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Falls Prevention Awareness Week Activities 2019

Falls Prevention Awareness Day is September 23, 2019, the first day of fall.

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North Carolina will celebrate Falls Prevention Awareness Week September 23-27, 2019!

  • Watch this page for Falls Prevention Awareness Week activities in 2020 as well as the NC Falls Prevention Coalition page.
  • Please see the map and listing below for events that happened across the state in 2019.
  • Please check out the National Council on Aging Resources for Falls Prevention Awareness Day at NCOA FPAD Resources! Planning for 2020 and looking for ideas and support? Resources include webinars, videos, infographics, handouts, a photo contest and more.

 

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Date/Time Event
09/01/2019 - 09/30/2019
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Eastern NC Falls Prevention Activities - September 2019
Pitt County Council on Aging, Greenville NC
09/03/2019
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Winterville - Senior Day at Walgreens - Falls Awareness and Screenings
Walgreens, Winterville NC
09/04/2019 - 10/23/2019
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Greenville, NC - A Matter of Balance
Pitt County Council on Aging, Greenville NC
09/05/2019
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Asheville - Healthy Aging Day 2019
Reuter Family YMCA, Asheville NC
09/05/2019 - 09/30/2019
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Greenville, NC - A Matter of Balance
CM Eppes Recreation Center, Greenville NC
09/10/2019
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ayden - Fall Risk Screenings and Fall Prevention Bingo
Ayden Senior Wellness Center, Ayden NC
09/11/2019
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Greenville, NC - Fall Risk Screenings and Fall Prevention Bingo
Greenville Senior Wellness Center, Greenville NC
09/11/2019 - 10/30/2019
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Fayetteville - A Matter of Balance
St. Luke A.M.E. Church, Fayetteville NC
09/13/2019
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Cary - Stepping Out Strong
Cary Senior Center, Room 302, Cary NC
09/14/2019
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Raleigh - Stepping Out Strong
Dress for Success Triangle NC, Raleigh NC
09/17/2019
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Farmville - Fall Risk Screenings and Fall Prevention Bingo
Farmville Senior Wellness Center, Farmville NC
09/18/2019
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Fountain - Fall Risk Screenings and Fall Prevention Bingo
Fountain Senior Wellness Center, Fountain NC
09/19/2019
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Greenville, NC - Falls Prevention Presentation and Balance Screenings
Pitt County Council on Aging, Greenville NC
09/20/2019
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Greenville County, NC - Fall Prevention Games
09/23/2019 - 09/27/2019
8:30 am - 2:00 pm
Fayetteville - Active Aging Week
Fayetteville YMCA, Fayetteville NC
09/23/2019
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Brevard - Falls Prevention Awareness Day
Silvermont Senior Center, Brevard NC
09/23/2019
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Fayetteville - Medications & Falls Prevention
Smith Recreation Center, Fayetteville NC
09/23/2019
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Raleigh - Are you (Still) Fit As a Fiddle?
Overture Crabtree 55+ Adult Living Community, Raleigh NC
09/24/2019
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Bethel - Fall Risk Screenings and Fall Prevention Bingo
Bethel Senior Wellness Center, Bethel NC
09/25/2019
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Durham - Ready Steady Balance Falls Prevention Expo
Durham Center for Senior Life, Durham NC
09/25/2019
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Snow Hill - Falls Prevention BINGO and Risk Screenings
Greene County Senior Center, Snow Hill NC
09/25/2019
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Chapel Hill - Staying Safe on the Move
Seymour Center, Chapel Hill
09/25/2019
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Marshall - Madison Health and Wellness Resource Fair
Old Ingles Parking Lot, Marshall NC
09/27/2019
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Boone - Aging Wellness Checks & Tai Chi Demo
Leon Levine Hall – Appalachian State University, Boone NC
09/28/2019
7:45 am - 4:30 pm
Marion - Moving Beyond Denial, Falls Risks in Older Patients
McDowell County Senior Center, Marion NC
10/02/2019
8:30 am - 11:00 am
Cary - Ready, Steady, Go!
WakeMed Cary Hospital Conference Center, Cary NC