,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #eb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bf1    
#bjbe,ms4 ,lois ,frankel ( ,florida 7=  
h]self1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,magaz9]1 
,mrs4 ,mill] ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1 ,mr4      
,morelle1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,ms4 ,budz9ski1 
,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1   
,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,ms4 ,dean 
( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,h>d]
 ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 
,ms4 ,kamlag]-,dove1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4 
,matsui1 ,ms4 ,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,mr4  
,mosk[itz1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,ms4 ,norton1   
,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,soto1
 ,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 #bjbe1 z ,national ,falls          
,prev5tion ,aw>5ess ,week to raise      
aw>5ess1 & enc\rage ! prev5tion1 ( falls
 among old] adults4  ,:]eas1 accord+ to 

! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &          
,prev5tion1 !re are approximately       
#ad1jjj1jjj falls ea* ye> among adults  
ov] age #fe2 ,:]eas su* falls lead to   
approximately #c1jjj1jjj em]g5cy room   
visits ea* ye>2 ,:]eas falls among old] 
adults cause approximately #da1jjj      
prev5table dea?s annually2 ,:]eas m ?an 
#a out ( #d old] adults 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates falls ea* ye>2 ,:]eas falls are !
 lead+ cause ( injuries & injury-relat$ 
dea?s among adults ag$ #fe & old] ea*   
ye>2 ,:]eas1 beyond loss ( life &       
indep5d5ce1 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion reports t ! total direct  
m$ical co/ ( non-fatal old] adult falls 
is approximately #hj1jjj1jjj1jjj        
annually1 includ+ approximately         
#ec1cjj1jjj1jjj paid by ,m$ic>e1        
approximately #c1ejj1jjj1jjj paid by    
,m$icaid1 & approximately               
#bc1bjj1jjj1jjj paid by private &       
out-(-pocket payors2 ,:]eas _m su* falls
 c\ld be prev5t$ by address+ biological1
 behavioral1 & environm5tal risk        

factors2 ,:]eas evid5ce-bas$1           
co/-effective /rategies 7includ+ ex]cise
 programs to improve balance & /r5g?1   
m$ication managem5t1 vision improvem5t1 
r$uction ( home haz>ds1 & falls         
prev5tion education7 r$uce falls2 &     
,:]eas ! designation ( ! week (         
,septemb] #bb ?r\gh ,septemb] #bh1      
#bjbe1 z ,national ,falls ,prev5tion    
,aw>5ess ,week w\ld help prev5t falls   
among old] adults1 includ+ by increas+  
aw>5ess ( falls among old] adults &     
aw>5ess ( me?ods = id5tify+ & r$uc+ fall
 risks3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ,congress-- 
7#a7 supports ! designation ( ,national 
,falls ,prev5tion ,aw>5ess ,week2  7#b7 
recognizes t !re are evid5ce-bas$1      
co/-effective falls prev5tion programs &
 policies2  7#c7 supports ! "w ( ^? :o  
collaborate to address risk factors t   
lead to falls among old] adults1        
includ+-- 7,a7 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local   
gov]nm5t entities 7includ+ ! ,c5t]s =   
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 !       
,adm9i/ration = ,community ,liv+1 & !   

,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t72
  7,b7 ! ,ag+ ,network2  7,c7 local     
community-bas$ organizations2  7,d7 !   
public heal? community2  7,e7 heal? c>e 
provid]s2  7,f7 bus9esses2 &  7,g7      
individuals2  7#d7 enc\rages cont9u$    
ef=ts to r$uce & prev5t falls2 &  7#e7  
supports ,f$]al inve/m5ts 9 falls       
prev5tion programs4