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- An unexpected fall can be deadly. What puts seniors at higher risk for falls and what are the long-term health consequences of an unexpected fall for seniors and their families?
- Healthy People 2020 has an objective of preventing an increase in fall-related deaths for seniors age 65 and older. As the director of CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, how is your agency leading the way to tackle this goal?
- You co-authored a study in August in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine that projects as many as 100,000 fall-related deaths by 2030 will be tied to $100 billion in medical care costs. In what ways does health care need to shift so these statistics don’t become a reality?
- Research has shown that community-based fall prevention programs can go a long way in reducing falls among seniors. What are some examples of what makes them so successful?
- What are the most important things public health workers can do to address falls in seniors?