HOUSE MEMORIAL 57

54th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2020

INTRODUCED BY

Nathan P. Small

 

 

 

 

 

A MEMORIAL

DECLARING FEBRUARY 11, 2020 "NEW MEXICO ATHLETIC TRAINER DAY" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

 

     WHEREAS, athletic trainers have a long history of providing quality health care services for athletes and those engaged in regular physical activity; and

     WHEREAS, athletic trainers are educated through a nationally regulated educational process to provide comprehensive health care in five domains of clinical practice; and

     WHEREAS, the five domains of clinical practice of athletic training include: prevention; clinical evaluation and assessment; immediate and emergency care; treatment and rehabilitation; and organization and professional health and well-being; and

     WHEREAS, athletic trainers must pass a national board certification examination and are licensed in forty-nine states, including New Mexico; and

     WHEREAS, the national athletic trainers' association represents and supports forty-five thousand members of the athletic training profession, including one hundred seventy-two athletic trainers in New Mexico; and

     WHEREAS, athletic trainers are employed in a variety of settings, including professional sports organizations, colleges and universities, high schools, clinics and hospitals, performing arts centers, corporate and industrial settings and all branches of the United States military; and

     WHEREAS, leading organizations concerned with athletic training and health care have united in a common commitment to raise public awareness of the importance of the profession of athletic training and the role of athletic trainers in the provision of quality health care services; and

     WHEREAS, the national athletic trainers' association sponsors national athletic training month every March; and

     WHEREAS, it is the desire of the house of representatives to promote improved health care for athletes and all of those who engage in physical activity, including those participating in the annual legislative basketball game;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that February 11, 2020 be declared "New Mexico Athletic Trainer Day" in the house of representatives; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the New Mexico athletic trainers' association and the national athletic trainers' association.

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