NATA Hosts Briefing in D.C.
NATA hosted a briefing May 21 on Capitol Hill that was focused on the expanding role of athletic trainers within the U.S. armed services and their growing importance to warfighter readiness. The event brought together House and Senate staffers, key stakeholders and military health leaders to discuss how athletic trainers support service members across operational, rehabilitation and human performance settings.
NATA Network Brings Value to Membership
Home to athletic trainers throughout their careers, NATA provides its members access to professional growth, support, connection and advocacy. Through this semiweekly blog series, members will share what made them join NATA, the value of membership and how, together, we are NATA. Don’t forget, the deadline to renew your 2021 NATA membership is Dec. 31.
What to Look Forward to in November
What to Look Forward to in November from National Athletic Trainers' Assn on Vimeo.
There is a lot happening at NATA! Stay up to date on what’s to come each month in advocacy, engagement and development in this new NATA Now blog series.
Growing Through NATA
Home to athletic trainers throughout their careers, NATA provides its members access to professional growth, support, connection and advocacy. Through this semiweekly blog series, members will share what made them join NATA, the value of membership and how, together, we are NATA. Don’t forget, the deadline to renew your 2021 NATA membership is Dec. 31.
Ensuring Safety in the Workplace
The athletic training profession equips ATs with a diverse set of skills that allows them to work throughout health care. While some athletic trainers work directly with patients and athletes in the clinical setting, others can be found in hospital administration and occupational health.
Leah Friedland, MS, ATC, is the program leader for Workforce Health and Safety at Northwestern Medicine Hospital.
Celebrate Youth Sport Specialization Awareness Week
This week is National Youth Sport Specialization Awareness Week. NATA has dedicated the third full week of October to youth sport specialization awareness to help reduce the risk of injury related to sport specialization and keep athletes safe and healthy.
What to Look Forward to in October
What to Look Forward to in October.mov from National Athletic Trainers' Assn on Vimeo.
There is a lot happening at NATA! Stay up to date on what’s to come each month in advocacy, engagement and development in this new NATA Now blog series.
NATA Supports the Get Game Ready Initiative
To further advocate for the profession as well as positively impact schools that have had drastic budgets cuts of their athletics programs, NATA is partnering with the Shaquille O’Neal Foundation on its Get Game Ready campaign, which is supported by Icy Hot.
Clinical Scholar Champion: Tom Abdenour
Editor’s note: The Strategic Alliance’s Athletic Training Research Agenda Task Force is highlighting clinical members who have been recognized by one of their colleagues in athletic training as a Clinical Scholar Champion for their efforts in collecting point of care research.
Global Return to Campus, Sport and Normalcy
By the NATA International Committee