Northern Sydney Local Health District Falls Prevention Coordinator Margaret Armstrong was recently awarded the NSW Falls Prevention and Healthy Aging Network Lifetime Achievement Award.

This award was presented at the annual NSW Falls Prevention and Healthy Aging Network Forum and reflected Margaret’s long term contributions to falls prevention in NSLHD and broader NSW as part of the NSLHD Health Promotion team.

This was only the third Lifetime Achievement Award that has been given in the history of the network.

Amongst many career highlights, Margaret established April Falls Day and Month in 2005 as part of her work with the NSLHD falls team at the time. This is now an annual falls prevention awareness-raising activity that is celebrated across Australia and internationally.

Margaret said the achievement is a huge honour and something she is very proud to have received.

“I’m very privileged to have received this award and I’m so glad my work has made an impact across NSLHD,” she said