
Attention is given to issues that may be particularly challenging for advocates. Approaches pertinent to describing the problem, proposing solutions, and framing the message are considered. Targets and strategies for code improvement advocacy by public health professionals, organizations, and associations are discussed. Persistently high, fall-related injury rates on stairs and in bathrooms indicate that public health advocacy is needed to enhance the passive protection of these codes. They provide normative standards by which buildings are designed, built, altered, inspected, and assessed.

Construction codes are a major component of building codes.
