With about 4,000 New York children treated at hospitals each year for sports-related concussions, according to the state Health Department, the state and school districts are taking steps to increase awareness of concussion symptoms and implement policies to ensure proper treatment and prevent re-injury. The state Legislature enacted a law during the summer that requires school districts to adopt concussion management policies, and now school districts are reassessing existing policies or drafting new ones before the law takes effect July 1.
The Concussion Management and Awareness Act is part of a broader response to the problem of concussions in the past several years that has gained momentum with publicity over the long term damage caused by repeated concussions among NFL player
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