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Policy & sustainability subcommittee

Inform Ohioans about the risk factors, prevalence, consequences, and costs associated with falls and fall-related injuries. Foster systems change by empowering healthcare and service providers to implement evidence-based and best practices.

Goals

  • Maintain & Enhance OOAFPC Membership
  • Provide ongoing support for the subcommittee and workgroups
  • Assist in the development, implementation, & evaluation of policy review and benefit management for Older Adults.

What are we working on?

The subcommittee has three workgroups that are working on:

Activity 1 - identify gaps in insurance coverage regarding fall prevention coverage.

Activity 4 - develop a distribution plan for a proposed cost-benefit analysis document for balance & mobility programs.

Activity 5 - develop a promotional flyer that can be used as a template for agencies promoting balance & mobility programs.

Upcoming events

Subcommittee Contacts

Taylor Jaggers: tjaggers@delawarehealth.org

Abigale Rogers: arogers@tchdnow.org

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This work is funded either in whole or in part by a grant awarded by the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Health Improvement and Wellness, Violence and Injury Prevention Section and as a sub-award of a grant issued by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, under the Preventative Health and Health Services Block Grant, grant award number 1 NB01PW000049-01-00, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Overdose Data to Action grant NU17CE010223 and supported by the Core State Injury Prevention Program grant number 5 NU17CE010062-04-00. 

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