,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cbg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #bd1 #bjai ,ms4 ,collins 7for herself1 
,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south      
,carolina1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4      
,mc,sally1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4       
,hawley1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4
 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,ms4  
,sinema1 and ,ms4 ,rosen7 submitted the 
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating ,september #bc1 #bjai1 as  
,national ,falls ,prevention ,awareness 
,day to raise awareness and encourage   
the prevention of falls among older     
adults4  ,whereas individuals who are   
#fe years of age or older 7referred to  
in this preamble as older adults7 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      
approximately #eb1jjj1jjj in #bjah to an
 estimated #ie1jjj1jjj by #bjfj2        

,whereas approximately #cj percent of   
older adults in the ,united ,states fall
 each year1 with each #e-year increment 
in age increasing the risk of falls2    
,whereas falls are the leading cause of 
both fatal and nonfatal injuries among  
older adults2 ,whereas1 in #bjah1       
approximately #c1jjj1jjj older adults   
were treated in hospital emergency      
departments for fall-related injuries1  
and nearly #hgj1jjj of those older      
adults were subsequently hospitalized2  
,whereas1 in #bjag1 more than #ca1jjj   
older adults died from injuries related 
to unintentional falls1 and the death   
rate from falls of older adults in the  
,united ,states is expected to continue 
to sharply rise to more than #ajj1jjj   
per year by #bjcj2 ,whereas1 in #bjae1  
the total direct medical cost of        
fall-related injuries for older adults1 
adjusted for inflation1 was             
approximately #ej1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,whereas1
 if the rate of increase in falls is not
 slowed1 the annual cost of fall        

injuries will surpass #ajj1jjj1jjj1jjj  
by #bjcj2 and ,whereas evidence-based   
programs reduce falls by utilizing      
cost-effective strategies1 such as      
exercise programs to improve balance and
 strength1 medication management1 vision
 improvement1 reduction of home hazards1
 and fall prevention education3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 designates ,september #bc1 #bjai1  
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 ,coalition and the    
falls prevention coalitions in #dc      
,states and the ,district of ,columbia  
for their efforts to work together to   
increase education and awareness about  
preventing 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 recognizes  
the ,centers for ,disease ,control and  
,prevention for its work developing and 
evaluating interventions for all members
 of health care teams to make falls     
prevention a routine part of clinical   
care2  7#f7 recognizes the              
,administration for ,community ,living  
for its work to promote access to       
evidence-based programs and services in 
communities across the ,united ,states2 
7#g7 encourages ,state health           
departments and ,state units on aging1  
which provide significant leadership in 
reducing injuries and 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