title: Addressing the escalating public health issue of falls among older adults.
abstract: The rate of older adult falls has increased dramatically in North Carolina. With screening and intervention, many falls can be prevented. To improve best practices, the Carolina Geriatric Education Consortium and other members of the North Carolina Falls Prevention Coalition have committed resources to train health care professionals in screening and assessment and to develop infrastructure to disseminate evidence-based interventions.
authors.affiliation: Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. eschneider@schsr.unc.edu
authors.forename: Ellen Caylor
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Tiffany E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Shubert
authors.forename: Katherine J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Harmon
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods