After hosting a successful event in June, the NATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee and ATs Care Commission are teaming up to host more call-in nights throughout August. The NATA EDAC & ATs Care Call-In Nights: Addressing Racial Tension, COVID-19 and Uncertainty in 2020 will be held at 6 p.m. CDT Aug. 11, Aug. 19 and Aug. 27. These call-in nights will provide ATs the opportunity to express their emotional reactions to racial injustice, COVID-19 and the overall uncertainty many are experiencing in a group setting, under the guidance of ATs Care team members trained in ICISF’s Group Intervention. NATA is here to support its members while you continue to support your family, friends, colleagues, student athletes and patients.

In a new post on the NATA Now blog, NATA Presidential Election Procedures Workgroup Chair Tim Weston, MEd, ATC, explains why this election cycle has been like none other conducted by NATA. READ MORE

NATA reached out to athletic trainers who participated in the 2020 NATA Virtual Clinical Symposia & AT Expo to learn about their experiences for the My VNATA Experience blog series. The first entry features Kaitlyn Jackson, MS, LAT, ATC, who attended her first NATA convention. If you would like to share your thoughts on VNATA 2020 as well, email marketing@nata.org. READ MORE

Several items in the NATAGear store have been restocked. One of them is the AT jacket, which you can now find in additional sizes and multiple colors. Other items that have been replenished are polo shirts, RFID wallets and auto emblems. Browse the store to see all the apparel options as well as tumblers, pins and stickers. READ MORE

The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and NATA is hosting the panel series, “Play Informed Sports and Recreation during the Pandemic,” Aug. 11-13. Encourage the parents in your network to attend to help them understand the benefits and risks of sports and make informed decisions about play. READ MORE