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Examining Implementation Of The Massachusetts Act Relative To Safety Regulations For School Athletic Programs (Sessions Laws: Chapter 166 Of The Acts Of 2010): A Multiple-Case Study, Mitchell L. Doucette
Examining Implementation Of The Massachusetts Act Relative To Safety Regulations For School Athletic Programs (Sessions Laws: Chapter 166 Of The Acts Of 2010): A Multiple-Case Study, Mitchell L. Doucette
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Background/Purpose: Reducing the incidence and negative consequences of concussion among youth athletes is a public health priority. Fifty states have adopted legislation addressing the problem of sports-related concussions among youth-athletes. In 2010, Massachusetts adopted legislation based on Washington State’s Lystedt Law, enacting state-wide requirements for high school athletic programs. This study explored how the legislation has been implemented within Massachusetts schools and school-districts and identified factors influential to local implementation.
Methods: A qualitative multiple-case study approach was utilized. US Census data concerning the household median income and population size of the school-district’s representative town(s) were used to purposively recruit cases. …