The Improve Your Health campaign focuses on the importance of managing medications, keeping a healthy mind, and fueling the body to help prevent falls in older Western Australians. From March-May 2026, the Injury Matters team were busy across regional and metro WA delivering a wide range of Stay On Your Feet® Improve Your Health activities.
Community events
Injury Matters launched the Improve Your Health campaign in partnership with the City of Swan, bringing together older adults in the community for an event with expert insights and fun activities.
Attendees heard from the team at Occupational Therapy Services Group, who delivered a practical presentation on meal preparation using assistive products. A continence specialist presented on the connection between continence and falls risk, helping to raise awareness and reduce stigma around this important topic. An informative presentation from pharmacist Kenny Lee on how to manage medications to stay alert and prevent falls.
To wrap up the event, a brain health and reaction task game encouraged participants to test and improve their response times, while a seated chair dance session offered a fun, inclusive way to get moving.
An event with Chung Wah Community Care, included presentations from various speakers on keeping a healthy mind, medication management, and nutrition to prevent falls. Unicare also brought along their range of innovative kitchen gadgets designed for easy food preparation and handling. Alongside presentations, interactive activities included dual-tasking brain exercises delivered by an exercise physiologist, a cooking demonstration, and a shared lunch.
The Injury Matters team travelled to the City of Geraldton for the final Improve Your Health event. The event brought together older adults in the community for a fun day of learning practical strategies to prevent falls. Guest speakers shared information on medication management, nutrition, and movement for brain health.
The event also featured interactive activities, including creative brain exercises, a healthy eating activity by Foodbank, and a plant potting activity to take home. A mini-expo provided opportunities to connect with local services and access resources to support healthy ageing.
Mass media
Did you see us on your TV, phone, radio, or at the GP clinic? Or maybe it was in the West Australian newspaper ‘Golden Years Feature’. The Improve Your Health campaign key messages and calls to action were spread across various media platforms from March to May.
What did our Improve Your Health grant recipients get up to?
Umbrella Multicultural Community Care Services
Delivered a series of culturally inclusive workshops for older adults from diverse backgrounds. Multilingual activities on nutrition, medication safety, and cognitive health included cooking classes, mindfulness, and pharmacist-led education.
City of Albany
Coordinated a community-wide falls prevention program with local partners, offering a broad range of activities such as:
- nutrition workshops and cooking classes led by a nutritionist
- falls prevention and strength training sessions led by Allied Health team
- medication management workshops led by a geriatrician
- social exercise and activity sessions (dancing, drumming, bridge, archery)
Community Vision
Implemented a five-week program targeting at-risk groups, combining education and practical activities on nutrition, medication safety, and physical health.
WA Country Health Service Midwest
Integrated nutrition education into an existing exercise program, delivering interactive workshops to improve older adults’ knowledge of diet, hydration, and key nutrients, alongside hands-on cooking and practical resources.
Health and community workers
Injury Matters delivered a webinar in partnership with Continence Health Australia for health professionals working with older adults. The session explored the relationship between incontinence and falls and introduced screening tools used to help identify and mitigate the risk of falling among older adults experiencing incontinence.
In collaboration with Derbarl Yerrigan, Injury Matters delivered an online webinar to build the knowledge and confidence of health professionals working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander older adults. The webinar focused on strategies that can be implemented to better support people with diabetes in falls prevention interventions and activities.
Coming Up
The Remove Hazards campaign kicks off on the 1st September and runs until November. The Remove Hazards campaign focuses on home safety, eye health and foot health, to prevent falls and support healthy ageing.
Stay tuned for more information and remember to keep an eye on our events calendar to stay up-to-date with our upcoming training and events.