[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 50 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 50

Expressing the sense of the Congress that there should be established a 
                   National Athletic Training Month.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2001

 Mr. Sessions submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that there should be established a 
                   National Athletic Training Month.

Whereas quality health care is vital for individuals engaged in physical 
        activity;
Whereas certified athletic trainers, based on knowledge and skills acquired 
        through nationally regulated educational processes, have a long history 
        of providing quality health care for athletes and other individuals 
        engaged in physical activity;
Whereas certified athletic trainers provide prevention, recognition, evaluation, 
        immediate care, and rehabilitation for injuries and offer education, 
        guidance, and health care administration;
Whereas athletic training was recognized by the American Medical Association in 
        1990 as an allied health care profession;
Whereas more than 20,000 certified athletic trainers nationwide are employed in 
        high schools, colleges, universities, clinics, and hospitals, and in 
        professional sports, corporate, and industrial settings;
Whereas leading organizations concerned with athletic training and health care 
        have joined together to raise public awareness of the importance of the 
        athletic training profession and of quality health care for athletes and 
        other individuals engaged in physical activity; and
Whereas the establishment of a National Athletic Training Month for the month of 
        March 2001 would help to improve health care for athletes and other 
        individuals engaged in physical activity and promote certified athletic 
        trainers as allied health professionals: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that there should be established a 
National Athletic Training Month.
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