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A comprehesive and inclusive approach to addressing traumatic brain injury

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 : 4:50 PM - 5:10 PM

David Satcher, MD, PhD , Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
This session will review the attention that traumatic brain injuries have received in recent times, and explore the importance of this heightened awareness. The presentation will include information on the Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit as well as the National Council for Youth Sports Safety and Community Huddles slated for 2015.  This session will address what the Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) at Morehouse School of Medicine has been doing to raise awareness around this issue. In particualr, SHLI has teamed up with the NFL to provide a series of free town-hall style forums across the country entitled NFL Community Huddle: Taking a Goal Line Stand for Your Mind & Body.  These forums not only provide opportunities to educate people on TBI but also to motivate and mobilize communities to address issues such as dementia, depression, financial and relationship stress, and drug and alcohol abuse, among other issue areas.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related education
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines

Learning Objectives:
Discuss supportive measures to prevent traumatic brain injury across all sports. Explain the relationship between traumatic brain injury and mental illness.

Keyword(s): Violence & Injury Prevention, Youth

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have over 40 years of public health experience and understand the public ehalth approach to help prevent illness and injury. This includes my time served as the 16th Surgeon General of the United States and as the 10th Assistant Secretary for Health in the Department of Health. I am currently the Director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute where we focus on a myriad of topics one which includes sports related concussions.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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