National Falls Prevention Awareness Day (legacy day; current campaign is Falls Prevention Awareness Week)
NCOA documents that the first National Falls Prevention Awareness Day was promoted on the first day of fall and that the campaign later expanded into Falls Prevention Awareness Week; NCOA’s current 2026 week runs September 21–25.
Date and recurrence
First day of fall historically; current 2026 week is 21–25 September
This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is United States / National Council on Aging Falls Free initiative. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Falls Prevention Awareness Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
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Sources
- National Council on Aging — Falls Free initiativeMajor Health Nonprofit
Frequently asked questions
When is National Falls Prevention Awareness Day (legacy day; current campaign is Falls Prevention Awareness Week)?
First day of fall historically; current 2026 week is 21–25 September The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical/legacy date context only; do not assume current annual recurrence: First day of fall historically; current 2026 week is 21–25 September.
Does National Falls Prevention Awareness Day (legacy day; current campaign is Falls Prevention Awareness Week) fall on the same date every year?
The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.
Is National Falls Prevention Awareness Day (legacy day; current campaign is Falls Prevention Awareness Week) an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / National Council on Aging Falls Free initiative. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Falls Prevention Awareness Day (legacy day; current campaign is Falls Prevention Awareness Week)?
The stored designation basis is: NCOA documents that the first National Falls Prevention Awareness Day was promoted on the first day of fall and that the campaign later expanded into Falls Prevention Awareness Week; NCOA’s current 2026 week runs September 21–25.. Supporting provenance includes National Council on Aging — Falls Free initiative. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Falls Prevention Awareness Day (legacy day; current campaign is Falls Prevention Awareness Week) international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / National Council on Aging Falls Free initiative.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.