Retired attorney Jo Kline, founder of the Iowa Institute for Health Literacy, is a tireless advocate for the preservation of patient rights. She writes and speaks on overcoming threats to health care access and patient safety.
May 7, 2019
The secret to a long life?
It's one of those things that seems too simple to be true, but it is: falling is a leading cause of death as we age. And it's getting more prevalent, not less. Now, you would expect the numbers to go up, just because of our aging population, but guess what? The rate is also increasing, as shown in this brief video: Jo's VERY SHORT video on falls.