High School Injury Surveillance Outcomes Study


Steering Committee Invitation


We invite you to join the steering committee for the Secondary School Injury Surveillance Outcomes Study. This three-year study, which starts in August 2010, will look at injury trends and outcomes among high school athletes. It encompasses non-time loss injuries, tracks number of treatments, and has only one point for data entry. The study report should ultimately help make sport participation safer for the student athlete...plus we fully expect the findings to demonstrate the effectiveness of athletic trainers in this important setting.


NATA needs your help locating and enlisting partners to contribute to this important research project. The cost is $125,000 a year, or a total of $375,000 for three years.


That’s it in a nutshell. The mission of the steering committee is simple - to raise money. We need capable people like you -- leaders in the profession – serving in this capacity. Our well placed members will utilize their connections to raise funds from team physicians, booster clubs, specialty physicians and other individuals and entities interested in the health and well being of high school athletes.


If you accept the invitation to join the committee, you are committing to raise either $3,000 ($1,000 now and $1,000 over each of the next two years) or a one-time gift of $2,500. (Overachievers are welcome to exceed that amount.)


Steering committee members will be recognized on the website and the NATA News. The top three fundraisers will be spotlighted and receive free registration to the 2010 convention. In the case of a tie, a drawing will be held to determine the recipients.


Our need for funds is immediate and the development effort is underway now. We would like to receive donations as soon as possible, but need to receive first year funding by November 1.


On this site you will find a list of our members who have agreed to serve on the Steering Committee. Many thanks to these great members who have stepped up to the plate! Also on this site are project forms and updates. We know this research is important to you and your colleagues in the profession. Thank you for helping us make it happen.

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Warm regards,

Marje J Albohm Signature

Marjorie J. Albohm, MS, ATC President

Steering Committee

Kent Biggerstaff (chair)
Tom Abdenour

Donor List

AOSSM
NBATA

ISS Fact Sheet

ISS Invitation Acceptance

ISS Donor Gift Form

Thank you


Many, many thanks to the following people and organizations for making this project a reality!

Members of the Outcomes Advisory Panel – Mike Sitler, RT Floyd, Jennifer Hootman, Alison Snyder, Darin Padua – who have dedicated countless hours to managing this project

American Orthopeadic Society for Sports Medicine, for making that first commitment

National Basketball Athletic Trainers’ Society, for honoring Rollin Mallernee’s commitment to the profession with a generous $30,000 contribution

Tom Abdenour for leading the charge in gaining support from the NBATA

Kent Biggerstaff for leading the Steering Committee

Secondary School Athletic Trainers’ Committee and College University Athletic Trainers’ Committee for their active recruitment of Steering Committee members

All of our great members who have agreed to serve on the Steering Committee