Broc Foundation Inc

TO SUPPORT LOCAL SCHOOLS AND ATHLETIC PROGRAMS BY FACILITATING AND PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREAS OF ATHLETIC TRAINING OUTREACH & SUPPORT, INJURY EDUCATION, PREVENTION & SAFETY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES FOR INJURY TREATMENT, RECOVERY & REHABILITATION, CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT AND CLINICAL RESEARCH IN INJURY MANAGEMENT.

DURING 2021, THE BROC FOUNDATION ("FOUNDATION") CONTINUED ITS FOCUS AND MISSION BY PROVIDING HEALTH CARE EDUCATION, INJURY PREVENTION, AND MEDICAL TREATMENT TO THE REGIONAL COMMUNITY. SPECIFICALLY, OUR ATHLETIC TRAINING OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDED NATIONALLY CERTIFIED AND STATE LICENSED ATHLETIC TRAINERS TO MULTIPLE HIGH SCHOOLS AND YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS, EVEN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THESE ATHLETIC TRAINERS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN COVERING REGIONAL AND HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC EVENTS AND CLUB SPORTING ACTIVITIES ACROSS SEVERAL PARISHES. AT THE SAME TIME, WE ASSISTED IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING COVID-19 POLICIES AND PROTOCOLS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THE STUDENT-ATHLETES, FACULTY, AND FAMILIES. OF NOTE, FIVE OF OUR SIX HIGH SCHOOLS STILL QUALIFY UNDER THE "TITLE 1" EDUCATION PROGRAM. ALONG WITH PHYSICIAN OVERSIGHT, THE FOUNDATION'S STAFF MEMBERS PROVIDED COVERAGE AT A COMPLETELY FREE "FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL CLINIC," WHERE WE EVALUATED AND TREATED DOZENS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETES. THE FOUNDATION ALSO MAINTAINED CONNECTIVITY WITH STUDENTS BY PROVIDING DAILY ORTHOPEDIC ASSESSMENTS AND REHABILITATION ON THEIR CAMPUSES, COVERING APPROXIMATELY 7,500 STUDENT-ATHLETES. THROUGH THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THE FOUNDATION IS ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE AT REDUCED OR NO-CHARGE TO THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. BY PROVIDING FULL TIME ATHLETIC TRAINERS ON THEIR CAMPUSES, WE ALLOW FOR BETTER PATIENT CARE AND EDUCATION FOR EACH PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNITY. DURING THE SUMMER OF 2021, WE HOSTED AN EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND HEAT ILLNESS UPDATE SYMPOSIUM AT NO COST TO ATTENDEES. THE ATHLETIC TRAINERS AND COACHES WERE GIVEN HANDS ON EXPERIENCE TO BETTER EQUIP THEM IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY EVENT. THE LOCAL PHYSICAL THERAPY CLINICS AND HOSPITALS ARE ALSO AN INTEGRAL CONTRIBUTOR TO THIS PROGRAM AND PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO PATIENT CARE BECAUSE OF THE FOUNDATION'S PRESENCE ON THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY CAMPUSES.