Available free of charge on MomsTEAM's new SmartTeams concussion website, the #TeamUp4ConcussionSafetyTM program, developed by MomsTEAM Institute as part of its SmartTeams Play SafeTM initiative
with a Mind Matters Educational Challenge Grant from the National Collegiate Athletic Association and Department of Defense, is designed to do just that: to increase reporting by athletes of concussion symptoms by engaging coaches, athletes, parents, and health care providers in a season - long, indeed career - long program which emphasizes that
immediate reporting of concussion symptoms - not just by athletes themselves but by their teammate «buddies» - not only reduces the risk the athlete will suffer a more serious brain injury - or, in rare
cases, even death - but is actually
helps the team's chances of winning, not just in that game, but, by giving athletes the best chance to return as quickly as possible from concussion, the rest of the season, and by teaching that honest reporting is a valued team behavior and a hallmark of a good teammate.
Saving Animals During Disasters works
with a network of generous individual supporters and corporate sponsors to provide emergency aid in the form of food, medicine, intervention, and veterinary care in
cases where
immediate action means the difference between life and death for animals
with no other means of
help.
In certain
cases, it is OK to call 911 to get
help with a stray animal, such as if a person or the animal is in
immediate danger or if a bite has occurred.
It is often the
case that I am brought in to
help clients
with dogs that display the exact opposite characteristics — they are easily agitated, display reactive tendencies, and expect
immediate gratification... Sound familiar?