Australian Health Promotion Association

Richard Fletcher

Introduction: Recent evidence of the effect of fathers’ perinatal depression on their children’s development and reports of fathers’ positive impact on both depressed mothers and their infants suggest that fathers may require support if either they or their spouses are at risk of depression.1-4 Existing postnatal screening and support services are designed to address mothers’ needs and it is unclear how to provide information and support to fathers.5,6 The internet, which is

Amanda Bates, Philippa Eccleston, Michelle Kershaw

Introduction: Falls are a major health problem for older people. Approximately one in three people aged 65 years and over falls every year.1 There is strong evidence that exercise programs can reduce falls in older people.2,3 It has been recommended that exercise interventions for preventing falls should include balance training.4 The minimum exercise dose effective in reducing falls is a twice weekly program for 25 weeks.2

Exercise programs