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Fall prevention

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Fall prevention

Older people have to confront and cope with ill health and disability, which are a fact of life for many. In 2008, 84-year-old Stan Blow of Auckland participated in an exercise programme designed to prevent falls, after he suffered from one.

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Peggy Koopman-Boyden, Older people – Life circumstances, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/26701/fall-prevention (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Peggy Koopman-Boyden, published 22 March 2011.