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About the Falls Free® Initiative
2015 Falls Free® Action Plan
Guide to State Coalition Building
Falls Prevention Awareness Week Toolkit

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Jul 21, 2022

Get the Facts on Falls Prevention Read Article

Falls Free CheckUp

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Help reduce falls risk.

Use NCOA's Falls Free CheckUp tool to help reduce the number of falls and fall-related injuries among older adults.

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State Coalitions

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Aug 30, 2022

How to Contact Your State's Falls Prevention Coalition Read Article

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Feb 19, 2021

What Is a Falls Prevention Coalition? Read Article

Get to Know Your State Falls Prevention Coalitions

Falls prevention coalitions can bring together organizations and providers that need to collaborate to reduce falls, identify state or community needs, recommend policy changes, and build capacity. Explore each State Falls Prevention Coalition, including their goals, objectives, and activities, and learn how they educate their community about older adult falls.

Learn tips on how to create a compelling and successful budget justification presentation for grant proposals and the pitfalls to avoid.

Partners and Programs

Learn more about the work we do. Search by city or ZIP code to locate an NCOA partner or programs that are nearest to you.

Find help where it's needed

NCOA has partners and programs that can help older adults. Use the map to search and locate an NCOA partner or program that's nearest to you.

Falls Prevention Advocacy

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Jun 6, 2022

Falls Prevention Programs: Saving Lives, Saving Money Infographic Read Article

May 12, 2022

Martha Peláez on Maximizing the Independence, Well-Being, and Health of Older Adults Through Falls Prevention Read Article

Oct 16, 2019

NCOA Provides Senate Aging Committee with Evidence-Based Solutions to Reduce Older Adult Falls Read Article

Jun 13, 2019

Funding for Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs in FY20 Read Article

Falls Free CheckUp

MHP Salud offers a chronic disease management tool that can be used to track the management of a chronic condition(s).

Share it in Spanish.

Spread the word about the Falls Free CheckUp to help lower falls and fall-related injuries among Spanish-speaking older adults.

Go to the Spanish Falls Free CheckUp

Join us for this webinar to learn how to best engage with your local media and boost falls prevention education this September and year-round.

May 24, 2022

Making the Most of Your Falls Prevention Media Moment View Event Details

May 20, 2022

How to Plan a Falls Prevention Event Read Article

Apr 18, 2022

Get Ready for Falls Prevention Awareness Week 2022 View Event Details

Mar 2, 2022

Falls Prevention Awareness Week Impact Reports Read Article

Age+Action Conference

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Get inspired and rejuvenated.

You serve older adults every day. Age+Action is here to serve you. Join us in person or online—or both—for this one-of-a-kind aging services event.

More Stories

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Jan 3, 2022

Partnering with Fire and Emergency Medical Services to Prevent Falls

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Sep 9, 2021

Fire and Falls Webinar Series: Engaging Firefighters and EMS for Falls Prevention

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Aug 26, 2021

Strengthening Falls Prevention Efforts with the Help of First Responders

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Aug 4, 2021

Get Ready for Falls Prevention Awareness Week 2021

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Jun 4, 2021

About the Falls Free® Initiative

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Jan 1, 2021

Get the Facts on Healthy Aging

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Jul 30, 2020

Letter for Your Provider: Falls Free CheckUp

Stephanie Simpson's depiction of Falls Prevention Awareness Week with Yoga for Balance at Eskaton Village Carmichael, Sacramento, CA.

Sep 2, 2019

NCOA's Falls Free® Photo Contests Feature Older Adults Participating in Falls Prevention Programs

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Mar 29, 2017

Engaging American Indian/Alaska Native Elders in Falls Prevention Programs

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Jul 24, 2015

2015 Falls Free® National Falls Prevention Action Plan

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Jun 11, 2015

A Practical Guide to State Coalition Building for Falls Prevention

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