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Overview of Sports and Recreation-Related Traumatic Injury Prevention Programs

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Sports and recreation-related injury burden is extended because they frequently occur among children and young adults. Athletes are at risk for multiple injuries and those that result in long-term disability can impede educational, occupational, and personal fulfillment. Fortunately, the significant burden of these preventable injuries can be minimized through prevention. In particular, successful programs address the multidimensional nature of risk and generate change within the associated sport’s safety culture. This chapter will review ten case studies that demonstrate exemplary practice in programs aimed at intervening in sports and recreation unintentional injuries.

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Amicone, S. (2020). Overview of Sports and Recreation-Related Traumatic Injury Prevention Programs. In: Volpe, R. (eds) Casebook of Traumatic Injury Prevention. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27419-1_2

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