... a growing recognition on the part of central and local government of the effectiveness of prevention services for older people. This is largely due to their capacity to foster an improved quality of life and to reduce the cost of health and social care services that have to be provided to those in crisis...

...Peter Elwood; Helen Frost; Sally Haw; John Frank Purpose The population of older people in the UK is expected to rise rapidly over the next 20 years and therefore identification of effective interventions that prevent functional decline and disablement is a public health priority. This review...

... services. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Ethnicity Older people Depression Mental health Prevention Working with older people from black and minority ethnic groups who have depression From margin to mainstream Jill Manthorpe and Jo Moriarty Jill Manthorpe is Professor of Social...

... contribute to this event. Research advocates that professionals should engage with health promotion and develop individualised preventions in order to minimise risk of falling. In this study, a multi‐disciplinary, falls prevention initiative was developed with older people who had recently fallen...