The CDC Injury Center’s Response to the Growing Public Health Problem of Falls Among Older Adults

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@LauraYo14095324 @SenAngusKing That 80% number is direct from the Ohio Department of Aging. Regardless, this research paper from the CDC finds the same $35B number I quoted earlier for older adult falls (1/?) https://t.co/OKolWIyoy9

The CDC has been researching methods to reduce falls among older adults by 2030. Falls are life changing for the elderly. Increasing screening for fall risk, vitamin recommendation, and medicine review by clinicians very promising. https://t.co/zlOfEali…

Older adult falls are the leading cause of injury in adults aged 65 and older, which results in $35 billion in direct medical costs. https://t.co/qp5sppX25J #fmph40s19

RT @CDCInjury: The lifetime medical cost in the elderly for unintentional falls totals $35 billion: https://t.co/Yku6M778Ft

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