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01/11/2010 “ALLIANCE TO ADDRESS THE YOUTH SPORTS SAFETY CRISIS IN AMERICA” SUMMIT RAISES AWARENESS OF HEALTH CARE AND SAFETY OF YOUTH ATHLETES
12/15/2009 Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board selects athletic trainer as the Scholar Grantee to Ireland in Spring 2010
11/19/2009 Understanding of youth sport-related injuries can reduce long-term health consequences
09/25/2009 NATA’s Fair Practice Lawsuit Settlement Benefits Members
09/24/2009 National Academy of Neuropsychology and National Athletic Trainers’ Association team up on campaign to raise concussion awareness
08/11/2009 NATA Foundation Announces Endowment Effort to Support Concussion Research
08/07/2009 Government officials recognize Houston-area athletic trainer for efforts advocating ethnically-diverse students
07/15/2009 NATA study finds head impacts among high school football players greater than collegiate level
07/10/2009 NATA joins National Physical Activity Plan
06/30/2009 NATA releases “preseason heat-acclimatization guidelines for secondary school athletics” consensus statement
06/03/2009 NATA welcomes Marty Baker to board of directors
06/03/2009 NATA welcomes Russ Richardson to board of directors
06/03/2009 Five certified athletic trainers inducted into NATA Hall of Fame
05/20/2009 NATA offers guidelines for management of serious spine injuries on the athletic playing field
04/09/2009 Returning Injured Athletes to the Playing Field Too Soon Can Lead to Decreased Performance and Re-injury
04/09/2009 NATA sponsors World Congress, June 17-20
03/19/2009 NATA addresses Ketucky bill regarding secondary school-aged athletes and sports safety
03/19/2009 Members lobby federal legislators on behalf of NATA and patient access to quality health care
03/12/2009 Athletic Trainers Fill a Necessary Niche in Secondary Schools
03/02/2009 AAOS and NATA team up on PSA campaign for young female athletes: Recommendations for prevention and treatment of ACL injuries
02/26/2009 Study Shows Simple Measures May Help Prevent Sudden Death Event in Young Athletes - Sports Health
02/26/2009 Different Measuring Techniques May Lead to Incomplete Shoulder Injury Treatment-Sports Health
02/10/2009 With a National Health Care Shortage and Increased Need for Patient Care, Athletic Trainers Fill a Necessary Niche as “Physician Extenders”
02/04/2009 Ice water immersion most efficient treatment for exercise-induced hyperthermia: Journal of Athletic Training Journal publishes systematic review of treatment options for hyperthermia caused by physical exertion and exercise
12/29/2008 Study Shows Fish Oils Dramatically Improve Cholesterol Levels in Professional Football Players-Sports Health
12/29/2008 Study Stresses Importance of Availability of Automated External Defibrillators at Athletic Events-Sports Health
12/29/2008 Baseline Testing May Aid in Concussion Assessment of Athletes-Sports Health
12/29/2008 Adding Eccentric Resistance Training Improves Muscle Strength Following ACL Surgery-Sports Health
12/02/2008 NATA offers information and guidelines for exercising safely in cold weather
11/25/2008 NATA offers tips on how to stay motivated and in shape during the winter months
11/24/2008 NATA recommends 10 steps to combat low back pain especially during the holiday months
10/30/2008 NATA releases safe and healthy exercise and fitness program recommendations
10/23/2008 New Multidisciplinary Sports Medicine Journal Selects Top Professionals As Editors-Sports Health
10/23/2008 New Sports Health Journal on Track for January 2009 Launch-Sports Health
10/22/2008 John A. Mayes scholarship endowment established for ethnically-diverse athletic training students
09/18/2008 NATA issues consensus statement aimed at reducing gender bias in ACL injury research studies
09/17/2008 DISTRICT COURT CLEARS THE WAY FOR ANTITRUST CASE
09/04/2008 Ed Towns to Discuss Pressing Problems with Nation’s Health Care System at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus
07/09/2008 NATA Welcomes Scott Sailor to Board of Directors
07/09/2008 NATA inducts certified athletic trainer Dave Colt into Hall of Fame
07/09/2008 David Pursley Inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame
07/09/2008 NATA releases "Appropriate medical care for the secondary school-aged athlete" summary statement: Key strategies offered for the prevention and treatment of injury and illness related to athletic participation by secondary school student athletes
07/09/2008 NATA and North American Booster Club Association announce partnership: Underscoring commitment to secondary school sport injury prevention and treatment, the two organizations have developed a Sports Safety Checklist for parents and coaches
