Prevent Falls with Pisando Fuerte

If you’re like most people, you’re pretty careful about avoiding a fall. But there some factors you may not be aware of that can influence your fall risk. Pisando Fuerte addresses those factors and arms you with the information and strategies you need to avoid a fall. 

8 weeks. 16 hours. Reduce your risk for falls.

In Pisando Fuerte workshops, we take fall prevention step-by-step. You’ll learn how to build and maintain the physical strength and balance you need to walk confidently.  From footwear to prescriptions, you’ll learn what increases your risk of a fall, how to avoid it,  and make an individualized action plan to stay on your feet and living life the way you want.

What is Pisando Fuerte?

Pisando Fuerte is…

An 8-week, 2.5 hour session falls prevention program. The program is led by trained facilitators and is specially designed for adult learners.
 
Pisando Fuerte has been researched and proven to reduce falls!  

Pisando Fuerte brings together the life experience of its participants and the expertise of community professionals. From the first session, participants put new skills to use.  Group members set short term goals each week – goals that focus on life activities that are most important to them. Physical therapists, pharmacists and other experts help the group adapt fall prevention practices for individual needs and levels.

Is it for me?

Pisando Fuerte helps to…
Know your risk for falls. Avoid common fall risks in your home and community. Get back your confidence after a fall.

Workshops are best for any adult who:

• is an older adult

• live independently

• do not use a walker indoors

• do not need a wheelchair

• are without a diagnosed cognitive impairment

The Research

Pisando Fuerte has been researched and proven to decrease falls. Fewer falls mean fewer injuries, fewer visits to the emergency room, fewer hospitalizations, and fewer deaths due to a fall.  
 

Read the original article on Stepping On, here

Read the Pisando Fuerte article here

What Participants Say

“I don’t want to be another stat and I believe the class helped me understand how not to become one.“

Jan Severson, Dane County

“The program is more than exercises. Pharmacists to know what drugs are correlated with falls, learning about safety with the paramedics… Learning how to be aware of your surroundings [in] your house, other people’s houses, [and the] outside environment, especially sidewalks… The class has so many facets, you learn so many different things on how to be safe.”

Jan Bannerman, Dane County

Questions? Contact salud@wihealthyaging.org

Interested in becoming a facilitator? Visit our Become a Facilitator page to learn more.