HEALTH Announces Older Adult Falls Prevention Awareness Week Kick-off Event
RISBJ Staff | Sep 19, 2014
PROVIDENCE, RI – On Monday, September 22, the RI Falls Injury Prevention Coalition will host the 5th Annual Falls Prevention Awareness Event: “Strong Today, Falls Free Tomorrow” in the State Room at the Rhode Island State House. State officials and community-based organizations will speak about how falls can be prevented, the resources available, and to celebrate the work being done to reduce the risk of falls for Rhode Island older adults. Every year one out of three Americans age 65 or older will experience a fall.
WHO:
- Lt. Governor Elizabeth H. Roberts
- Michael Fine, MD, Director of Health
- Paula Parker, Assistant Director, Division of Elderly Affairs
- Rhonda Schwartz, Chair of Falls Injury Prevention Coalition, Division of Elderly Affairs
- Corinne Calise Russo, Deputy Director, Department of Human Services
- Peter F. DeBlasio, Jr. MD, Opthomologist and a practitioner of Tai Chi for nearly 50 years.
- Cynthia Graves, WestBay Community Action
WHAT:
- State officials and community-based organizations will gather to speak about how falls can be prevented, the resources available, and to celebrate the work being done to reduce the risk of falls for Rhode Island older adults.
WHERE:
Rhode Island State House
State Room, 2nd floor
82 Smith Street
State Room, 2nd floor
82 Smith Street
Providence, RI, 02903
WHEN:
- Date: Monday, September 22, 2014
- Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
For more information, call the HEALTH Public Information Officer at (401) 222-3998
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