06/30/2008 Update of Fair Practice Lawsuit
06/05/2008 NATA Offers Tips for Fitness Video Game Users
06/03/2008 NATA and Philips Join Forces to Protect Hearts and Save Lives
05/30/2008 Journal of Athletic Training study examines activity levels of high school students after sport-related concussions
05/28/2008 Athletic Trainers Represent NATA in Washington, D.C., on “Capitol Hill Day”
05/27/2008 NATA offers Tips for Exercising Safely in the Heat
05/21/2008 NATA joins “Exercise is Medicine” program
05/21/2008 CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER TO SERVE ON HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) ADVISORY COMMITTEE
05/19/2008 DAILY RECORD WRITER RECEIVES SPORTS MEDICINE REPORTING AWARD
05/16/2008 NATA RECOGNIZES ST. LOUIS’ DEMETRIOUS JOHNSON
03/04/2008 NATA publishes position statement on disordered eating among athletes
12/18/2007 Journal of Athletic Training offers care plan to manage diabetes in athletes
11/08/2007 Athletic trainers celebrating Allied Health Professions Week and offer tips to combat low back pain
10/18/2007 Sports concussion education campaign being developed by National Athletic Trainers? Asociation and National Academy of Neuropsychology
10/10/2007 National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week focuses campus attention on alcohol abuse prevention
08/30/2007 Ensuring sports safety on and off the playing field
08/13/2007 Certified athletic trainers help performing artists stay on pointe and injury-free
06/21/2007 The National Athletic Trainers? Association (NATA) releases ?Sickle Cell Trait and the Athlete? consensus statement
05/21/2007 The National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) release report on largest ongoing study of collegiate sports injury trends and prevention
04/09/2007 10 tips to reduce the severity of sport-related concussion in high school and college athletics
04/04/2007 Guidelines for preparedness and management of sudden cardiac arrest among high school and college athletes
04/02/2007 NATA urges Congress to pass legislation to improve patient access to quality health care
03/21/2007 Play safe and clean: How to prevent the spread of communicable and infectious diseases in secondary school sports
03/21/2007 National Athletic Trainers? Association (NATA) joins Inclusive Fitness Coalition
03/12/2007 ?Don?t Let Gravity Be Your Downfall?: New guidelines help seniors stay solidly on their feet and free of injury
01/31/2007 Seven tips for high-school sport safety from the National Athletic Trainers? Association (NATA)
12/15/2006 Winter sports and exercise equipment: 12 tips to get the right fit
12/06/2006 National Athletic Trainers? Association (NATA) joins the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) Coalition
12/06/2006 Health professionals focus on improving health care quality, reducing medical errors
11/01/2006 National Athletic Trainers? Association (NATA) recommends 10 steps to combat low back pain
10/19/2006 National Collegiate Alcohol Awarness Week focuses campus attention on alcohol abuse prevention
09/29/2006 Access to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services Improvement Act of 2006 Introduced on Senate floor
08/29/2006 NATA supports goals of Active Aging Week to motivate older adults to participate in physical activities
08/09/2006 Tips to keep marching bands healthy and hydrated on the field
08/04/2006 Ensuring sports safety on and off the playing field
07/26/2006 How to recognize, prevent and treat exertional heat illnesses when the temperatures soar
07/11/2006 Avoiding catastrophic football injuries is subject of new online video and DVD
06/20/2006 NATA inducts certified athletic trainer Richard Ray into NATA Hall of Fame during 57th annual meeting in Atlanta
06/20/2006 NATA welcomes Brian Conway to its board of directors
06/20/2006 NATA presents timely health care research at 57th annual meeting and clinical symposia in Atlanta
06/14/2006 National Athletic Trainers? Association (NATA) hosts ?Sudden cardiac arrest in athletics? press conference Wednesday, June 14, at Annual Meeting in Atlanta
06/14/2006 Recommended guidelines on how to prepare for and manage sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) during high school and college athletic practices and competitions
06/09/2006 NATA Announces Science Partnership with President?s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
05/15/2006 National Athletic Trainers? Association (NATA) statement regarding therapy-incident to services and OIG report on ?phyisical therapy billed by physicians?
