TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - The association between school district-based policies related to concussions and concussions among high school students
JO  - Journal of school health
A1  - Miller, Gabrielle F.
A1  - Sarmiento, Kelly
A1  - Haarbauer-Krupa, Juliet
A1  - Everett Jones, Sherry
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - BACKGROUND: Little is known about the effectiveness of school district concussion policies on reducing the concussion prevalence among students. <br><br>METHODS: Data from the 2016 School Health Policies and Practices Study and 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey for 10 school districts were linked. The outcome variable was having a sports- or physical activity-related concussion during the 12 months before of the survey. Exposure variables were 2 district policies, including district-funded professional development and prioritizing return to the classroom before returning to athletics. Logistic regression models estimated the odds of a concussion among students in districts with one, both, or neither policy (referent). <br><br>RESULTS: In districts with district-funded professional development, the odds of students self-reporting ≥2 sports- or physical activity-related concussions were 1.4 times higher than in districts with neither policy. In districts with a policy prioritizing a return to the classroom before returning to athletics, the odds of students self-reporting ≥2 concussions were significantly lower (OR = 0.6) than in districts with neither policy. <br><br>CONCLUSION: School district concussion policies may have positive effects by identifying and reducing multiple concussions among students.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-4391
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.13113
ID  - ref1
ER  -