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NATA Support Statements

NATA and outside organizations support each other's stance on a particular topic

  • ACSM NATA Joint Statement (PDF, Updated: May 2024)
  • American Academy of Family Physicians' support of athletic trainers for high school athletes (2007)
  • American Medical Association's support of athletic trainers in secondary schools (pdf) (July 1998)
  • Appropriate medical care for secondary school-age athletes (Manuscript) (pdf)(2004)
  • American Medical Society for Sports Medicine letter of support for athletic trainers in secondary schools (pdf) (2016)
  • The Coalition to Preserve Patient Access to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services (pdf) (Dec. 2005)
  • AMCIA Recommendations and Guidelines (pdf)
  • NCAA support of Recommendations and guidelines for appropriate medical coverage of intercollegiate athletics (pdf) (Aug. 2003)

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