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Editor's note: In honor of Women’s History Month this March, NATA would like to celebrate all women athletic trainers making a difference in the profession and their patients’ lives through a monthlong blog series.

When Jessica Obiedzinski, MS, ATC, LAT, was an undergraduate athletic training student, she envisioned herself going into a traditional setting and working with athletes just as her high school athletic trainer worked with her.

We find ourselves in an extraordinary time with the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) is proactively addressing the pandemic on numerous fronts, including those listed below and others.

Athletic Trainers as a Key Workforce Solution in the Health Care System

As you know, it is possible that in locations around the United States, our health care system could become overwhelmed. NATA leaders view athletic trainers as a key solution to a potential health care workforce challenge.

Editor's note: In honor of National Athletic Training Month, NATA is conducting a twice-weekly blog series throughout March that showcases how ATs use the five domains of athletic training to improve the health and well-being and their patients. This blog post highlights domain three, Immediate and Emergency Care, and how members are embodying this year’s NATM theme, “ATs Impact Health Care Through Action.” 

Editor’s note: In honor of National Athletic Training Month, NATA is conducting a twice-weekly blog series throughout March that showcases how ATs the five domains of athletic training to improve the health and well-being and their patients. This blog post highlights domain two, Examination, Assessment and Diagnosis, and how members are embodying this year’s NATM theme, “ATs Impact Health Care Through Action.”

By the Student Leadership Committee

In honor of National Athletic Training Month (NATM) this March, the Student Leadership Committee is holding two contests: the National Provider Identifier (NPI) Contest and the NATM Video Contest.

Editor's note: In honor of Women’s History Month this March, NATA would like to celebrate all women athletic trainers making a difference in the profession and their patients’ lives through a monthlong blog series. Christy Tapps, MS, ATC, LAT, was also featured in the March NATA News Women’s History Month Q&A, Team Before Self.

Editor's note: In honor of National Athletic Training Month, NATA is conducting a twice-weekly blog series throughout March that showcases how ATs use the five domains of athletic training to improve the health and well-being and their patients. This blog post highlights domain two, Examination, Assessment and Diagnosis, and how members are embodying this year’s NATM theme, “ATs Impact Health Care Through Action.”  

As developments and news related to the COVID-19 virus outbreak continue to swell, members are encouraged to exercise universal precautions as health care professionals and observe recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support the safety and well-being of their patients as well as themselves. NATA will continue to monitor the situation and defer to the CDC and World Health Organization as protocols develop. NATA encourages members to do the same.

Approximately one in every four to five youths in America meets the criteria for a mental health disorder, and the rate of mental illness is more than twice as high for those ages 18 to 25. To help shed light on the issue and empower athletic training students and athletic trainers with knowledge, Chris Carr, PhD, HSPP, CMPC, will present the webinar "Mental Health and the Role of the Athletic Trainer in Recognition and Referrals" March 27.

Editor's note: In honor of National Athletic Training Month, NATA is conducting a twice-weekly blog series throughout March that showcases how ATs use the five domains of athletic training to improve the health and well-being and their patients. This blog post highlights domain one, Injury and Illness Prevention and Wellness Promotion, and how members are embodying this year’s NATM theme, “ATs Impact Health Care Through Action.”