NC Falls Prevention Awareness Week - NC Falls Prevention Coalition

North Carolina will celebrate

Falls Prevention Awareness Week (FPAW) September 20-24, 2021!

Click HERE to post your events and/or to see a map and listing of FPAW events to be held across North Carolina in 2021.

Click HERE for the notes from our statewide FPAW 2021 Planning Call on July 19th! PHOTO CONTEST DETAILS on pp. 18-19.

Here are the 2021 FPAW resources from the National Council on Aging:

Falls Prevention Awareness Week Toolkit
- Explore redesigned handouts and other materials that will help raise awareness around falls prevention this September and year-round. New resources are currently in development and will be posted in the toolkit soon.
Fire & Falls Webinar Series: Engaging Firefighters and EMS for Falls Prevention
- Hosted by the National Council on Aging and the Administration for Community Living, this webinar series will feature organizations who have successfully partnered with their local EMS and fire department to address falls prevention. September 1, 8, 15, and 22 @ 1:00p ET.

Thanks to NCOA, the CDC Stay Independent Risk Assessment is now online!

Click HERE for Spanish version: Mantenga su independencia.

Check your fall risk online: Falls Free Check-up

You will receive your results via email to share with family members, health care providers, pharmacists, etc.! The results also include specific steps that you can take to prevent falls.