Concussion Materials and Resources

Summit Online

The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey’s Concussion in Youth Sports Summit, held on February 24, 2006 at Giants Stadium, can be viewed online at http://bianj.blueskybroadcast.com.

If you are not able to view these presentations online, please contact the Association at 732.738.1002 for a free CD-Rom copy.

Game Plan

GAME PLAN is a quarterly newsletter published by the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey to provide information on sports safety and the prevention of concussion in youth sports.

• Summer 2007 Edition
• Spring 2007 Edition
• Winter 2007 Edition
• Fall 2006 Edition

Brain Injury Association of New Jersey Free Publications

• Concussion Is A Brain Injury (poster)
• Just a Blow to the Head? (poster)
• Important Information About Hitting Your Head (signs & symptoms pads)
• Using Your Head: A Guide to Sports Safety (brochure)
• Sports and Recreation Fact Sheet
• Bicycle Safety Fact Sheet
• Scooter Safety Fact Sheet

Selections from the Association’s Browse & Borrow Library

• Getting A-Head of Concussion: Educating the student-athlete’s neighborhood by Phil Hossler, ATC and Ron Savage, EdD
• The Heads-Up on sport Concussion by Gary S. Solomon, PhD, Karen M. Johnston, MD, PhD, and Mark R. Lovell, PhD

To borrow a book or video from the Association’s Browse & Borrow Library, contact an Information & Resources Specialist at 732.738.1002, 800.669.4323 or info@bianj.org.  To view other resources available, visit our Library page.

Resources Available from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Heads Up: CDC Took Kit on Concussion for High School Coaches
  To order a copy, visit:www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi/coaches_tool_kit.htm
• Heads Up: Brain Injury in Your Practice (Physician Took Kit on MTBI)
  To order a copy, visit www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/tbi_toolkit/toolkit.htm
• Facts About Concussion and Brain Injury and Where To Go For Help (brochure)
  To order a copy, visit:http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi/default.htm