Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-6-2020
School
Health Professions
Abstract
© 2020 The Author(s).
Background: Research in youth sports is often complex. As interest in youth sports injury prevention grows, scientists should consider community priorities beyond a specific research study.
Main Text: This commentary discusses the authors’ personal experiences researching concussion prevention in middle school sports, as the overarching community faced multiple challenges. These challenges included a series of weather-related emergencies that resulted in a shift in the community’s priorities, multi-day school closures, and cancellations of sports activities and meetings. We discuss the importance of considering community priorities and providing support as scientists, colleagues, and members of the communities in which we conduct research.
Conclusion: Scientists should consider the changing circumstances and dynamics surrounding community priorities in order to help drive their research-based decisions and ensure successful and respectful applications of research based on community values and priorities.
Publication Title
Injury Epidemiology
Volume
7
Issue
1
Recommended Citation
Kerr, Z.,
Gildner, P.,
Nedimyer, A.,
Chandran, A.,
Kay, M.,
Byrd, K.,
Register-Mihalik, J.
(2020). Approaching Community Priorities In Youth Sports Injury Prevention Research. Injury Epidemiology, 7(1).
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/18254