90AAFP0001

STEP IN COLORADO / SCALING TRUSTED EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION IN COLORADO: TAKING THE NEXT STEP TOWARD SAFER AGING - THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, WILL IMPLEMENT, EVALUATE, AND SUSTAIN A STATEWIDE COORDINATED FALL PREVENTION SYSTEM OVER THE COURSE OF THIS FOUR-YEAR PROJECT. BUILDING ON OUR EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING THE COLORADO FALLS COALITION, THE INITIATIVE AIMS TO IMPROVE THE DELIVERY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF FALL PREVENTION SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS AND GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS IN COLORADO. THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO USE ESTABLISHED DISSEMINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE-INFORMED METHODS BASED ON DESIGNING FOR DISSEMINATION AND SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES AND FRAMEWORKS TO: 1) STRENGTHEN STATEWIDE FALL PREVENTION ADOPTION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY INFRASTRUCTURE; 2) IMPROVE IDENTIFICATION OF AT-RISK COLORADOANS AND FACILITATE TIMELY REFERRAL TO FALL PREVENTIONS SERVICES; 3) STREAMLINE ACCESS TO FALL PREVENTION SERVICES; AND 4) TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY OF FALL PREVENTION SERVICES. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES INCLUDE: 1) INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND IN ALL REGIONS IN COLORADO WILL HAVE A REDUCTION IN FALLS REQUIRING ACUTE CARE SERVICES AND IMPROVED RELEVANT SECONDARY CLINICAL OUTCOMES (FALL-RELATED INJURIES, FEAR OF FALLING, FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT (ADLS), AND SOCIAL ISOLATION; 2) HOSPITALS WILL SYSTEMATICALLY NOTIFY PATIENTS OF THEIR FALL RISK AND REFER AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS TO COMMUNITY-BASED FALL PREVENTION PROGRAMS; 3) INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE STREAMLINED ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND SATISFACTION WITH FALL PREVENTION SERVICES; 4) SUSTAINABILITY PLANS WILL BE DEVELOPED TO ENSURE BOTH PROGRAM DELIVERY AND REFERRAL SYSTEMS ARE MAINTAINED LONG-TERM. THE KEY DELIVERABLES ARE MARKETING AND OUTREACH MATERIALS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CLINICAL STAFF TRAINING TO ENHANCE REFERRAL OF AT-RISK POPULATIONS, PROGRAM LEADER TRAINING, AN ANALYSIS OF STATEWIDE FALL PREVENTION PROGRAM UPTAKE AND IMPACT, AND A SUSTAINABILITY REPORT TO FACILITATE LONG-TERM ACCESSIBILITY TO FALL PREVENTION SERVICES.

The Regents Of The Univ. Of Colorado

THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY INTENDS TO FUND RESEARCH TO ADDRESS EVIDENCE GAPS NOTED BY THE USPSTF AND ASSESS THE BENEFITS OF INCORPORATING EVIDENCE-BASED MULTIFACTORIAL FALLS PREVENTION PROGRAMS TO PREVENT FALLS AMONG OLDER ADULTS INTO ROUTINE PRACTICE, EITHER ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH EXERCISE. STUDIES MUST EMPLOY AN IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH APPROACH TO INCREASING THE UPTAKE AND DEMONSTRATING THE IMPACT OF THEIR PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS FUNDING IS NOT INTENDED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PROGRAMS OR INTERVENTIONS. APPLICANTS MUST DESCRIBE THEIR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH IN DETAIL, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: PROVIDING THE THEORETICAL BASIS, CONCEPTUAL MODEL, AND/OR LOGIC MODEL FOR THE OVERALL APPROACH TO DISSEMINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION WITH AN EXPLANATION OF HOW INDIVIDUAL STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES FIT WITHIN THE THEORY OR MODEL AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO ITS SUCCESS; IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS TO EXECUTING THE DISSEMINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH AND PROPOSED MITIGATION STRATEGIES; DESCRIBING HOW THE STRATEGY WILL ADDRESS BARRIERS TO RISK ASSESSMENT IN THE PROPOSED POPULATION; DESCRIBING THE EVALUATION APPROACH, DATA SOURCES, DATA COLLECTION (INCLUDING HOW AND FROM WHERE DATA WILL BE COLLECTED), AND ANALYSIS PLAN; AND DESCRIBING WHETHER AND HOW THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES WILL BE SUSTAINED ONCE THE GRANT FUNDING ENDS. SUSTAINABILITY MAY INVOLVE BOTH HELPING PROGRAMS AND INTERVENTIONS IMPLEMENT LASTING CHANGE AND BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT CAN BE LEVERAGED IN FUTURE PROJECTS. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOAL(S)

93.048 - Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects

Office of Grants Management [HHS - ACL]

HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA) [HHS]

Denver, Colorado United States

County-Wide

Research to Spread and Scale the Impact of Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs and Interventions (HHS-2025-ACL-CIP-AAFP-0051)