NCOA is pleased to recognize the recipients of the Falls Free© “Falls Prevention Certificate of Appreciation.”  To receive the certificate, recipients must have demonstrated significant impact in falls prevention in their state. Recipients are selected by their state Falls Prevention Coalition leadership.

Missouri

• Margaret T. Donnelly, Director of Department of Health and Senior Services for her continued support of the Show Me Falls Free Missouri Coalition and providing a staff liaison to assist the coalition.
• Jodee Frederick, Director, Division of Administration, Clay County Public Health Center for her collaboration with the local Clay and Platte County Senior  Falls Coalition on fall prevention activities and working with the Silver Haired Legislators and helping them submit falls prevention as a priority during the October session in 2010.
• Cyndee Howell, Program Manager, Missouri Alliance for Home Care, for planning and organizing the first falls prevention activity for the Coalition.
• Charisse Pappas, Public Information Coordinator, Department of Health and Senior Services for helping the Coalition with public awareness, media coverage, developing the website, press toolkit and materials.
• Paul G. Perniciaro, BS Pharm, RPh, CGP, FASCP, President, Director of Consultant Pharmacy Services, for getting several pharmacists involved on fall prevention day each year providing medication reviews and doing presentations in the community on how to develop local fall prevention coalitions.
• Sarah Lovegreen, Health Manager, OASIS, for her ongoing support and consistent leadership for the State Show Me Falls Free Missouri State Coalition.
• Helen Lach, PhD, RN, GCNS-BC, Associate Professor, Saint Louis University School of Nursing, for developing the electronic form to collect data for on-going presentations, events, health fairs, educational programs, screenings (balance and vision), exercise classes, Matter of Balance classes, medication reviews and the number of individuals reached by coalition members and the activities for the National Falls Prevention Day.
• Missouri Association of Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) for the collaboration and partnership between AAA and the Missouri Show Me Falls Free Mo Coalition in implementing statewide the “Steady As You Go “ program providing public education and exercise programs in senior centers on falls prevention.
• Carmen Abbott, PhD, PT, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Missouri, Department of Physical Therapy for helping organizing Physical Therapists statewide on fall prevention activities and ensuring best practices are promoting within the coalition.

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