Athletic trainers in occupational health: Caring for industrial athletes
In the occupational health setting, athletic trainers develop and manage programs designed to keep employees working at full capacity, improving company productivity and even help reduce health care and insurance costs. The occupational athletic trainer is knowledgeable in the design, implementation and measurement of injury prevention, injury reduction and return to work programs.
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Connect
- Connect with other athletic trainers in emerging settings, including fellow occupational health ATs.
- For more information on the occupational health setting, contact the Occupational Health Chair on the Council on Practice Advancement.
Resources
- Occupational ATs Work Scope (doc)
- Free Download: Poster for ATs in Occupational Health setting
- Occupational/Industrial Overview (pdf)
- Occupational Health: Advanced Knowledge and Skills
- Occupational ATs Get Results
- Reimbursement Model for Occupational and Industrial ATs (pdf)
- ATs Provide High ROI in Today’s Workplace (press release)
- ATs Deliver ROI in Occupational Work Settings (Executive Summary)
- “Inside the Occupational Health Setting” – NATA News, February 2014 (pdf)
- AT Profile: Ami Adams, AT for Frito Lay – NATA News, February 2015 (pdf)
- “Day in the Life: Athletic Trainers for NASA” – NATA News, April 2014 (pdf)