Saturday, 22 September, is the first day of fall, and, as such, is being observed as the fifth annual National Falls Prevention Awareness Day. This observance is sponsored by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) because falls are the leading cause of injury related emergency department visits for older adults, the major cause of hip fractures, and responsible for more than half of fatal head injuries.
This year’s theme is Standing Together to Prevent Falls. It is designed to encourage professionals, older adults, caregivers, and family members to work together in raising awareness and preventing falls in the older adult population.
For more information related to, please visit:
NCOA: Center for Healthy Aging: Falls Prevention Awareness Day
American Occupational Therapy Association: National Falls Prevention Awareness Day
NCOA: Falls Prevention Fact Sheet
NCOA: Center for Healthy Aging: Falls Free© Initiative
NCOA/Home Safety Council/Archstone Foundation: Falls Free National Action Plan
NCOA/IlluminAge Aging Briefings Series: Fall Prevention Resources and Strategies
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