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July 15, 2026 by Beth Sitzler

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March 16, 2017 by NATA Staff

NATA Introduces New Collegiate Council

In January, the NATA Board of Directors approved a proposal to restructure and expand the NATA College/University Athletic Trainers’ Committee (CUATC) into the Intercollegiate Council for Sports Medicine (ICSM) to address the varying needs of athletic trainers working in this diverse setting.

March 13, 2017 by NATA Staff

Journal Seeks New Editor in Chief

Call for Applications

Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Athletic Training

February 22, 2017 by NATA Staff

Skin Injury Handout Available

The March NATA News features a skin injury infographic handout based on the new NATA position statement “Management of Acute Skin Trauma.” The handout details the proper way to clean and dress a wound and provides tips

February 22, 2017 by NATA Staff

NATA Volunteers: Thank You

In the March NATA News, we celebrated our hundreds of volunteers in honor of National Volunteer Month this April. Several NATA committee members shared why they decided to give back to the association, what they’ve gained from their experiences and why they think others should get involved as well.

February 17, 2017 by NATA Staff

NATA Letter to HHS Secretary

Below is the text of a letter sent by NATA President Scott Sailor, EdD, ATC, to Tom Price, recently confirmed secretary of health and human services:

On behalf of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), I am writing to congratulate you on your confirmation as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

February 16, 2017 by NATA Staff

Helping ATs Help Transgender Students

By Stacey Ritter, MS, ATC and Dale Grooms, ATC

February 6, 2017 by NATA Staff

NATA Preceptor Award

Since its modern inception, the profession of athletic training has long been a tradition of acquiring knowledge from those professionals already in the field. In the current model of athletic training, it has become essential to blend a challenging and rigorous formal education with practical application and clinical decision making needed to become a competent athletic training professional. This would not be possible without the p

February 6, 2017 by NATA Staff

ATs Care Program Launching Soon

Slated to officially launch in the spring of this year, the much anticipated ATs Care program is taking off!

January 31, 2017 by NATA Staff

NATA, NCAA Host Summit in Dallas

The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) hosted an interassociation summit Jan. 25-26 to enhance the organization and administration of health care services for intercollegiate student-athletes.

January 30, 2017 by NATA Staff

Disablement Model Work Group Call

The NATA Board of Directors and the members of the AT Strategic Alliance approved the adoption or endorsement of the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) with the Children and Youth (ICF-CY) updates. Each entity of the alliance is responsible for implementation of the language into the documents and processes they control.