP M ission Statement

To reduce the num ber of preventable injuries to older adults in A lam eda County and to raise aw areness regarding the need for county w ide older

adult injury prevention program s.

Potential Existing ProgramsPotential Existing Programs

• County Level– Social Services Agency– Area Agency on Aging– Public Health Department– County-wide Senior Organizations– County Hospitals-Trauma Center– County Administrative Officer

Potential Existing ProgramsPotential Existing Programs

• City Level– City Department of Human Services– Senior Centers– Local Hospitals– Health Clinics– Community Service Organizations– Multi Service Senior Programs– Fire Departments– City Department of Parks & Recreation

The Alameda CountyThe Alameda CountySenior Injury Prevention Project Senior Injury Prevention Project

(SIPP)(SIPP)•• Chaired by SupervisorChaired by SupervisorN ate N ate M ileyM iley

•• Coordinated by Colleen CampbellCoordinated by Colleen Campbell•• Staffed by:Staffed by:

Emergency Medical ServicesEmergency Medical ServicesUnited Seniors of O akland & Alameda CountyUnited Seniors of O akland & Alameda Countyand Volunteers from . . . .and Volunteers from . . . .

PartnersPartners• Alameda County Public Health-EMS Division• United Seniors of Oakland and Alameda County• Alameda County Area Agency on Aging• Alameda County Commission on Aging• Alameda County Fire Department• Alameda County Medical Center• Alta Bates Summit Medical Center• Alameda County Library System• Foundation for Osteoporosis Research

and Education (FORE)• City Of Oakland Health & Human Services• Bay Area Community Services• Eden Medical Center

Partners Partners (cont.)(cont.)• Fremont Fire Department• Fremont Human Services• John Muir Medical Center• Kaiser Permanente• Spectrum Community Services• St. Mary’s Center• Vietnamese Senior Center• Vital Link Emergency Response Systems• Washington Hospital Healthcare System• Alameda County Social Services• Emeryville Fire Department• Albany Fire Department• American Medical Response

Pulling the Pieces and Pulling the Pieces and People TogetherPeople Together

Annual Injury Prevention Conference

Everyone

Alameda County Social Services –IHSS worker trainings

Annual Injury Prevention Conference

Political Advocacy United Seniors of O akland & Alameda County

Social Services IHSS Training

Annual Injury Prevention Conference

Nutrition Education

Area Agency on Aging

PoliticalAdvocacy

IHSS worker training

Annual Injury Prevention Conference

USOACSocial Services

Fall Referral Programs Fire Depts & Case Mgrs

Nutrition

Education

PoliticalAdvocacy

IHSStraining

Annual Injury Prevention Conference

USOAC

AAASocial Services

Discharge Planners Model –

Hospital Staff

Fall Referral Programs-

Nutrition Education

PoliticalAdvocacy-

IHSS

training

Annual Injury Prevention Conference

Fire &Case Mgmt

AAA

USOAC

Social Services

Pilot Geriatric Assessment Program-Hospital Administration & Staff

Discharge Planners M odel

Fall Referr

al

Program

N utritionEducation

PoliticalAdvocacy-

IHSS

training

Annual Injury Prevention Conference

AAA

Fire & Case Mgmt

Hospital Staff

USOAC

Social Services

Home Repair Program-Lowe’s Hero’s & Social

Services

Pilot Geriatric

Assessment Program

Discharge planners model

Fall referral programsN

utrition education

PoliticalAdvocacy

IHSS

training

Annual Injury Prevention Conference

USOAC

AAA

Fire &Case Mgmt

Hospital Staff

Hospital Admin & Staff

Social Services

Falls Discussion Groups-Library~Hospitals~Senior

Centers

Pilot Geriatric

Assessment Program

Discharge planners model

Fall referral programsN

utrition education

PoliticalAdvocacyIHSS

training

Annual Injury Prevention Conference

USOAC

AAA

Fire &Case Mgmt

Hospital Staff

Hosp Admin & Staff

USOAC

Lowe’s & Social Services

Home RepairProgram

Social Services

Nursing Program Training-

Samuel M erritt Nursing School

Falls Discussion

Groups

Pilot geriatric

assessment program

Discharge planners model

Fall referral programsN

utrition education

PoliticalAdvocacy

IHSS

training

Annual Injury Prevention Conference

Library~Hospitals~Senior Centers

Lowe’sSocial Services

Hosp Admin & Staff

Hospital Staff

Fire & Case Mgmt

AAA

USOAC

Home Mods Program

Social Services

Student Nurses

Program Training

Falls Discussion Groups

PilotGeriatricAssessmentProgram

Discharge planners model

Fall referral programs

N utrition

education

PoliticalAdvocacy

Care Provider

Education

Annual Injury Prevention Conference

USOAC

AAA

Fire & Case Mgmt

Hospital Staff

Hosp Admin & StaffLowe’s

Social Services

LibraryHospitalsSenior Cntr

Samuel Merritt Nursing School

Social Services-IHSS

Home Mod Program

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Helpful HintsHelpful Hints• Enlist Elected Official– Check History– Use data

• When initiating Partnerships• Be Flexible• Be Inventive• Be Prepared– Initially you’ll carry the load. . .

• BUT IT’S WORTH IT!

Senior Injury Prevention Senior Injury Prevention Project Project

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C olleen Cam pbellSIPP Coordinator -Injury Prevention

Alameda County Emergency Medical ServicesA Division of the Public Health Department

(510) 577-3535

Thank You !Thank You !