05/04/2006 NATA Teams up with President?s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports to get America moving
04/18/2006 Michigan and Utah governors sign legislation offering licensure to certified athletic trainers
03/30/2006 Appropriate medical care for high school-age athletes can reduce number of serious injuries
03/29/2006 NATA offers tips to improve cheerleading safety and reduce injuries
03/16/2006 Gadgets and ergonomics ? tips on how kids and adults alike can avoid ailments while using newest tech items
03/06/2006 Professional and Weekend Golfers Improve Their Game and Avoid Injury with ?Par Without Pain? Program
02/08/2006 New study finds ankle flexibility gains during an 18-day intensive stretching regimen are maintained with normal activity for three weeks
02/08/2006 National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) Offers Tips On How to Play Safe, Whether You re an Olympian or Weekend Figure Skater
12/20/2005 NATA and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons team up on national 'boomeritis prevention' public service campaign
11/16/2005 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Challenged at Capitol Hill Press Briefing for Promoting Compromised Quality of Patient Care
10/28/2005 ?Life Cycle of the Athlete? news conference ? key findings
10/28/2005 AAOS and NATA host ?Life Cycle of the Athlete? news conference
10/11/2005 Recognition, prevention & management of asthma in athletics
09/06/2005 NATA?s Becker-Doyle elected to ASAE Board of Directors
08/04/2005 NATA/American Football Coaches Association task force encourages rule change on spearing in collegiate football
08/02/2005 NATA, NCAA, to host summit on sudden cardiac deaths
07/26/2005 Court decides it lacks jurisdiction to consider NATA's lawsuit against Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
07/26/2005 Collegiate baseball athletes are less likely to initiate smokeless tobacco use with proven intervention program
07/14/2005 National Athletic Trainers? Association (NATA) offers heat illness prevention tips for youth football players
07/13/2005 All-star athletic trainers at MLB All-Star Game among the finest in the game
07/05/2005 National Athletic Trainers? Association (NATA) issues advance release of its first ever asthma in athletics position statement
07/05/2005 Recognition, prevention & management of asthma in athletics
07/05/2005 NATA welcomes Terry Noonan and Jim Thornton to its board of directors
07/05/2005 NATA inducts 5 ATCs into NATA Hall of Fame during 56th Annual Meeting in Indianapolis
05/27/2005 In Salute of National Senior Health & Fitness Day May 25 and the Senior Olympics in June, the National Athletic Trainers? Association (NATA) Offers Exercise Tips for Seniors
04/06/2005 NATA partners with American Public Health Association in educating Americans to live stronger and longer
04/05/2005 New study finds collegiate female athletes do not exhibit more disordered-eating symptoms than their non-athletic peers
03/28/2005 Certified athletic trainer provides congressional testimony on steroid use in sports
03/24/2005 National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) issues official statement on steroids and performance enhancing substances
03/16/2005 National Athletic Trainers? Association (NATA) issues official statement on community-acquired MRSA infections
03/09/2005 With surge of sports movies on the big screen, Hollywood?s newest heroes are the Certified Athletic Trainers (ATCs) who help keep actors and athletes injury-free
03/01/2005 National Athletic Trainers? Association (NATA) and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Team Up on Youth Sport Injuries Public Service Campaign
02/15/2005 Emergency planning workshop for coaches, volunteers and parents working with youth to take place at National After School Association Conference
02/01/2005 New Study on Hamstring Stretching Finds Both Standing
01/31/2005 BOC Announces Two New Directors
01/26/2005 Annual Meeting Registration and Hotel Info Now Online
01/26/2005 National Athletic Trainers? Association (NATA) Suggests Healthy Party Tips for Super Bowl Sunday XXXIX
12/23/2004 National Athletic Trainers? Association (NATA) Offers Tips On How to Shovel Safely Throughout the Winter Months
