S05 E017 – Exploring Concussion as a Public Health Crisis

“Everyone has a role to play in helping deliver formal or informal concussion education and influence athletes'willingness to report a concussion.” Julia D. DrattellThe HPP Podcast observes National Concussion Awareness Day! On this episode of The HPP Podcast, Julia D. Drattellshares information about the current landscape of concussion education as discussed in the article, “Concussion as a Public Health Crisis: Multilevel Approaches for Improving Athlete Care-Seeking.” She incorporates the statistics, describes who is affected, and provides the implications forathletic trainers and health educators. Furthermore, she discusses the culture surrounding concussions socially, environmentally, and politically.Visit the following link to read the entirearticle:  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/15248399251363166.