Today, September 23, 2014 is the 7th annual Falls Prevention Awareness Day. Falls Prevention educates more than 2 million people across 47 states on how to reduce fall-related injuries among older adults. According to the ODH Office of vital statistics, every year 1 in 3 people over the age of 65 has a fall, and […]
National Falls Prevention Day
WRITTEN BY: Raichel Herte, OSU Extension, FCS Intern
REVIEWED BY: Carmen Irving, Healthy Relationships Program Specialist
REFERENCES:
- https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12oYuJj5_oMC-DjYlGtc0deRDFlNqMpwUdPJBN5rx0sw/edit?pli=1#slide=id.p42
- http://www.ncoa.org/improve-health/center-for-healthy-aging/falls-prevention/