2005 Assembly Joint Resolution 85
ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION
Relating to: proclaiming March National Athletic Training Month.
Whereas, quality health care is vital for individuals involved in physical activity; and
Whereas, licensed athletic trainers have a long history of providing quality health care for athletes and those engaged in physical activity based on specific tasks, knowledge, and skills acquired through their nationally regulated educational processes; and
Whereas, licensed athletic trainers provide recognition, evaluation, aggressive treatment, rehabilitation, health care administration, education, and guidance, all of which are services that prevent injuries; and
Whereas, the American Medical Association recognized athletic training in 1990 as an allied health care profession; and
Whereas, the National Athletic Trainers' Association represents and supports more than 30,000 members of the athletic training profession employed in the following settings: professional sports, colleges and universities, high schools, clinics and hospitals, corporate and industrial settings, and military branches; and
Whereas, leading organizations concerned with athletic training and health care have joined together with a common desire to raise public awareness of the importance of the athletic training profession and to emphasize the importance of quality health care for athletes and those engaged in physical activity within the aforementioned settings; and
Whereas, such an effort will improve health care for athletes and those engaged in physical activity and promote licensed athletic trainers as allied health care professionals; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of the Wisconsin legislature proclaim the month of March as National Athletic Training Month in the state of Wisconsin.
