Fall Prevention
Resources
- The US Department of Health and Human Services released Guidelines for
Physical Activity for Americans in October 2008. Here is a link to the guidelines for Older Adults:
http://www.health.gov/paguidelines/guidelines/chapter5.aspx - The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has statistics and information about Falls and Older Adults:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/preventadultfalls.htm - The National Institute on Aging has a Senior Health section devoted to Falls:
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/falls/aboutfalls/01.html