Resources, Publications & Reports
Florida Injury Facts: 2009 data on unintentional falls by seniors from the Office of Injury Prevention UnintentionalSeniorFallsFactSheet2009.pdf
- "Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries among Florida's senior population (65+ years) and result in significant physical, personal, social and economic burden.
- In 2009, 1,714 senior residents were fatally injured in an unintentional fall. In addition, there were another 42,754 hospitalizations for non-fatal injuries."
Source: Department of Health, Office of Injury Prevention, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C15, Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850) 245-4440 x2729 http://www.doh.state.fl.us/injury (January, 2011)
Pinellas County Health Department Data
2006 Falls Data Report (includes maps) FallsSummary_PCHealthDept_.pdf
2006 Pinellas Data by Zip Code PinellasFalls_Top_10_zip_codes.pdf
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis, Hospital Discharge Data, 2005
2005 Pinellas-Fall Related Injury Hospitalizations /Falls65plus-Pinellas_hospitalizations.pdf
Florida Department of Elder Affairs - Webcast
The Florida Departments of Elder Affairs and Health hosted a Falls Prevention Awareness webcast to educate seniors, their caregivers and the general public about this preventable form of injury.
9/21/2009
http://wfsu.org/vod/doh092209.php
For more resources go to the Resources on Fall Prevention page.
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