Tuesday's health and safety news from the world of football:
- In an interview with NPR News, Dr. Shireen Atabaki, an associate professor of pediatrics and emergency medicine at Children's National Health Systam suggests that hospital emergency rooms could be doing more to find and treat concussions in children.
- Indiana is on track to become the first state to mandate compreshenive safety training for high school and youth football coaches, according to a report from NPR News. Those coaches would be tasked with teaching concussion awareness.
- Retired NFL kicker Michael Husted is teaming with a number of other former players to host a Championship Kicking Camp that will allow high school athletes a chance to be coached and evaluated in the proper techniques of kicking, punting and long snapping, writes BWWFitnessWorld.com.
- Retired NFL linebacker Richard Harvey and current Indianapolis Colts running back Vick Ballard are slated to participate in a Super Saturday event that focuses on health, fitness and physical activities, reports GulfLive.com.
