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Journal of Athletic Training article reviewing the unique contexts in which athletic trainers work requires specific tools in order to understand their attitudes toward diverse patient populations, including sexual and gender minorities.

Article on National Federation of State High School Associations discussing transgender students' participation in school sports and access to facilities.

The LGBT Sports Foundation is the nation's largest and most established not-for-profit organization working with athletes, coaches, and administrators to ensure that all participants in the sports world are welcome and respected. This is a universal standard model in policy and education for transgender inclusion in K-12 sport and activity associations for all 50 states.

Article on National Federation of State High School Associations website on developing policies for transgender students on high school teams.

Journal of Athletic Training article that looks to determine the prevalence of workplace bullying among athletic trainers in the collegiate setting and examine factors that influence its occurrence.

January 2013
To provide an evidence-based, best practices summary to assist physicians with the evaluation and management of sports concussion. To establish the level of evidence, knowledge gaps, and areas requiring additional research.
January 2012

In the United States, an estimated 1.7 million people sustain a TBI annually, associated with 1.365 million emergency room visits and 275,000 hospitalizations annually with associated direct and indirect costs estimated to have been $60 billion in the United States in 2000.

Journal of Athletic Training article in which researchers have investigated heterosexuals' attitudes toward homosexuals, focusing on factors such as sex, race, religion, education and contact experiences.

Journal of Athletic Training article that looks to introduce ATs (educators and practicing clinicians) to the concept of heteronormativity, its effect on society and its influences on the manner in which they teach athletic training students and deliver health care to their patients.

October 2007

Journal of Athletic Training article that discusses computer-based neurocognitive assessment programs, which are commonly used to assist in concussion diagnosis and management. These tests have been adopted readily by many clinicians based on existing test-retest reliability data provided by test developers.