,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #efi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ah1 #bjad ,mr4 ,nelson 7for himself1  
,ms4 ,collins1 ,ms4 ,mikulski1 and ,mr4 
,sanders7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,december 
#d1 #bjad;,committee discharged2        
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating ,september #bc1 #bjad1 as  
#8#8,national ,falls ,prevention        
,awareness ,day'' to raise awareness and
 encourage the prevention of falls among
 older adults4  ,whereas adults who are 
age #fe or older 7referred to in this   
preamble as older adults7 are the       
fastest-growing population in the       
,united ,states2 ,whereas the number of 
older adults in the ,united ,states is  
expected to increase from #ce1jjj1jjj   
older adults in #bjjj to #gi1gjj1jjj    
older adults in #bjdj2 ,whereas each    
year1 #a out of every #c older adults in
 the ,united ,states falls2 ,whereas    

falls are the leading cause of fatal and
 nonfatal injuries among older adults2  
,whereas in #bjab1 more than #b1djj1jjj 
older adults were treated in hospital   
emergency departments for fall-related  
injuries1 and more than #gbb1jjj older  
adults were subsequently hospitalized   
from such injuries2 ,whereas in #bjaa1  
more than #bb1ijj older adults in the   
,united ,states died from injuries      
related to unintentional falls2 ,whereas
 in #bjaj1 the total direct medical cost
 of fall-related injuries for older     
adults1 adjusted for inflation1 was     
#cj1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,whereas between #bjjd 
and #bjad1 the rate of death from falls 
of older adults in the ,united ,states  
has risen sharply2 ,whereas the ,centers
 for ,disease ,control and ,prevention  
estimate that if the rate of falls does 
not decrease1 the annual cost of        
injuries from falls will reach an       
estimated #fg1gjj1jjj1jjj by #bjbj2 and 
,whereas evidence-based programs show   
promise in reducing falls by utilizing  

cost-effective strategies1 such as      
exercise programs to improve balance and
 strength1 medication management1 vision
 improvement1 comprehensive clinical    
assessments1 and reduction of home      
hazards3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,september
 #bc1 #bjad1 as ,national ,falls        
,prevention ,awareness ,day2  7#b7      
recognizes that there are proven1       
cost-effective falls prevention programs
 and policies2  7#c7 commends the #gb   
member organizations of the ,falls ,free
 ,coalition1 and the falls prevention   
coalitions in #db ,states and the       
,district of ,columbia1 for their       
efforts to work together to increase    
education and awareness about preventing
 falls among adults who are age #fe or  
older 7referred to in this resolution as
 older adults72  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 their partners to      
continue to promote evidence-based      
programs and services in communities    
across the ,united ,states to reduce the
 number of older adults at risk of      
falling2  7#g7 encourages ,state health 
departments and ,state ,units on ,aging1
 which provide significant leadership in
 reducing injuries and related health   
care costs1 to collaborate with         
organizations and individuals to reduce 
falls among older adults in the ,united 
,states2 and  7#h7 encourages experts in

 the field of falls prevention to share 
best practices so that others can       
replicate their success4