by James Fuccione | Sep 17, 2025 | News and Updates
Falls Prevention Awareness Week is a national health campaign beginning on the first day of fall to increase awareness around falls health and injury prevention. The National Council on Aging (NCOA) and Massachusetts Falls Prevention Coalition, hosted at the...
by James Fuccione | Jul 23, 2025 | News and Updates
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) recently blogged about research to help define effective messaging to help prevent falls among older adults. NCOA created three messaging themes that tested with focus groups of older adults in-person and online. The themes...
by James Fuccione | Sep 25, 2024 | News and Updates
The Falls Free® Initiative is a national effort led by NCOA to address the growing public health issue of fall-related injuries and deaths among older adults. During Falls Prevention Awareness Week, NCOA is also promoting the Falls Free Checkup, where people can...
by James Fuccione | Feb 15, 2023 | News and Updates
The Fall Prevention Center of Excellence (FPCE) at the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California has launched a new Home Modification Toolkit as part of a project funded by the Administration for Community Living (ACL) to promote aging in...
by James Fuccione | Jan 13, 2021 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
The Massachusetts Commission on Falls Prevention, which is led by staff at the state’s Department of Public Health, released their biennial legislative report with recommendations on improving how health care providers assess and refer older adults for risk of...
