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Fall Prevention: Reduce Your Risk! 1

Jennifer Hillan2

Some lifestyle factors can affect your risk of falling. Find out how much you know about these factors by completing the crossword puzzle!

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1. Taking some types of _______ can make you feel dizzy or less alert. Talk to your healthcare provider about yours.

3. One way to stay active is by _______. All you need is a good pair of shoes!

4. Regular _______ can help improve your strength and balance. It can also improve your health!

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2. Avoid wearing shoes with _______ heels.

5. Drinking _______ can make you less alert. It can also make you less coordinated.

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Footnotes

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This document is FCS2231, one in a series of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611. Publication date: April 2005. Please visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu

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Jennifer Hillan, MSH, RD, LD/N, former educator/trainer, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611. Reviewed by Linda B. Bobroff, PhD, RD, LD/N, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida and Carolyn A. Gregov, PhD, Sarasota County Extension Service.

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. For more information on obtaining other extension publications, contact your county Cooperative Extension service.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A. & M. University Cooperative Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating. Millie Ferrer-Chancy, Interim Dean.