AURORA – The Colorado High School Activities Association’s (CHSAA) Commissioner Paul Angelico and Assistant Commissioner Jenn Roberts-Uhlig, announced Children’s Hospital Colorado (Children’s Colorado) as the official hospital partner of the CHSAA, beginning in July 2016.
“Children’s Hospital Colorado is one of the finest hospitals in the country, with sports medicine experts who are geared exclusively to growing athletes. We could not ask for a better partner to work with on health and injury prevention than Children’s Colorado,” Angelico said. “This is a huge step for protecting and educating our players and coaches.”
The partnership will include educational opportunities provided by Children’s Colorado experts to over 350 member schools in the CHSAA. Educational opportunities will highlight trending health issues that impact high school athletes such as concussion prevention and treatment, cardiac health, sports asthma programs, nutrition and hydration and all things sports medicine. Together, the CHSAA and Children’s Colorado will enhance sports safety for athletes and coaches.
“The overall missions for both CHSAA and Children’s Hospital Colorado strongly align to provide the safest environment possible for our young Colorado athletes through the most up-to-date policies and research-driven best practices,” said Aaron Provance, MD, medical director of the Sports Medicine Center at Children’s Colorado.
About Children’s Hospital Colorado
Children’s Hospital Colorado (Children’s Colorado) has defined and delivered pediatric health care excellence for more than 100 years. Founded in 1908, Children’s Colorado is a leading pediatric network entirely devoted to the health and well-being of children. Continually acknowledged as one of the nation’s outstanding pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report and ranked 5th on its Best Children’s Hospitals 2015-16 Honor Roll, Children’s Colorado is known for both its nationally and internationally recognized medical, research, education and advocacy programs, as well as comprehensive everyday care for kids throughout Colorado and surrounding states. Children’s Colorado is the winner of the 2015 American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize, and is a 2015 Most Wired hospital according to Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. Children’s Colorado also is recognized for excellence in nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Centers and has been designated a Magnet® hospital since 2005. The hospital’s family-centered, collaborative approach combines the nation’s top pediatric doctors, nurses and researchers to pioneer new approaches to pediatric medicine. With urgent, emergency and specialty care locations throughout Metro Denver and Southern Colorado, including its campus on the Anschutz Medical Campus, Children’s Colorado provides a full spectrum of pediatric specialties. For more information, visit www.childrenscolorado.org and connect with Children’s Colorado on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
About the CHSAA
The Colorado High School Activities Association is a voluntary association of 353 member schools that includes public, private and charter schools. CHSAA has been the state’s governing body of high school sports and activities since 1921 and has been a national leader in high school educational sports throughout its history. Its mission is to serve its membership through the advancement of, and the student’s participation in, interscholastic activities, which are an integral component and a complement to the educational goals of its member schools. The CHSAA sponsors championship events in 27 boys’ and girls’ sports and events in student council, music and speech. Over 60% of the state’s students participate in at least one activity sponsored by the CHSAA. For more information, visit rcasey.wpengine.com.