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Karen Johnson, MA, LCDCIII

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Concussion and Youth Sports Bill, HB 143,

 Passes

Long-time BIAOH member, Sam Nesser, signs House Bill 143 into law with Governor John Kasich

 

Attention Members:

Voting ballots for BIAOH Board of Trustees positions have been mailed. Candidates personal statements, a copy of the new proposed bylaws, and a summary of the proposed bylaw changes are available for further information.

 

 

Concussions in Youth Sports

 

What's the problem?

  • Between 1.6-3.8 million sports and recreation related concussions occur in the United States each year, a rate categorized as "epdicemic" by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control). For young people aged 15 to 24, sports are the second leading cause of traumatic brain injury behind only motor vehicle crashes. 

  • Concussions are traumatic brain injuries, and can have serious cumulative effects that may produce long-lasting negative life changes.

How can you help?

  • Support Ohio House bill 143, which seeks to create significantly safer return-to-play guidelines in order to properly treat and diagnose athletes who have sustained concussions. Learn more about the bill at the Ohio Athletic Trainers' Association site here.

  • Contact your State Representative and/or Representative Lynn Wachtmann (Chair of the Health and Aging Committee), and urge them to call the bill to committee.

  • Create awareness of concussion effects, prevalence, and safety in all youth sports and activities.

  • Read and distribute the the OATA's Fact Sheet that covers concussion statistics, guidelines, and an overview of HB 143.  Also check out the CDC's Heads-Up Concussion Guide on the dangers and frequency of concussions among young athletes. 

  • Watch the CDC's Heads-Up concussion video about a young woman whose life changed after having a concussion.

 

 

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This website was designed and developed with support from Operation MAPS: Maximizing Access to Programs & Supports for Ohioans with Brain Injury and their Families, a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State Demonstration Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) to the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission. Additional and continuation funding was provided through an Information & Resource Identification grant, also awarded to the Brain Injury Association of Ohio from the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission's Brain Injury Program.