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Medical Advice For The Elderly

Are You Concerned About Falling?

The National Council on the Aging (NCOA), the Archstone Foundation and the Home Safety Council, have released Falls Free: Promoting a National Falls Prevention Action Plan, a monograph that addresses the challenges and barriers related to a national falls prevention initiative and outlines key strategies and action steps to help reduce fall dangers for older adults. Download the Plan here, along with supporting documents:

• Falls Free: Media Release
• Falls Free: National Action Plan
• Falls Free: Environmental Scan
• Falls Free: Research Review Papers
• Falls Free: Recommended Resources

Other Links

• AARP
• Center for Healthy Aging