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Overview: The Falls Free Coalition The Falls Free Coalition is a collection of more than 58 national organizations and state coalitions working to reduce the growing number of falls and fall-related injuries among older adults. More than one-third of adults 65 years and older fall each year and among those who fall, 20 to 30 percent suffer moderate to severe injuries that reduce mobility and independence, and increase the risk of premature death. The Falls Free Coalition was organized by the National Council on the Aging's Center for Healthy Aging with major support from the Home Safety Council and the Archstone Foundation. The original members of the coalition included attendees from the highly successful Falls Free Summit that was held in December 2004. The outcome of this event was the release of Falls Free: Promoting a National Falls Prevention Action Plan in March 2005. The main goal of the Falls Free Coalition is to implement the 36 strategies within the National Action Plan through collaboration among its members. An outgrowth of this collaboration was the creation of the Public Policy Workgroup. This group, composed of the Home Safety Council, the National Council on the Aging, and the National Safety Council, is actively promoting falls prevention legislation on Capitol Hill, including the Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2005 (S.1531) and the Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2006 (H.R. 5608). Several state coalitions have formed in support of falls prevention activities and if you would like more information or to join the workgroup or coalition, please contact Amgad Naguib at 703-741-7506 or anaguib@golinharris.com. Links to PDFs:
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