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Four million dollars in grants was awarded by the U.S. government’s Administration on Aging to help seniors avoid falling.
The funding will affect seven states in the next two years in an effort to help more than 18,000 Americans prevent falls.
Presented as part of the White House Conference on Aging, officials noted one in three Americans over 65 falls every year. These falls are attributed as the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries in that age group.