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Community Health Issue
Each segment of the population plays a helpful role in a healthy society. All ages are important in one way or the other as they all have something to contribute to the greater well-being of one another. Today's population reflects an imbalance of sorts. Today many of the elderly people are retiring and requiring more healthcare attention. This segment of the population has the potential to drain the resources of a community in all types of matters. Keeping our senior citizens healthy and active remains a priority for those wishing to see a healthful environment. I've chosen to investigate the senior citizens health problems as a reason to enhance the health of a total society. Specifically investigating into the falls of senior citizens and the problems and opportunities they present will help increase learning and understanding him towards a great potential.
According to the World Health Organization "fall related injuries...
Whether the risk factors fall under the category of behavioral, environmental, biological or socioeconomic, they all have something to contribute to why an older person would fall down and the impacts of that fall. Although it may seem obvious, there are many factors that contribute to why someone would fall down. It is important for us to understand this due the fact that healthcare resources siphoned away from more important tasks is detrimental to any society and healthcare methods.
Another reason to investigate this is the impact of population growth into the elderly groups. The World Health Organization stated "that the numbers of falls increase in magnitude as the number of older adults increase in many nations throughout the world.…
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