Older Adult Falls
Preventing falls is an important piece of caring for an aging population. At the Penn Injury Science Center, our Scholars are working with cutting edge “smart home” solutions for aging, assessing the potential of wearable devices or digitally augmented residential settings to facilitate passive monitoring and support independence and quality of life for older adults. A critical component of this work is understanding and adapting solutions to privacy concerns and perceived intrusiveness that accompanies these types of technology.
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Senior Scholars /
Mary Alice Bennett University Professor
Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania
Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
University of Pennsylvania
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Assistant Research Professor
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health System, Drexel University
Principal Research Scientist / Sled Lab Director
Center for Injury Research and Prevention, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Director of METACHOP
Research Affinity Group, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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Claire M. Fagin Leadership Professor and Chair
Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania
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Bureau of Health Promotion and Risk Reduction, Division of Violence Prevention, Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Senior Research Scientist
Center for Injury Research and Prevention, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia