Concussion education program collaborates with youth sports organization

Melissa Rohman | | Radiology Business | Practice Management

CrashCourse—a virtual reality concussion education program—announced a new partnership with the sports organization American Youth Football and Cheer to promote awareness about head injuries and encourage early reporting of concussions symptoms among young football players, according to a recent report by The Stanford Daily. 

The program was developed by TeachAids, a nonprofit collaboration with Stanford University in California specializing in health education, according to the article.  

American Youth Football and Cheer plan to promote the concussion awareness program to its one million members, including youth athletes, their parents and coaches.   

“We’re very excited about the opportunity to work with American Youth Football,” Dick Gould, vice chairman of the Board of TeachAids, told The Daily. “It’s a tremendous organization, it’s got a great reputation and we feel honored to be selected as one of their partners in an effort to promote the safety of young athletes.” 

Read the entire article below.  

Stanford concussion education initiative partners with American Youth Football

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Melissa Rohman

A recent graduate from Dominican University (IL) with a bachelor’s in journalism, Melissa joined TriMed’s Chicago team in 2017 covering all aspects of health imaging. She’s a fan of singing and playing guitar, elephants, a good cup of tea, and her golden retriever Cooper.

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