Stories from the Field
Want to know what others are doing to improve the health of their communities? Explore our Stories from the Field to see how communities across the Nation are implementing Healthy People 2020.
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Educational Institution
Organization Type: Educational Institution
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STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries)
Program State: Oregon
Topic Area(s): Injury and Violence Prevention, Older Adults
Objective(s): IVP-1, IVP-23, OA-11
Date Posted: 02/23/2017
Falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among older adults aged 65 years and older.1 But falls aren’t an inevitable part of aging—and that’s the premise behind the STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries) Initiative from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Hospital or Health Center
Organization Type: Hospital or Health Center
Program Name:
The Senior Connection
Program State: New York
Topic Area(s): Mental Health and Mental Disorders, Older Adults
Objective(s): MHMD-1 
Date Posted: 08/21/2014
In this Who's Leading the Leading Health Indicators? story, we looked at how the University of Rochester Medical Center partnered with Lifespan to implement a program to reduce the risk of suicide among older adults.
