Exploring Risks of Repeated Head Impacts in Youth and Strategies to Minimize Exposure

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A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has organized a public workshop that brings together researchers, medical professionals, and other key audiences to examine the evidence on the risks of repeated head impacts among youth (ages 17 and under) and explore effective strategies to minimize exposure to repeated head impacts. Repetitive head impacts have been described in the literature as repeated head impacts that lead to pathophysiological changes in the brain but may or may not result in the manifestation of clinical signs and symptoms indicative of concussion.  

Invited presentations and discussions may be designed to:

• Describe activities that increase the risk for exposure to repetitive head impacts.
• Consider what is known and unknown about the risks of repeated head impact exposure among youth
• Examine health differences in exposure to repeated head impacts among youth.
• Share perspectives of people and families with lived experience.
• Discuss available evidence on effective interventions to minimize exposure to repeated head impacts inyouth.
• Discuss the current gaps and needs within clinical guidelines and state systems of care regarding youth exposed to repeated head impacts.
• Highlight research gaps and opportunities at the local, state, and national level of repeated head impacts in youth.

View the agenda online