New Mexico SM 57: "NEW MEXICO ATHLETIC TRAINER DAY"

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A MEMORIAL
DECLARING FEBRUARY 11, 2020 "NEW MEXICO ATHLETIC TRAINER DAY"
IN THE SENATE.
WHEREAS, athletic trainers have a long history of
providing quality health care services for athletes and those
engaged in regular physical activity; and
WHEREAS, athletic trainers are educated through a
nationally regulated educational process to provide
comprehensive health care in five domains of clinical
practice; and
WHEREAS, the five domains of clinical practice of
athletic training include: prevention; clinical evaluation
and assessment; immediate and emergency care; treatment and
rehabilitation; and organization and professional health and
well-being; and
WHEREAS, athletic trainers must pass a national board
certification examination and are licensed in forty-nine
states, including New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, the national athletic trainers' association
represents and supports forty-five thousand members of the
athletic training profession, including one hundred
seventy-two athletic trainers in New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, athletic trainers are employed in a variety of
settings, including professional sports organizations,

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colleges and universities, high schools, clinics and
hospitals, performing arts centers, corporate and industrial
settings and all branches of the United States military; and
WHEREAS, leading organizations concerned with athletic
training and health care have united in a common commitment
to raise public awareness of the importance of the profession
of athletic training and the role of athletic trainers in the
provision of quality health care services; and
WHEREAS, the national athletic trainers' association
sponsors national athletic training month every March; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the senate to promote
improved health care for athletes and all of those who engage
in physical activity, including those participating in the
annual legislative basketball game;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE
STATE OF NEW MEXICO that February 11, 2020 be declared
"New Mexico Athletic Trainer Day" in the senate; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
transmitted to the New Mexico athletic trainers' association
and the national athletic trainers' association.