How Baltimore’s health department is using data to keep seniors from falling

Baltimore public health officials believe that more data can help reduce falls among seniors.

With a recently-awarded $200,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Baltimore City Health Department will begin to lay the groundwork for introducing more data into efforts to prevent people age 65 and older from falling. The goal is to reduce falls by one-third over three years.

The Health Department is planning to both gather and spread data among healthcare institutions like Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland, as well as community partners like AARP, affordable housing providerGEDCO and Civic Works.

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