The Relevance of Athletic Training to Public Health

McClaskey, David

doi:10.1123/ijatt.17.3.1

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“…The initial list of 30 public health topics was developed from the Healthy People 2020 topic areas and relevant athletic training literature. [20][21][22] The Delphi panel provided panelists a rationale to explain why they believed the ones they ranked were the most important. Additionally, Delphi panelists had the option to provide any additional topics that were omitted from the list.…”

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Athletic Trainers' Knowledge and Practice Application of Public Health Topics

Winkelmann

Games

Rivera

et al. 2020

Athletic Training Education Journal

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Context Athletic training is at the forefront of the prevention of injury and illness. As the push for population-level approaches continues, including the expansion of standards related to professional preparation, there is a need to examine the knowledge and practice application of public health topics of athletic trainers (ATs), as they may serve as role models or preceptors. Objective To assess ATs' knowledge and practice application of public health topics. Design and Setting Online survey with knowledge assessment. Participants Four hundred eighty-seven ATs (age = 35.8 ± 11.1 years, years credentialed = 12.8 ± 10.6) voluntarily participated. Intervention(s) The instrument included a demographic section, a pre and post perceived-knowledge assessment, a practice-behavior frequency matrix, and the Public Health Assessment Tool (PHAT) developed by the authors and Delphi panelists. Main Outcome Measure(s) Measures of central tendency were calculated for the practice-behavior frequency matrix. Perceived knowledge was compared pre- and post-PHAT. We calculated a total PHAT score to measure actual knowledge, and compared perceived and actual knowledge to determine if a knowledge gap existed. Results A significant difference (P > .001) was identified for perceived knowledge before and after the PHAT. On the PHAT, participants scored 12.14 ± 2.21 out of 19. The 3 most commonly missed questions directly related to the 3 least practiced topics: social determinants of health, assessing environmental health factors, and assessing health-related quality of life. When exploring the relationship between perceived and actual knowledge, we identified a weak, significant relationship between post-PHAT perceived-knowledge mean and actual-knowledge assessment scores (r = 0.105, P = .022). Conclusions A knowledge gap exists concerning public health topics in ATs. A lack of knowledge related to public health topics identifies the need for ATs to be mindful of the intersection of daily clinical practice and population health with a future emphasis on deploying community-based health promotion.

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Section: Public Health Assessment Tool Developmentmentioning

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Athletic Trainers' Knowledge and Practice Application of Public Health Topics

Winkelmann

Games

Rivera

et al. 2020

Athletic Training Education Journal

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“…In 2012, David McClaskey, 4 ATC, wrote an article titled ''The Relevance of Athletic Training to Public Health'' and identified the athletic training educational competencies most directly connected to public health practice. Indeed, one of the most significant steps for highlighting the role of athletic trainers as public health practitioners was the addition of the Prevention and Health Promotion (PHP) content area in the fifth edition of the Athletic Training Educational Competencies.…”

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The Athletic Trainer's Contribution to Public Health Practice

Hoffman

2016

Athletic Training Education Journal

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The Relevance of Athletic Training to Public Health

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Athletic Trainers' Knowledge and Practice Application of Public Health Topics

Athletic Trainers' Knowledge and Practice Application of Public Health Topics

The Athletic Trainer's Contribution to Public Health Practice

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