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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to understand the epidemiological characteristics of falls and to evaluate the effectiveness of fall-prevention programs in older adults living in an urban community in Beijing.METHODS: A cross-sectional study as baseline survey was conducted in the Longtan community of Dongcheng District in Beijing in 2005.People aged 60 or above were recruited using stratified cluster sampling method.Intervention strategies including giving lectures and distributing free literature on falls-related knowledge, and making personalized programs and health education on falls prevention were provided to the interviewees regularly every year after the time of baseline survey.A follow-up survey was conducted in the same community in 2009.Information related to falls was collected with a standardized structured questionnaire by face-to-face interview.