| Falls Prevention Awareness Week is a national health campaign observed on the first week of Fall to increase awareness that falls are preventable. Falls are one of the major causes of serious injuries and deaths for older adults, and the long-lasting effects of a fall are not just physical but also economic and emotional. The good news is they are preventable, and there are proven steps people can take to reduce their risk. The Connecticut Healthy Living Collective, Connecticut Community Care, National Council on Aging, CT Senior Centers, Local Health Departments and Districts, CT Department of Aging and Disability Services, CT Area Agencies on Aging and many more are joining the Falls Prevention Awareness Week Campaign to: Raise awareness that falls are preventable and older adults can be falls free, and promote the many high quality evidence-based falls prevention programs offered throughout our state. I Want to Be Involved in a CT Falls Prevention Awareness Campaign! · I want to spread the word about falls prevention and falls prevention programming. Please sign up below to receive the communications materials. · My organization offers evidence-based falls prevention programming like A Matter of Balance, Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance or Enhance Fitness and we want to promote it as one of the evidence-based program offerings in CT. · My organization is interested in offering a falls prevention program and would like to know more about getting it off the ground. Click Here to Get Involved! Sincerely, CT Falls Prevention Week Action Committee |