Funding

New Program Will Help Keep Elderly Safe from Fires, Falls

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, November 19th, 2000

A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant will help people like Elva G. avoid falls around darkened steps, but probably won't be able to help during her ping-pong games.

Though the 82-year-old can't remember all the details from a CDC test program she took part in two years ago, Elva still benefits from the message preached: make her surroundings safer.

The CDC during October 2000 announced $350,000 in grants to five states, including Arkansas, for programs designed to eliminate falls and fire injuries among the elderly.

Since breaking both of her shoulders, each during a separate fall, Elva says she has...

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