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​Systemic Problems
Demand
​Systemic ​Solutions
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“Amidst the loud,
​revving engines
of medicalization,
​we need to remain
​steadfastly focused
on interventions & reforms
that will influence & impact
​the key institutions,
social systems &
public policies that are
the fundamental drivers
​of health inequities.”

Paula Lantz, PhD, MS, MA
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We Must Prioritize Prevention Today

"Scientists tell us this disease, originally thought to have affected only boxers, then later professional football players who'd suffered concussions affects far more Americans than that." https://t.co/f10Dcj0qhp

— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 9, 2018


​“This includes people
who have never
​sustained
even one concussion,
including
military personnel
who have been
exposed to an explosion,
as well as anyone
who's been
repeatedly ​hit...
​such as victims
of domestic abuse.”
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Yeah, 10% is the absolute bare minimum, 20% is the minimum for the extraordinary level of selection bias of 461 times more likely. But even if those with CTE were 118 times more likely to donate their brains (also quite high), the prevalence would be closer to 1 in 2. Very scary.

— Dr Kathleen Bachynski (@bachyns) November 28, 2018

At some point we need to admit this is downright immoral. This guy makes $4.5m on the safety of the sidelines, and the kids get ZERO while submitting their brains to life altering trauma. https://t.co/SSKyDyGTLf

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) December 5, 2018

Ignoring Prevention
Adds Insult to Injury

Some Ethical Responsibilities of colleges and universities @bachyns #TBIbrownED pic.twitter.com/FLfLT070EU

— PINK Concussions (@PinkConcussions) December 8, 2018

Public Health Goals - Sport for the sake of a benefit for the student vs sport entertain a community? @bachyns #TBIbrownED pic.twitter.com/5TXySOBBxi

— PINK Concussions (@PinkConcussions) December 8, 2018

Repetitive Brain Trauma

Young football players at risk of brain nerve fiber damage https://t.co/JOQ4MwQTjO

— Concerned Mom (@ConcernedMom9) November 30, 2018

Out of the 110 brains with CTE, 95 had "severe" (stages III or IV) and 110 "mild" (stages I or II). So the study includes all four stages, but it is worth noting that the majority of the NFL brains in BU's sample had stage III or IV CTE. https://t.co/dwzFcN6WjZ pic.twitter.com/D8l6cZsiAQ

— Dr Kathleen Bachynski (@bachyns) November 29, 2018
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​Dubious Doublethink

I love football. I have no idea how to reconcile that with this emerging body of research. https://t.co/3t9PFouSIg

— Yoni Appelbaum (@YAppelbaum) November 29, 2018

"The brain does not grow and develop as well once there's been physical punishment to the point where it can cause problems with learning, vocabulary and memory, as well as aggressive behavior"

Surprise, this is @AmerAcadPeds on SPANKING, not brain traumahttps://t.co/bTg5oW5akm

— Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. (@ChrisNowinski1) November 24, 2018
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​Casualties From The Ongoing ​Academic Wars

"The tragic death of Braeden Bradforth — which could and should have been avoided — raises questions... of reckless endangerment, led by head coach Jeff Sims," Eichner said. https://t.co/qcwetuwM4V #NOTONEMORE #FAMILY #BEHIP @lahriegirl

— Zach Martin Foundation (@zachmfoundation) December 8, 2018

Braeden Bradforth Died of Heat Stroke — The ‘Non-Football-Related’ Spin of Garden City (Kansas) Community College Coach Jeff Sims Is Definitively Debunked by Long-Delayed Autopsy Findings « Concussion Inc. – Author Irvin Muchnick https://t.co/BzHc9nJaTA pic.twitter.com/IeBMR5eoWY

— Concerned Mom (@ConcernedMom9) November 29, 2018

Heat stroke labelled cause of N.J. football player’s death in Kansas; mom plans lawsuit | https://t.co/nXfKL0bgWX https://t.co/baHjFxH1Nq pic.twitter.com/0N27cKiLJv

— Concerned Mom (@ConcernedMom9) December 1, 2018

Mom crying over her fallen son at Missouri state football championships as the boy writhes in pain.
Hosted by SEC member U of Missouri.
There was no ambulance on site at Faurot Field.@ConcernedMom9 https://t.co/WxS0HwU9gW

— Kent Johnson (@37919KJ) December 2, 2018

Catastrophic injuries caused by hits in high school football, 2018
Excludes dozens of cases of temporary paralysis, as well as non-contact illness and death.
Thanks to Chris Martland for the graphic. His great grandad discovered CTE punch-drunk syndrome (CTE) pic.twitter.com/YuBG3mKQVn

— Kent Johnson (@37919KJ) December 1, 2018
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Casualties From
The Collision Sports
Industry

New research estimates a minimum of 10% of NFL players will eventually develop CTE. BUSM's Jesse Mez, MD, referred to the new research saying, "It starts to provide...a ballpark for what the prevalence of the disease among NFL players might be." https://t.co/Bqs8Mp19WC

— BU School of Medicine (@BUMedicine) November 30, 2018

"I want the NHL to stand up and admit that CTE is real that CTE exists and that there are players under their watch that got hurt now suffering and I think they should do something about it."

Will Kelli Ewen's voice be heard within the NHL's head office? https://t.co/epCJSk6iw5

— Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) November 30, 2018
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​Insidious Influence
"However, the story of corporate partnerships with schools is more than just about profits. The increasing commercialization of education has larger societal implications.…
Schools hold a very special place in our society. They help shape the attitudes and skills
of future generations, and, more 
importantly, they help prepare students to be future participants
​in the labor market.
This Article explores how 
corporate partnerships with schools affect the development of students as future workers,
and argues that the pervasive 
corporate influence in public education is detrimental
to 
students and to society."
Adriane Kayoko Peralta​
BYU Education & Law Journal, 2015
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