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Student-athletes have always had to balance athletic and academic schedules and navigate mental health challenges. But now there is a growing concern of heat illness as many states are experiencing extremely hot summers and warmer falls. There were 67 deaths because of heat stroke between July 1982 and June 2022, according to the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research database.<\/p>\n
Education Week looked at states across the nation to see how they\u2019re preventing heat illness. For example, we looked at Georgia, a state that went from having the most heat-related deaths of student-athletes to becoming a leader on heat safety policy. We also developed a guide\u2014based on information from leaders in heat research\u2014to help coaches and athletic directors recognize the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.<\/p>\n
Project Leads: Sandra Stevenson, Jaclyn Borowski<\/p>\n
Designers and videographers: Kaylee Domzalski, CJ Riculan, Yi-Jo Shen, Laura Baker, Vanessa Solis, Gina Tomko<\/p>\n
Reporter: Jennifer Vilcarino<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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