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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

STEADI: Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries

About this resource:

HHS Non-systematic Review

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last Reviewed: 2019

Workgroups: Injury and Violence Prevention Workgroup, Older Adults Workgroup

This is the website for the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries initiative. It’s designed to help health care providers reduce the risk of falls in older patients. It provides clinical resources, provider training and education, patient and caregiver resources, and information for pharmacists.

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Objectives related to this resource (5)

Reduce fatal injuries — IVP‑01
Getting worse
Reduce fatal traumatic brain injuries — IVP‑05
Getting worse
Reduce unintentional injury deaths — IVP‑03
Getting worse
Reduce emergency department visits for nonfatal unintentional injuries — IVP‑04
Little or no detectable change
Reduce fall-related deaths among older adults — IVP‑08
Getting worse

Suggested Citation

1.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. (2019). STEADI - Older adult fall prevention. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/steadi/index.html