Falls Prevention Awareness Week

Falls Prevention Awareness Week - September 22-26, 2025

Falls Prevention Awareness Week is a national health campaign observed on the first day of fall to increase awareness around falls health and injury prevention. Falling is not a normal part of aging. You can prevent falls by doing the right exercises, making your home safer, getting regular health check-ups, and more. Evidence-based programs to promote health and help prevent falls are taking place across the state and may be available at your local Senior Center. Click here for a complete list of Senior Centers in Maryland. Learn more steps you can take to stay safe. -- National Council on Aging

Maryland Falls Free Coalition

Maryland is home to the Maryland Falls Free Coalition, an interprofessional group of falls prevention advocates that meet regularly to collaborate and strategize around reducing falls across the state. The Coalition is co-led by the Maryland Department of Aging and the Maryland Living Well Center of Excellence. Interested in joining? Email [email protected] and [email protected].

FALLS PREVENTION RESOURCES

It is important for older adults to understand their risk of falling. NCOA's Falls Free CheckUp is a digital assessment where older adults can answer 13 simple questions to get their falls risk score and steps to reduce their risk.

English: ncoa.org/FallsFreeCheckUp
Spanish: ncoa.org/ChequeoContraCaidas

Falls Prevention Awareness Week