An Anchor for the Next Generation
In honor of National Native American Heritage Month in November, NATA Now is highlighting some of NATA’s Native and Indigenous American members and their impact on the athletic training profession.
ATs Care Offers New Resource
In the August/September NATA News, the NATA 2017 recap issue, we took a closer look at the “Assisting Individuals in Crisis” course held June 25-26 by NATA’s ATs Care Committee.
NCAA Substance Abuse Prevention Kit
The NCAA Sports Science Institute recently produced “Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention: An Athletics Tool Kit.” This new resource is supported and endorsed by NATA.
Go4Ellis Grows Its Reach
The following is a message from Go4Ellis, one of NATA's Exclusive Preferred Providers. The Go4Ellis app matches athletic trainers looking for per diem work directly with the people and organizations who need ATs for practices, games and events.
College Pre-Season Resources
By Murphy Grant, MS, ATC, PES
Chair, NATA Intercollegiate Council for Sports Medicine
EDAC Seeks Graduate Student Rep
The NATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee (EDAC) invites candidates to apply to be the EDAC graduate representative to fulfill a one-year term (renewable once). EDAC strives to identify and address issues relevant to our ethnically diverse community, both in the health care arena and in the National Athletic Trainers' Association. We also strive to promote diversity in our membership and leadership.
Equip Your Facility with Budget Friendly Items
By Larry Cooper MS, ATC, LAT
NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainers' Committee
District Two Representative
Conflict Resolution
By Jason Cates ATC, LAT
NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainers' Committee
District Six Representative
Diversity, Part II
By Dale Grooms, ATC
NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainers' Committee
District Four Representative
Keynote Celebrates the Health Care Team
Dr. Zubin Damania felt a call to medicine—as well as a call to the standup stage. The doctor-comedian, known as ZDoggMD, shared his laugh-inducing journey from frustrated internist to YouTube sensation and proponent of “Health 3.0” during the 2017 NATA Keynote sponsored by Cramer Wednesday, June 28, in the George R. Brown Convention Center.
NATA Welcomes New Board Members
The July NATA News featured an article about new NATA board members Katie Walsh Flanagan, EdD, ATC, LAT, representing District Three, and Tony Fitzpatrick, MA, ATC, LAT, representing District Ten.