Falls Prevention Awareness Day 2016
SAMPLE MESSAGES
The 9th annual Falls Prevention Awareness Day (FPAD) will be observed on September 22, 2016. This year’s theme is Ready, Steady, Balance: Prevent Falls in 2016.
Use the following sample messages to spread the word throughout your network. Make sure to use the official hashtag #FPAD2016 when posting on social media.
Also, be sure to tune in to NCOA’s social media pages for updates!
- NCOA Facebook:
- NCOA Twitter:
Post the following messages on Facebook to engage people in your community to get involved. Tune in to NCOA’s #FPAD2016 Facebook Live: Sept. 22 @ 1 p.m. ET. Watch live on Facebook as we walk through a house and demonstrate safety strategies and tips.
- Falls Prevention Awareness Day empowers seniors with the confidence to protect themselves from fall-related injuries. Celebrate by sharing the knowledge on our website. Help seniors in your life be ready, steady, and balanced! #FPAD2016
- Falling is not a normal part of aging! The good news is every older adult has the power to prevent falls. Today is the 9th annual Falls Prevention Awareness Day! Share knowledge and confidence with the seniors in your life to help them be ready, steady, and balanced.
- Celebrate Falls Prevention Awareness Day with us! Hop on Twitter today[interchangeable] at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time for a discussion of ways older adults can be ready, steady, and balanced in their approach to falls prevention. Even if you don’t have a Twitter account you can follow the conversation by searching for the #FPAD2016 hashtag.
Post the following messages on Twitter to engage people in your community in a larger conversation about falls prevention. Also, tune in to NCOA’s official #FPAD2016 Twitter Chat: Sept. 13 @ 2 p.m. ET.
- Falls Prevention Awareness Day shows #seniors they can protect themselves from falls by being ready, steady, and balanced. #FPAD2016
- Celebrate the power to prevent falls by spreading knowledge on Falls Prevention Awareness Day. #aging #FPAD2016
- Falling is NOT a normal part of #aging, but every #senior can take steps to avoid falls. Spread the word! #FPAD2016
- Celebrate Falls Prevention Awareness Day with us! We're talking with other experts at 2 p.m. ET today [interchangeable]. Join the convo via the #FPAD2016 hashtag.
- Join us and our friends @______and @______at 2 p.m. ET on [date] to talk about the importance of falls prevention. #FPAD2016
- Falls threaten the independence & safety of #seniors. NCOA supports Falls Prevention Awareness Day! #FPAD2016 [link to press release]