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This concurrent resolution recognizes March 2025 as National Athletic Training Month in Vermont, highlighting the important and often misunderstood role of athletic trainers beyond just attending to sports injuries. The resolution explains that athletic trainers are healthcare professionals who specialize in emergency care, injury prevention, assessment, diagnosis, rehabilitation, and risk management, working in diverse settings such as professional and school sports teams, private industries, physician offices, rehabilitation clinics, and military branches. It notes that Vermont has over 135 athletic trainers who are organized under the Vermont Association of Athletic Trainers (VAAT), which is affiliated with the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA), a nationwide organization representing more than 45,000 members. The resolution also acknowledges that Vermont has legally recognized athletic trainers as healthcare professionals through a 1998 law providing for their licensure. By passing this resolution, the General Assembly aims to raise awareness about the profession and formally acknowledge the contribution of athletic trainers to healthcare in Vermont by directing the Secretary of State to send a copy of the resolution to the VAAT.

https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.61