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Another Congress Making action is the congressional youth caucus, the chairs works to promote respect, health, safety, and fun, and save activity among children and players. This is really partnership between educators, schools, parents, coaches, and student athletes. So what is this caucus doing around the issue of concussion . We are finding out in the new year that the caucus plans to meet and continue discussions on youth sports injury as well. Finally, i would like to go to the statehouse. ...

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Have been a member of the National Press club for 25 years. I tweet, so you will see a lot of tweets, d. C. \ \ dcconcussions you will find additional under our National Press club site. Various press releases have been put on the wire this morning including Health Research on the way here. Washingtons department of health provided a grant to childrens medical medstar, and the agency first didnt Health Research, offering their Technology Platform to collect data and information from parents, tea...

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Good morning, everybody, and welcome to the National Press clubs Morning Newsmaker Program here in washington, d. C. Todays topic is preventing youth sports concussion and what washington, d. C. , is doing about it. One of the first major metro areas in the region to provide a grant for research, education and monitoring of concussions in youth sports. And were also here to talk about other youth sports injury. This newsmaker panel will offer an examination of data, trends and concussion researc...

Nausea. I was enrolled in the Childrens Hospital Score Program that dr. Goia will describe later where i received ongoing cognitive evaluation and treatment for symptoms. After missing school for two weeks, i tried to go back but was unable to function. The frustration of trying to focus on lectures, moving through the pandemonium of the halls and constant sensory bombardment made a Normal School day impossible. However, through my school i eventually enrolled in a home teaching program. With th...

Travel. So frequent replacement of helmets is a priority for our lead as well. Are the coaches educated into the no which size fits the child . Have they been briefed on those particular issues . Thats so very important. Youth sports, hockey and football. I agree with mr. Miller that it is a big difference maker, you know, in the helmet doing its job. But its a pretty fundamental part of what a coach has to do to make sure the players on a single have the proper equipment about winning it in the...

As were settling in this is unintended [inaudible] part of our hearing today where were dealing with neuroscience b and medical research and physics. Well, physics when dr. Gay gets arrives. So panel two, i will introduce you from mr. Cleland on down. Mr. Cleland is the assistant director, division of advertising practices at the federal trade commission. We have ian heaten, Student Ambassador for the National Council on youth sports safety. And if i might editorialize, i think jan did a great j...

United states roughly about 75 of traumatic brain injuries. It is a brain injury. There is damage to the brain. Theres a discussion about whether its permanent or temporary. In the military the rate is 77 . So it turns out that youth sports are a good model for also looking at concussion in terms of the military. In fact, most of the military concussions occur in situations most like they do with the rest of america. Some certainly occur in theater, but the majority occur outside of theater, in ...

Neuropsychology childrens medical hospital. Not quite up to the level of university of nebraska, we have the harvard medical school. Thats just humor. Professor yeah. Professor of psychiatry and radiology at brigham and Womens Hospital harvard medical school. Thank you for being here for a very impressive and esteemed panel of scientist and experts. Mr. Cleland, youll start. Youre recognized for your five minutes. The green light is on. Is that better . Thank you. Im richard cleland, im assistan...