S.Res. 284 · 112th Congress
A resolution designating September 23, 2011, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness…
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A resolution designating September 23, 2011, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults.
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- Senate Introduced Sep 26, 2011
- Senate Passed Sep 26, 2011
Designates September 23, 2011, as National Falls Prevention Awareness Day.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Sep 26, 2011
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates September 23, 2011, as National Falls Prevention Awareness Day.
Commends the Falls Free Coalition Advocacy Work Group and other falls prevention coalitions for their efforts to increase education and awareness about the prevention of falls among older adults.
Encourages: (1) promotion of fall awareness in an effort to reduce the incidence of falls among older adults; and (2) state health departments to reduce falls among older adults.
Urges the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue developing and evaluating strategies to prevent falls among older adults that will translate into effective fall prevention interventions.
Recognizes proven, cost-effective fall prevention programs and policies, and encourages experts in the field to share their best practices so that their success can be replicated by others.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A resolution designating September 23, 2011, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults.
Latest action (Sep 26, 2011): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6008; text as passed Senate: CR S6008; text of measure as introduced: CR S5994)
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 26, 2011
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- Senate Introduced Sep 26, 2011
- Senate Passed Sep 26, 2011
No recorded floor vote found.