Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities: Federal Programs Provide Support for Preventing Falls, but Program Reach is Limited
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Provides an overview of nine federal programs designed to provide evidence-based falls prevention, home assessments, or home modifications for older adults and adults with disabilities. Explores what federal agencies know about how these programs affect participants' health and to what extent agencies coordinate their efforts and provide consumer information. Includes data on the estimated percentage of falls among adults with disabilities by demographic characteristics and identifies programs serving rural communities.
Date
07/2022
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Document
Organization
Government Accountability Office
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Aging and aging-related services · Elderly population · Injuries · People with disabilities · Policy · Racial and ethnic groups · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention