1 State of Arkansas
2 94th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2023 SR 30
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5 By: Senator K. Hammer
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7 SENATE RESOLUTION
8 TO DESIGNATE THE MONTH OF MARCH AS NATIONAL ATHLETIC
9 TRAINING MONTH.
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13 TO DESIGNATE THE MONTH OF MARCH AS
14 NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINING MONTH.
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16 WHEREAS, the Arkansas Athletic Trainers’ Association was founded in
17 1987 as an organization committed to the education of its members, the
18 enhancement of the profession of athletic training, and to promote better
19 health care for the population it serves; and
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21 WHEREAS, athletic trainers across the state of Arkansas promote and
22 practice the profession of athletic training; and
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24 WHEREAS, athletic trainers are highly skilled healthcare professionals
25 who specialize in immediate, acute, and emergency care; examination,
26 assessment, and diagnosis; injury prevention; risk management; therapeutic
27 intervention; and rehabilitation of injury and illness; and
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29 WHEREAS, athletic trainers collaborate with physicians to provide
30 quality health care for athletes and persons engaged in regular physical
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33 WHEREAS, National Athletic Training Month is held every March in order
34 to spread awareness regarding the important work of athletic trainers; and
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36 WHEREAS, the advancement of athletic trainers in the state depends on
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1 maintaining and expanding its athletic trainer workforce and inspiring and
2 motivating the current generation of students to enter the athletic training
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5 NOW THEREFORE,
6 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
7 STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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9 THAT the Senate recognize the month of March 2023 as National Athletic
10 Training Month.
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