- Ground-level falls among community-dwelling adults 60 years and older are significant and contribute to adverse health outcomes such as fractures, functional decline, disability, and death.
- Thus, fall prevention is a public health problem, whether measured by years of productive life lost, prolonged or permanent disability, or financial burden (American College of Surgeons- Committee on Trauma, 2014, p. 8).
- With one-third of older adults falling at least once per year, falls are the number one cause of mortality in older adults and account for approximately 60% of non-fatal injuries (Mielenz et al., 2017).
- Non-injurious falls can also debilitate older adults as they are associated with anxiety and fear of falling, which leads to activity restriction, social isolation, physical deconditioning, and depression.
Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center Injury Prevention Program supports fall prevention through the Napa Solano Senior Coalition and Falls Prevention Partnership.
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