,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #abi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se  
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bc1    
#bjbd,ms4 ,lois ,frankel ( ,florida 7=  
h]self1 ,mrs4 ,mill] ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1   
,mr4 ,morelle1 ,mr4 ,magaz9]1 ,mr4      
,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,allr$1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1  
,mr4 ,b]a1 ,ms4 ,budz9ski1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (
 ,florida1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,davis (  
,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,ms4 ,dean (             
,p5nsylvania1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4        
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 
,khanna1 ,mr4 ,lawl]1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4
 ,mosk[itz1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,ms4 ,norton1  
,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4       
,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,/ev5s1 ,ms4
 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 & ,ms4 ,wilson (    
,florida7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t   
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,concurr5t      
,,resolution  ,support+ ! designation ( 
! week ( ,septemb] #bb ?r\gh ,septemb]  
#bh1 #bjbd1 z ,national ,fall ,prev5tion
 ,aw>5ess ,week to raise aw>5ess ab\t1 &
 enc\rage ! prev5tion (1 falls among    

old] adults4  ,:]eas1 accord+ to !      
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
7,,cdc71 !re are approximately          
#ad1jjj1jjj falls among old] adults ov] 
age #fe ea* ye>2 ,:]eas ^! falls result 
9 approximately #c1jjj1jjj em]g5cy room 
visits ea* ye>2 ,:]eas falls among old] 
adults cause #ci1jjj l>gely prev5table  
dea?s annually2 ,:]eas m ?an #a out ( #d
 old] adults 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates falls ea*
 ye>2 ,:]eas falls are ! lead+ cause (  
injury & injury-relat$ dea?s among      
adults ag$ #fe & old] ea* ye>2 ,:]eas1  
beyond ! loss ( life & indep5d5ce1 !    
,,cdc reports t ! total direct m$ical   
co/ ( fall-relat$ injuries = old] adults
 is approximately #hj1jjj1jjj1jjj       
annually1 includ+ approximately         
#ec1cjj1jjj1jjj paid by ,m$ic>e1        
approximately #c1ejj1jjj1jjj paid by    
,m$icaid1 & approximately               
#bc1bjj1jjj1jjj paid by private &       
out-(-pocket payors2 ,:]eas _m falls    
c\ld be prev5t$ by address+ modifiable  
biological1 behavioral1 & environm5tal  

risk factors2 ,:]eas evid5ce-bas$       
programs r$uce falls by utiliz+         
co/-effective /rategies1 su* z ex]cise  
programs to improve balance & /r5g?1    
m$ication managem5t1 vision improvem5t1 
r$uction ( home haz>ds1 & fall prev5tion
 education2 & ,:]eas ! designation ( !  
week ( ,septemb] #bb ?r\gh ,septemb]    
#bh1 #bjbd1 z ,national ,fall ,prev5tion
 ,aw>5ess ,week w\ld help increase      
aw>5ess ( falls among old] adults1 h[ to
 id5tify & r$uce fall risks1 & h[ to    
prev5t falls among old] adults3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x ,t ,congress-- 7#a7 supports
 ! designation ( ,national ,fall        
,prev5tion ,aw>5ess ,week2  7#b7        
recognizes t !re are prov51             
co/-effective fall prev5tion programs & 
policies2  7#c7 supports ! "w ( ,f$]al1 
,/ate1 & local gov]nm5t entities1       
includ+ ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &  
,prev5tion1 ! ,adm9i/ration = ,community
 ,liv+1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban    
,developm5t1 & o!r ,f$]al ag5cies1 local
 community-bas$ organizations1 ! public 

heal? community1 heal? c>e provid]s1    
bus9esses1 & individuals :o "w          
collaboratively to address risk factors 
t contribute to falls among old] adults 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#d7 enc\rages    
cont9u$ ef=ts to r$uce & prev5t falls & 
supports ,f$]al inve/m5ts 9 fall        
prev5tion programs4