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| 2016 -- H 7974 Enacted 03/23/2016 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| PROCLAIMING MARCH 23, 2016, TO BE "ATHLETIC TRAINERS' DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
| Introduced By: Representatives Kazarian, Lancia, DeSimone, Naughton, and Amore |
| Date Introduced: March 23, 2016 |
| WHEREAS, March of 2016 marks the National Athletic Trainers' Association's 16th |
| annual National Athletic Training Month; and |
| WHEREAS, Athletic trainers are health care professionals who collaborate with |
| physicians and specialize in the prevention, emergency care, diagnosis, treatment and |
| rehabilitation of sports-related injuries and illnesses; and |
| WHEREAS, Athletic trainers have a long history of providing quality health care for |
| athletes and those engaged in physical activity based on specific tasks, knowledge, and skills |
| acquired through their education and training; and |
| WHEREAS, The National Athletic Trainers' Association represents and supports 43,000 |
| members of the athletic training profession employed in the following settings: professional |
| sports, colleges and universities, high schools, clinics and hospitals, corporate and industrial |
| settings, and military branches; and |
| WHEREAS, Leading organizations concerned with athletic training and health care have |
| joined together in a common desire to raise public awareness on the importance of the athletic |
| training profession and to emphasize the importance of quality health care within the |
| aforementioned settings; and |
| WHEREAS, Such an effort will improve health care for athletes and those engaged in |
| physical activity and promote athletic trainers as health professionals; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
| Providence Plantations hereby proclaims March 23, 2016, to be "Athletic Trainers' Day" in the |
| State of Rhode Island; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Andy Llaguno, President of the Rhode |
| Island Athletic Trainers' Association. |
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