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Community members in attendance heard from panel members that included health experts, as well as a number of district coaches and other athletic personnel:
- Maureen Brann – New York Presbyterian-Hudson Valley Hospital
- Phyllis Cobb – Croton-Harmon High School nurse
- Tom Cunningham – director of health, physical education, athletics and wellness
- Dr. Mark Herceg – commissioner, Westchester County Department of Community Mental health
- Dr. Eric Meir – district physician
- Steve Palenscar – varsity boys lacrosse coach
- Joseph Streany – varsity football, girls basketball and JV boys lacrosse coach
- Kerri Tracy – district health teacher, softball coach and athletic trainer
- Beth Weinstein – JV girls soccer coach
- Jonathan Weinstein – varsity boys soccer coach
The district has a detailed concussion protocol in place and offers a number of facts and resources about concussions on its athletics website.
Discussion about the protocol, maintaining measures that help prevent injury and the importance of communication between student- athletes, parents, coaches and other district personnel was emphasized during the panel.
Attendees had an opportunity to ask the panelists questions during the panel discussion.
A full video of the Croton-Harmon School District’s May 19 Concussion Management Panel is available on the district website.
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