NATA Now

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.

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.

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.

By Murphy Grant, MS, ATC, PES

Chair, NATA Intercollegiate Council for Sports Medicine

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.

By Larry Cooper MS, ATC, LAT
NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainers' Committee
District Two Representative

By Jason Cates ATC, LAT 
NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainers' Committee
District Six Representative

By Dale Grooms, ATC
NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainers' Committee
District Four Representative 

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.

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.