STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
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JOINT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE MARCH 2026 AS
NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS MONTH
WHEREAS, the Maine Athletic Trainers' Association was founded in 1985 as an
organization committed to the education of its members and the enhancement of the profession
of athletic training, creating better health care for the population it serves; and
WHEREAS, the Maine Athletic Trainers' Association is composed of certified athletic
trainers from professional, collegiate and high school teams; industries; physician offices;
rehabilitation clinics; and every branch of the United States military, working together to
promote and practice the profession of athletic training within the State; and
WHEREAS, athletic trainers have a long history of providing high-quality health care for
athletes and persons engaged in regular physical activity; and
WHEREAS, athletic trainers are highly skilled health care professionals who specialize in
immediate, acute and emergency care; examination, assessment and diagnosis; injury
prevention; risk management; therapeutic intervention; and rehabilitation of injury and illness;
and
WHEREAS, the National Athletic Trainers' Association represents and supports more
than 45,000 members of the athletic training profession, including nearly 350 athletic trainers
in the State; 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 Legislature supports the promotion of improved health care for athletes
and all of those who engage in physical activity; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That We, the Members of the One Hundred and Thirty-second Legislature
now assembled in the Second Regular Session, on behalf of the people we represent, take this
opportunity to recognize March 2026 as National Athletic Trainers Month and to recognize the
Maine Athletic Trainers' Association for their honorable work in keeping the community
healthy; and be it further
RESOLVED: That suitable copies of this resolution, duly authenticated by the Secretary
of State, be transmitted to the Maine Athletic Trainers' Association and the National Athletic
Trainers' Association.
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