Fall Prevention

The Ottawa Home Economics Association (Ottawa HEA)

invites you to attend a presentation on

 Fall Prevention

by

Nancy Edwards, BScN, MSc, PhD, FCAHS
Professor Emeritus, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa

Nancy Edwards is passionate about both global and public health.  She has worked in the field of fall prevention for nearly 30 years. Nancy chairs a working group for the Ottawa Chapter of Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP). She is a member of National Research Council’s Standing Committee for Housing & Small Buildings and represents the Canadian Public Health Association on the Advisory Council for Harmonized Construction Codes.

November is Fall Prevention Month.

Free Admission, Free parking.

A voluntary donation to the Ottawa HEA Fund* would be appreciated.

* Established in 2023, within the Ottawa Community Foundation, the Ottawa HEA Fund supports efforts to improve the quality of life for families and individuals through pre-natal and infant programs that have a strong nutrition component, as well as, organizations providing nutritious food to at-risk populations.

Gift idea: Nancy’s memoir about her public health work in Sierra Leone in 2022 will be for sale.

Join us for tea/coffee after the presentation.

For more info:  Contact Mary Carver at mary.v.carver@gmail.com