11/11/2004 New Medicare Policy Restricts Physical Medicine and Therapy Services for Patients
11/08/2004 NATA Supports Allied Health Professions Week
10/20/2004 NATA Supports Correcting Collegiate Drinking Norms
10/12/2004 National Athletic Trainers? Association Supports U.S. Bone and Joint Decade?s National Awareness Week
10/01/2004 How to Reduce Severity of Sport-Related Concussion and Improve Return-to-Play Decisions
10/01/2004 National Athletic Trainers? Association (NATA) Issues Position Statement on Management of Sport-Related Concussion, in September Issue of Journal of Athletic Training
09/24/2004 National Athletic Trainers? Association (NATA) Offers Guidelines On How To Prevent Lightning-Related Injuries
09/10/2004 MEDICARE CONSIDERS ADOPTING NEW POLICY THAT WOULD RESTRICT WHO PHYSICIANS CAN HIRE TO PROVIDE OUTPATIENT THERAPY SERVICES
09/08/2004 National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Issues Position Statement on Serious Risks Associated with Head-Down Contact and Spearing in Tackle Football
09/08/2004 Steps to Take to Decrease Cervical Spine Fractures and Dislocations in High School and College Football Players
09/03/2004 ATCs help world's top women tennis players
09/02/2004 MIKE HUANG APPOINTED DEPUTY MINISTER OF NATIONAL COUNCIL ON PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS IN TAIWAN
08/17/2004 Olympics-bound WNBA star Tamika Catchings geared up for the gold with help from ATC
07/21/2004 ATC moderates session at pre-Olympic Congress symposium in Greece
07/21/2004 NATA selects Ken Knight as next chair of Education Council
06/23/2004 NATA welcomes R.T. Floyd, Jeff Stone and Matt Webber to its board of directors (6-18)
06/23/2004 NATA inducts eight ATCs into Hall of Fame during 55th annual meeting in Baltimore (6-17)
06/23/2004 Chuck Kimmel assumes presidency of NATA (6-15)
06/23/2004 How to reduce severity of sport-related concussion and improve return-to-play decisions
06/23/2004 NATA issues advance release of position statement on sport-related concussion
06/09/2004 May 2004 Member Stats
06/04/2004 CEU Quiz
05/25/2004 Journal of Athletic Training Vol 39.2
04/15/2004 Membership Stats Update
04/05/2004 2004 Marketing Survey
03/25/2004 United States Marine Corps Transforms New Recruits Into ?Warrior Athletes? In Safest Manner Possible, With Help From Certified Athletic Trainers (ATCs)
03/19/2004 CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINERS (ATCs) GIVE NASCAR AND INDY RACING LEAGUE TEAMS COMPETITIVE EDGE
03/08/2004 Youth Coach Sport Safety Course
03/02/2004 NATA Annual Meeting Advertising Discount
03/02/2004 NATA Recommends AEDs in Schools to Help Save Lives
02/18/2004 NAT Month Kicks Off March 1
02/17/2004 Secondary School Committee
02/17/2004 International Members
02/12/2004 National Athletic Trainers' Association Responds to New Hydration Advice From Institute of Medicine's Report on Water and Electrolytes
02/05/2004 Secondary School Updates
01/23/2004 NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS? ASSOCIATION HAS STRONG VOICE ON TIMELY ISSUE OF PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS
01/16/2004 NATA Council on Employment Military Workshop
01/15/2004 National Athletic Training Month - March 2004
01/15/2004 December Membership Statistics
12/22/2003 Certified Athletic Trainers in the Department of Defense
12/22/2003 THE BALTIMORE BARGAIN
12/02/2003 New Membership Form is Online
12/02/2003 Membership Stats Update
12/02/2003 WATC Update
11/12/2003 Sample ATC Employment Contract and Job Descriptions
11/05/2003 ATCs in Occupational Settings
11/05/2003 Growing number of ATCs find hospitals offer increased job & career opportunities, higher salaries and fewer work hours
11/03/2003 SIGN UP NOW FOR THE 2004 ANNUAL MEETING IN BALTIMORE
10/24/2003 Register Now for Weekend Workshop
10/24/2003 CEU Quiz Update
10/24/2003 Membership Statistics Update
10/24/2003 AMCIA
09/19/2003 New Journal Editor Named
09/03/2003 NATA Presidential Candidates Announced
09/03/2003 New Section on Web site Devoted to Students
09/03/2003 An Important Message to NATA Members
09/03/2003 Inter-Assocaition Task Force on Heat Illnesses
08/04/2003 Syracuse University's Catastrophic Incident Guidelines
07/30/2003 ATC Appears on NBC Today Show
07/25/2003 2003 Keynote Video Now Available!
