HR 9081

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing March 2005 as "National Athletic
3	Training Month" in Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, quality health care is vital for all individuals
6	who are involved in physical activity, and
7	WHEREAS, certified athletic trainers have a long history of
8	providing quality health care for athletes and others engaged in
9	strenuous physical activity through the application of specific
10	tasks, knowledge, and skills acquired through nationally
11	regulated educational processes, and
12	WHEREAS, certified athletic trainers possess knowledge of
13	methods for the prevention of injuries; recognition, evaluation,
14	and aggressive treatment of injuries; rehabilitation; health
15	care administration; and education and guidance, and
16	WHEREAS, in 1990, the American Medical Association
17	recognized athletic training as an allied health care
18	profession, and
19	WHEREAS, the National Athletic Trainers' Association
20	represents the more than 30,000 members of the athletic training
21	profession employed in areas such as professional sports,
22	colleges and universities, high schools, clinics and hospitals,
23	corporate and industrial settings, and the United States
24	Military, and
25	WHEREAS, leading organizations concerned with athletic
26	training and health care have joined together in a common desire
27	to emphasize the importance of quality health care for athletes
28	and those engaged in strenuous physical activity in the above
29	settings and to raise public awareness as to the vital role of
30	the athletic training profession in these areas, and
31	WHEREAS, such emphasis will result in improved health care
32	for athletes and others engaged in strenuous physical activity
33	and an appreciation of certified athletic trainers as allied
34	health care professionals, NOW, THEREFORE,
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36	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
37	Florida:
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39	That March 2005 is recognized as "National Athletic
40	Training Month" in Florida.
41	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
42	presented to the Board of Directors of the National Athletic
43	Trainers' Association as a tangible token of the sentiments
44	expressed herein.

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