ICEHS Chair Lauren Pierpoint, PhD; Erin Jordan, DrPH, ATC, CHES, program coordinator, Health and Well-Being, West Virginia University and Athletic Training & Public Health Task Force member; and Amy Callender, NATA Director of Government Affairs
The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) received the American Public Health Association Injury Control and Emergency Health Services (APHA ICEHS) Section’s 2023 Institutional Public Service Award in November during APHA’s Annual Meeting and Expo in Atlanta.
In July, NATA’s Athletic Training and Public Health Task Force, in collaboration with ICEHS, hosted an inaugural webinar series—The Athletic Trainer and Addressing Suicide in Secondary and Collegiate Student Athletes. Part of the association’s ongoing Timely Topics program, which addresses hot-button issues for its members and others, the 3-part series included engaging, high-level conversations about the scope of the problem, responding to mental health crises and suicide prevention.
NATA was also recognized for initiatives that promote the health of physically active populations and advocate for the public health advantage of access to athletic trainers, leadership in developing statements on public health issues that affect the physically active, partnership with injury organizations on the creation of educational tools, and its awards and funding opportunities that support scientific knowledge and research.
