NATA Beat: Fall 2025 Advocacy Updates
Every day, NATA and the NATA Government Affairs Department are working on behalf of the athletic training profession. With staff members experienced in all aspects of the legislative process, the NATA Government Affairs Department is the sole department focused on advocacy for the profession. NATA’s goal is to ensure that all ATs can work to the fullest extent of their education and skill set.
NATA Announces New AED
NATA is happy to announce that Tamesha Logan has been named the association’s new associate executive director (AED). Logan has served as director of the NATA Marketing and Public Relations Department since 2014.
NASA ATs Pivot to Telemedicine
During the COVID-19 pandemic, athletic trainers have stepped up to help their communities and local health care systems in multiple ways, including screening, telemedicine and infrastructure. NATA will share what athletic trainers everywhere are doing to care for their patients, communities and themselves during this time.
Adapting During COVID-19 the West Point Way
During the COVID-19 pandemic, athletic trainers have stepped up to help their local health care systems in multiple ways, including screening, telemedicine and infrastructure. NATA will share what athletic trainers everywhere are doing to care for their patients, communities and themselves during this time.
Facebook Live Tackles Nutrition During COVID-19
Between an overall more sedentary lifestyle because of quarantine and the stress that surrounds COVID-19, nutrition can sometimes take a backseat – and with it an athlete’s performance, which heavily depends on good nutrition. Join At Your Own Risk during a Facebook Live with Dana Angelo White, MS, RD, ATC, about nutrition during COVID-19 at noon CDT April 24.
From Taiwan to Texas: An International AT Experience
In the April NATA News, p. 20 featured Valerie Herzog, EdD, LAT, ATC, Department of Athletic Training chair at Weber State University and Anthony Breitbach, PhD, ATC, athletic training program director at Saint Louis University, who encourage and support international students at their institutions.
NATA President Discusses Community During COVID-19
NATA President Tory Lindley, MA, ATC, will discuss the importance of community, especially during times of crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, during an NATA Chats segment at 2:30 p.m. April 22 on Facebook Live.
ATs Prepping at the Front Lines in Detroit
During the COVID-19 pandemic, athletic trainers have stepped up to help their communities and local health care systems in multiple ways, including screening, telemedicine and infrastructure. NATA will share what athletic trainers everywhere are doing to care for their patients, communities and themselves during this time.
ATs Temporarily on the Assembly Line
During the COVID-19 pandemic, athletic trainers have stepped up to help their communities and local health care systems in multiple ways, including screening, telemedicine and infrastructure. NATA will share what athletic trainers everywhere are doing to care for their patients, communities and themselves during this time.
Telemedicine Resources for COVID-19
Since March, NATA has created and continuously updated a COVID-19 resource page on the NATA website. We want to make access to information as easy as possible. The page covers topics such as Go4Ellis, statements and additional resources for state leaders and health care professionals.
Continuous Quality Improvement is the Future
Every day it seems as if there is a new advancement in technology. Whether a new device or app, it seems as if there is a continuous change. For athletic trainers, integrating technology into their everyday clinical work is necessary in order to keep up with the present as well as other health care professions.