07/25/2003 University of Virginia Professor Named Editor-in-Chief for Journal of Athletic Training
07/24/2003 Task Force Releases Heat Illness Statement
07/24/2003 How to Recognize, Prevent & Treat Exertional Heat Illnesses
07/24/2003 Representatives from 18 Health & Sports Medicine Groups Issue First-Ever Consensus Statement on Exertional Heat-Related Illnesses at NATA?s 54th Annual Meeting
06/19/2003 WATC Mentoring Workshop
06/19/2003 NATA To Bestow Its Highest Honor During Annual Meeting In St. Louis
06/19/2003 New Media Resources Section
06/19/2003 Changes Made To NATA Foundation Night In St. Louis
06/19/2003 New Join NATA Link Added To Home Page
06/19/2003 New Salary Survey Results Available
06/19/2003 2004 Buyer's Guide Now Available
06/19/2003 Journal of Athletic Training Vol. 38, No. 2 Supplement
06/19/2003 Personal Web sites Now Available For Members
06/17/2003 Final Programming
06/17/2003 Changes Made to NATA Foundation Night in St. Louis
06/16/2003 NC State's Rozanski Joins Board of Directors of National Athletic Trainers' Association
06/16/2003 University of Idaho's Steele Joins Board of Directors of National Athletic Trainers' Association
06/16/2003 Certified Athletic Trainer Featured In Newly Released Women's Mentoring Book
06/13/2003 Certified Athletic Trainer Keeps Riders On 2,960 Mile Race
06/13/2003 Sports Medicine, Business Practice Featured Topics For Thousands At National Athletic Trainers' Association Annual Meeting
06/12/2003 SOCCER STAR KRISTINE LILLY, PRO SPORTS LEAGUES HELP KIDS “DEFEAT THE HEAT™”
06/01/2003 WORLD CONGRESS 2003
04/08/2003 NATA Joins Pay Initiative
04/04/2003 NATA Partners With American Public Health Association in Educating Americans on Obesity Epidemic
04/04/2003 National Public Health Week
03/28/2003 WHO’S TAKING CARE OF YOUR KIDS?
03/26/2003 Women Learn Osteoporosis Tips
03/12/2003 Solving The Head Case
03/05/2003 TOURNAMENT TIME MEANS SIGNIFICANT INJURY PREVENTION
01/22/2003 Heat Illness Consensus Sought by Medical Groups
01/14/2003 "Injury Assessment" is focus for March 2003 National Athletic Training Month
12/12/2002 Ten Resolutions for an Injury-Free Holiday Season and New Year
12/11/2002 ATCs Treat Industrial, Sports Injuries with Low-Level Laser Microlight
10/22/2002 Halloween Hauntings Can Become Reality When ATCs are Not in Sight
10/10/2002 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons & NATA Promote Exercise for Lifetime Bone Health
10/08/2002 Volunteer Youth Sports Coaches to Receive Standardized Information Regarding Medical Care
08/27/2002 Emergency Plan is Key to Safety of Sports Participants
07/30/2002 National Heat Illness Release Bizwire
06/14/2002 NATA Unveils Key Points of Heat Illness
05/28/2002 Thousands of Athletic Trainers to Meet in Dallas
04/24/2002 NATA’S Safety Guidelines Endorsed by American Academy of Pediatrics
03/07/2002 ATC Saves Life of Co-Worker
03/01/2002 National Athletic Training Month' Equals Injury Prevention
02/15/2002 NATA Receives Gold Circle Award
12/13/2001 2002 National Athletic Training Month Theme Selected
12/04/2001 New Research Suggests Hormones Put Females at Higher Risk of ACL Injury