HHS Targets Funding, Programs to Help Older People Reduce the Risk of Falling

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015.  As part of the White House Conference on Aging, the Administration on Aging (AoA), a component of the Administration for Community Living, announced the award of $4 million in new grants to significantly expand falls prevention efforts. The funding will reach communities in seven states over the next two years, expanding the reach of AoA’s falls prevention efforts to more than 18,000 additional older Americans. The grants will both increase participation in evidence-based community programs to reduce falls and falls risk, and also improve the programs’ long-term sustainability.