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Developing the Capacity to Support Clinical Older Adult Fall Prevention : a Guide For Local Health Departments
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Apr. 6, 2023
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Description:The population of the United States is aging rapidly. By 2030, nearly 73 million Americans will be aged 65 or older. As the number of older adults increases, public health must align its efforts to support healthy aging with the distinctive needs of this population. Older adults face a multitude of serious and expensive health concerns that can negatively impact their independence and quality of life. Chiefly among these are falls, which are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries among community-dwelling older adults. There are many factors that increase older adults’ risk of falling. However, many of these risk factors are modifiable meaning many of these falls are preventable.
Recognizing the urgent need to develop and expand programs to prevent older adult falls, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) began work on the project Developing the Capacity to Support Older Adult Falls in 2019. This project, in collaboration with the National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO) and with support from the CDC, aims to help local health departments (LHDs) strengthen their capacity to reduce the risk of falls and prevent their recurrence among communitydwelling older adults. LHDs have the capacity to bridge the gap between community and clinical fall prevention programs to identify older adults at increased risk for falls and to increase access to evidencebased clinical and community fall prevention resources. This may consist of creating a coordinated effort between program activities offered in the community. It is important to note that LHDs do not have to offer all the suggested key program activities to have a successful fall prevention program.
This project is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award (CDC #5 NU38OT000306-04-00). The contents do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
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