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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.”  

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.

Without support, we fall. It’s that simple. Amanda Donahue, MS, ATC, LAT, hasn’t fallen yet, and she doesn’t plan on letting the performing arts students she works with, or her fellow athletic trainers, fall anytime soon either.

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.”  

All current and future NATA journals reviewers:

Join us for our 2020 workshop in Atlanta. You’ll review a manuscript in advance and then discuss it in small groups led by the Associate Editors. Whether you’re new to reviewing or a seasoned expert, you’ll gain insight into the reviewing process, which will also benefit your work as an author. Register today!  

NATA News CORRECTION: An error was printed on page 19 of the March NATA News. The text within Katie Walsh Flanagan’s Presidential Candidate Q&A should have read, “We have to begin to require that athletic trainers work with a physician as a supervisor, not under a coach, AD or non-medical person.” We sincerely apologize for this error.

Everyone comes from different experiences, backgrounds and cultures, and it is the duty of athletic trainers and all health care providers to be aware of how these differences can affect patient care.

Calling all athletic training students: Are you the competitive type? Do you want to raise awareness for athletic training, but don’t have the funds to do so as a college student? Do you want to raise money for not only your school, but also the NATA Research & Education Foundation? If so, consider participating in the 2019-20 NATA Foundation’s National Athletic Training Student Challenge (NATSC).

NATA President Tory Lindley, MA, ATC, testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Feb. 5 in Washington, D.C., on the topic of “Athletic Safety and the Integrity of U.S. Sport.” Testifying along with Lindley was Ju’Riese Colón, CEO of U.S.