Wow, Falls Prevention Awareness Month flew by! We were busy traveling throughout the state in September visiting local falls prevention events and classes to spread the word about fallsfreewi.org and all the great work being done for falls prevention in…

DHS just published a new report on falls in older adults saying that the number of emergency calls for fall-related injuries increased by nearly 10,000 per year since 2019.

Congratulations to our 2023 Localizing Efforts to Address Falls (LEAF) grant awardees. The LEAF grants support community-based projects focused on reducing falls through locally-directed initiatives. Find a list of the awardees along with a brief description of their projects.