The Brain Injury Association of Ohio

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Brain Injury Association of Ohio

855 Grandview Ave., Suite 225

Columbus, OH 43215

(800) 444-6443 (Toll-free in Ohio)

(614) 481-7100 (Local)

(614) 481-7103 (Fax)

BIAOH's charity code: 16020
(Please consult your resource guide for the most up-to-date information as charity code numbers may change frequently)
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Join us at the 6th Annual

"Trot for Thought" 5K

Because the Mind Matters!

BIAOH Annual Meeting

When: 12:00 - 1:00PM, Saturday, April 28th

Where: Drake Center - West Pavilion, Room G

Agenda: 1) Annual Report, 2) Nominees for Board Service, 3) Proposed By-law changes

**The annual meeting is mostly administrative, although any and all BIAOH members are welcome to attend. Thanks to Cincinnati’s mTBI Support Group for allowing BIAOH’s Membership Meeting to follow its “Managing Cognitive Fatigue”

Managing Cognitive Fatigue:

Lessons Learned from a Brain Injury Survivor

Tina Mooney, MSW

Drake Center - 151 West Galbraith, Cincinnati OH 45216 West Pavilion Entrance & Parking Meeting Room G Level A

(Please invite loved ones, family & anyone interested in greater understanding of the topic. Must call or email Peggy O’Neill to reserve a spot by April 23, 2012)

Training scheduled from 9:30-11:45 AM at the same location. Call or email BIAOH CSN Coordinator, Peggy O’Neill (513-542-2704 or poneill@biaoh.org) to RSVP.

Current News

Concussions in Youth Sports Feature

Congratulations to Micah and Marrijane Jones on their recent Ohio Statehouse testimonies that helped pass Senate Bill 247, designating July 9th as Brain Injury Awareness Day across the State! See their testimonies here and here.

From Chicago Magazine: The Most Important Injury of 2012: The Concussion

TBI Prevalence for the State of Ohio (based on 2010 Census and CDC data)

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.

BIAOH Book Review

This month, BIAOH member and volunteer Gracie-Michelle Tillman reviews Where is the Mango Princess?, by Cathy Crimmins.

If you're interested in writing a review yourself, contact dwill@biaoh.org to request a lending library volume and get writing!

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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.