SRES 248
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A resolution designating September 22, 2013, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults.
Introduced: September 19, 2013
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Sep 19, 2013
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6672; text as passed Senate: CR S6663-6664)
Sep 19, 2013
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6672; text as passed Senate: CR S6663-6664)
Sep 19, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates September 22, 2013, as National Falls Prevention Awareness Day.
Recognizes that there are cost-effective falls prevention programs and policies.
Commends the Falls Free Coalition and others for their efforts to increase awareness of falls prevention.
Urges the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Administration for Community Living, and others to continue developing, evaluating, and promoting interventions and programs to prevent falls.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6672; text as passed Senate: CR S6663-6664)