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Veterans Meeting
On May 27, 2008, Congressman McDermott will be holding a
veterans town meeting at the Seattle Armory. The purpose of the
meeting is to educate the community about the community
resources that are in place for the thousands of soldiers
returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan with TBI and PTSD. For
more information,
please click here.
News Alert:
The President
has signed the TBI Act into law.
Trial Lawyer Conference
- Handling the Traumatic Brain Injury Case to be held on June
6th, 2008. Read all about it
Brock Huard,
former
quarterback
for the University of Washington and - in the
NFL-
for the
Seattle
Seahawks and the
Indianapolis
Colts,
has now teamed up the Seahawks, the Centers for Disease Control
and the Brain Injury Association of Washington to help address
the important issue of concussion in sports.
Read all about it!
Policy News...
Click here for the latest Brain Injury Association of America
Policy Corner E-Newsletter - A weekly update on federal
policy activity related to traumatic brain injury
Agreement Signed to Help
Veterans
BIAWA Executive Director Gene van den Bosch and
WDVA Director John Lee Sign Agreement to Help Veterans with TBI
and their Families. Click
here for details.
Staff Road Trip!
On February 11, 2008,
Administrative Assistant Shannon Fountain, Helpline Manager
Laura Hankins, and IT Consultant Brian Reynolds paid our dear
friends at the Delta Rehabilitation a visit. Here
are a few of the amazing people we met that day
Campaign
aims to raise awareness of brain injuries.
The goal is to shed light on a
condition that is getting more national attention because of the
war, and is exposing an underserved population with traumatic
brain injuries.
Click here to read article,
Sports
Concussion Toolkit from CDC:
The Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with the support of
partners and experts in the field, has developed a tool kit for
coaches titled, Heads
Up: Concussion in High School Sports.
Click here to learn more
Events:
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programs and events
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TBI Washington Information
and Referral Line:
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