There will be a free barbecue at noon. The booth on balance and falls is new this year, said Letty Martinez-Zavaleta, director of the Premier Plus Wellness Center. The center mainly deals with seniors health. One of those health concerns is falls. One in every three people older than 65 in the United States falls, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Falls are one of the leading causes of injuries among the elderly.
Sixty percent of all deaths associated with falls involve people 75 and older. There are a lot of causes why falls occur more often in the elderly. Basically the body balances itself through vision or the feeling of the feet. So the screening will include vision, posture and balance testing. Results will be mailed out and advice will be given if more tests need to take place.