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Integrating diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility into coursework can be challenging. Learn some creative ways to incorporate DEIA into the classroom and take a deep dive into one specific technique.
As part of Phase Six of NATA’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) Response Plan, each NATA committee, commission and council was tasked with developing three to five actionable items that support one or more of the six NATA DEIA Commitments. In this NATA Now post, which is part of an ongoing series highlighting these efforts, NATA International Committee Chair Matthew Kutz, PhD, ATC, CSCS, outlines IC’s actionable items, what the committee hopes to achieve and how members can get involved.
NATA Now article, discussing how health care professionals, especially athletic trainers, are uniquely positioned to advocate for the rights of our transgender patients so they can receive gender-affirming care, which is medically-necessary, evidence-based care that improves the physical and mental health of transgender and gender-diverse people.
The Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) is the national LGBTQ+ benchmarking tool that evaluates healthcare facilities' policies and practices related to the equity and inclusion of their LGBTQ+ patients, visitors and employees. The HEI 2022 evaluates more than 2,200 healthcare facilities nationwide.
Athletic training is a service occupation and those who enter into it should have the desire to serve others. A fundamental responsibility and purpose of any human service occupation is to meet the needs of all people and improve individuals’ quality of life. Inherent in these purposes is the attention and sensitivity to affirming people’s cultural diversity, including sexual orientation and gender identity. Regardless of your setting or who you work with, the culture of sexual orientation and gender identity may be part of the mix
NATA Now article that outlines the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network's (GLSEN) model of high school athletics policy for ATs who are looking to develop policies for their own workplace.
Read tthe Summer 2020 Sports Medicine Legal Digest where incoming chair of NATA's LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee Rebecca Lopez, PhD, ATC, CSCS, answers questions posed by Sports Medicine Legal Digest.
Article in Sports Medicine Legal Digest on items to consider for policies related to transgender athletes in high school sports.
A sample two-page policy outlining best practices for fostering inclusive, respectful and culturally aware environments in sports medicine settings. Includes mission statement, behavioral guidelines and optional demographic form for staff and patients.
May 2021 NATA News article (pdf) that reviews what athletic trainers need to know about the impact of race, ethnicity and culture on mental wellness in the patient population and what they can do to support patients.
March 2018 NATA News (pdf) article on the importance of using compassionate, respectful language as a health care provider.
ATs work closely with patients from all walks of life, so it's imperative to have a thorough understanding of how patient values such as gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, religion, etc. can affect the delivery of appropriate health care.