Oshkosh Fire Department launching new fall prevention website
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) – Officials with the Oshkosh Fire Department say they are launching a new fall prevention website in an effort to increase awareness of the risk of falls.
According to a release, Officials say the CDC has Wisconsin listed as having the highest fall death rates among older adults in the United States.
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Locally, the Oshkosh Fire Department says a person over 60 years old suffering a fall is the most frequent incident type that they get called to respond to.
As a way to increase awareness of the risk of falls and as a way to direct people to prevention programs that can help prevent many of these falls, the Oshkosh Fire Department has launched a new Call Before You Fall website.
This partnership will help us to achieve our goal of making Oshkosh a better place to live and a
place to live better for our older adults. We are very excited to be able to provide an additional resource to our community to help prevent falls.Mike Stanley, Fire Chief of the Oshkosh Fire Department
Some of the information available on the new website includes statistics about falls in Oshkosh, data interpretation about falls by year and locations in the home where falls occur, information about free fall prevention programs that are available, and helpful links to strategic partners of the Oshkosh Fire Department and other community resources.
Those interested in checking out the Call Before You Fall website can do so here.
