Elderly Falls: Policy Impact on the Population (Coursework Sample)

Elderly Falls: Policy Impact on the Population
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Elderly Falls: Policy Impact on the Population
Older adults are among the most vulnerable populations owing to increasingly weak muscles, balance issues, and other health conditions that come with age. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3 million fall-related injury cases are treated yearly, with over 800,000 requiring hospitalization (Garcia & Scotti, 2021). Some of these injuries are severe, leading to deaths. Healthy People 2030 reports that 66.3 fall-related deaths per 100,000 people aged 65 years and above were recorded in 2019 (Healthy People 2030). It is more alarming that fall-related deaths among this population have increased by 30% between 2009 and 2018. One of the Health People 2030 agendas is the reduction of fall-related deaths among the older population. The objective, "Reduce fall-related deaths among older adults — IVP08," aims to reduce the deaths from 66.3 per 100,000 older adults to 63.4 per 100,000