,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bdh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ai1 #bjac,mr4 ,nelson 7for himself1   
,ms4 ,collins1 ,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,mr4     
,sanders1 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,mr4 ,coons1   
,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,king1 and ,mr4      
,casey7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,september #bb1 #bjac1 as ,national     
,falls ,prevention ,awareness ,day to   
raise awareness and encourage the       
prevention of falls among older adults4 
,whereas older adults1 #fe years of age 
and older1 are the fastest-growing      
segment of the population in the ,united
 ,states1 and the number of older adults
 in the ,united ,states will increase   
from #ce1jjj1jjj in #bjjj to #gb1ajj1jjj
 in #bjcj2 ,whereas #a out of #c older  
adults in the ,united ,states falls each
 year2 ,whereas falls are the leading   
cause of death and hospital admissions  
for injuries among older adults2        

,whereas1 in #bjaj1 approximately       
#b1cjj1jjj older adults were treated in 
hospital emergency departments for      
fall-related injuries1 and more than    
#fej1jjj were subsequently hospitalized2
 ,whereas1 in #bjaj1 more than #ba1jjj  
older adults died from injuries related 
to unintentional falls2 ,whereas the    
total annual medical cost of            
fall-related injuries for older adults  
is estimated at #cj1jjj1jjj1jjj2        
,whereas the ,centers for ,disease      
,control and ,prevention estimate that  
if the rate of increase in falls is not 
slowed1 the total annual medical cost of
 fall-related injuries for older adults 
will reach #ei1fjj1jjj1jjj by #bjbj2 and
 ,whereas evidence-based programs show  
promise in reducing falls by utilizing  
cost-effective strategies1 such as      
comprehensive clinical assessments1     
exercise programs to improve balance and
 health1 medication management1 vision  
correction1 and reduction of home       
hazards3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that   

the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,september
 #bb1 #bjac1 as ,national ,falls        
,prevention ,awareness ,day2  7#b7      
recognizes that there are proven1       
cost-effective falls prevention programs
 and policies2  7#c7 commends the ,falls
 ,free ,coalition and the falls         
prevention coalitions in #db ,states and
 the ,district of ,columbia for their   
efforts to work together to increase    
education and awareness about the       
prevention of falls among older adults2 
7#d7 encourages businesses1 individuals1
 ,federal1 ,state1 and local            
governments1 the public health          
community1 and health care providers to 
work together to raise awareness of     
falls in an effort to reduce the        
incidence of falls among older adults in
 the ,united ,states2  7#e7 urges the   
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention to continue developing and  
evaluating interventions to prevent     
falls among older adults that will      
translate into effective community-based

 falls prevention programs2  7#f7 urges 
the ,administration for ,community      
,living1 the ,centers for ,disease      
,control and ,prevention1 and associated
 partners to continue to promote        
evidence-based programs and services in 
communities in the ,united ,states to   
reduce the number of older adults at    
risk for falls2  7#g7 encourages ,state 
health departments1 which provide       
significant leadership in reducing      
injuries and injury-related health care 
costs by collaborating with             
organizations and individuals1 to reduce
 falls among older adults2 and  7#h7    
encourages experts in the field of falls
 prevention to share their best         
practices so that their success can be  
replicated by others4