Concussion Prevention Resources
Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute |
Clearinghouse Web site and technical resource for helmet information |
www.helmets.org; 703-486-0100 |
Brain Injury Association of America |
General information about head injury prevention, as well as brain injuries in several sports |
www.biausa.org; 800-444-6443 |
Canada's National Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Prevention Foundation |
Includes awareness and education program focused specifically on concussion; “smart hockey” videotapes designed to prevent concussion are available for purchase |
www.thinkfirst.ca; 800-335-6076 |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Wealth of brain injury information including free concussion fact sheets for athletes through the recently released high school coaches’ tool kit |
www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi/coaches_tool_kit.htm |
National Safe Kids Campaign |
Dedicated to the prevention of all unintentional childhood injury; available fact sheets are focused on sports and recreational injuries |
www.safekids.org; 202-662-0600 |
National Youth Sports Safety Foundation |
Educational organization focused on reducing injuries in youth sports; sports- safety fact sheets are available for purchase |
www.nyssf.org; 617-277-1171 |
Pashby Sports Safety Fund Concussion Site |
Web site devoted to providing education about concussion specifically, including proper recognition and prevention tips |
www.concussionsafety.com |