SWATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Council

SWATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Council The Ethnic Diversity Advisory Council is to serve in an advisory capacity to the Executive Board of the Southwest Athletic Trainers' Association.

Motto

Service, Advocacy, Unity

Objectives and Strategies

In keeping with the SWATA objectives and strategies, the Ethnic Diversity Advisory Council will:

1. Increase the body of athletic training care by serving as an advocate for the dissemination of information and research relating to health care issues and conditions which affect the health of physically active ethnic minority individuals (i.e. sickle cell disease, lactose intolerance, at risk populations, substance abuse, mental health issues).

2. Identify and address issues relating to cultural distinctions in health care delivery.

3. Identify and advise the Board of Directors as to the status of ethnic minorities within the association.

4. Identify and advise the Board of Directors with the public positions on issues relating to the health care for the physically active ethnic minority. In conjunction with the SWATA Affiliates and subsidiaries, the Ethnic Diversity Advisory Council seeks to:

1. Obtain data regarding the status of ethnic minority athletic training applicants, enrolled students and graduates to approved graduate and undergraduate curriculums

2. Obtain data regarding the performance of ethnic minorities on the Board of Certification examination.

3. Advocate the recruitment and retention of student athletic trainers by the establishment of grants and scholarships for ethnic minority student athletic trainers.

4. Identify, develop and mentor ethnic minority leaders

SWATA EDAC wishes you an amazing 2026!
01/01/2026

SWATA EDAC wishes you an amazing 2026!

Kilgore High School Athletic Trainer, La’Tamera Fry, is in the Texas UIL Football High School State Championships. Well ...
12/19/2025

Kilgore High School Athletic Trainer, La’Tamera Fry, is in the Texas UIL Football High School State Championships. Well wishes to the entire AT staff!

DeSoto High School Athletic Training staff for the Texas UIL Football High School State Championship. Well wishes to the...
12/18/2025

DeSoto High School Athletic Training staff for the Texas UIL Football High School State Championship. Well wishes to the AT staff!

Duncanville High School Athletic Training staff for the Texas UIL Football High School State Championship!NATA Ethnic Di...
12/18/2025

Duncanville High School Athletic Training staff for the Texas UIL Football High School State Championship!

NATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee

Athletic Trainers with teams in the Texas UIL Football State Championships!NATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee
12/18/2025

Athletic Trainers with teams in the Texas UIL Football State Championships!

NATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee

11/13/2025

We are pleased to announce that the call for abstracts is now open for the 72nd Annual SWATA Symposium held July 23-25 in Waco, TX. This is a fantastic opportunity to share your latest research, innovative practices, and insights with fellow experts in the field.

Key Dates

Submission Deadline: February 15, 2026
Notification of Acceptance: March 15, 2026
Please submit your abstracts through the link below by the deadline. We look forward to your contributions and the engaging discussions they will inspire. Please reach out to Sara Nuechterlein, SWATA Program Chair, with questions: saranuechterlein@gmail.com.

Link for abstract submission: https://forms.gle/m3qhRM5LR9vqv2ih7

11/03/2025
Now that the summer is winding down, there are some to-do items that we wanted to remind you about!- Update your resumes...
07/30/2025

Now that the summer is winding down, there are some to-do items that we wanted to remind you about!
- Update your resumes and CVs with conference attendance and other relevant and new information!

- Complete the conference session surveys and overall conference surveys from SWATA 2025 and any conferences attended!

- Don’t forget about On Demand conference sessions!

- If you attended NATA, don’t forget to complete your NATA survey! It was sent out by an NATA staff member named Chad Cranford. It expires on Aug. 15th!! Be sure to add your thoughts, opinions and recommendation!

I hope that this was helpful!

07/23/2025

Thank you to the SWATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Council for organizing (and delivering!) a food donation drive during their annual meeting. Every item helps so much. Thank you for partnering with Lovepacs!

ANNOUNCEMENT:The NATA Executive Council for Education is seeking help with two projects. Please go to the following link...
07/22/2025

ANNOUNCEMENT:
The NATA Executive Council for Education is seeking help with two projects. Please go to the following links for more information:

Program Director Resource Development - https://gather.nata.org/volunteeropportunities/volunteer-opportunity-detailsVolunteerOpportunityKey=1b1d8fce-17c8-44c8b5b8-0197fb0bbba0&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fgather.nata.org%2Fvolunteeropportunities%2Fopportunities-list-public

Clinical Education Coordinator Resource Development - https://gather.nata.org/volunteeropportunities/volunteer-opportunity-detailsVolunteerOpportunityKey=8f99e142-871b-47a6a3c8-0197fb11bca8&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fgather.nata.org%2Fvolunteeropportunities%2Fopportunities-list-public

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Every Training Room, Clinic, Sports Field And Gymnasium
Every Town

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