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Steve Levy joins the Leslie Munzer Neurological Institute in Educational Campaign to Prevent Neurological Injuries
PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY, June 4, 2010 —In order to fully educate children, parents, coaches and other members of the public on how to prevent concussions and severe brain and spine injuries resulting from a variety of sports and recreational activities, the not-for-profit Leslie Munzer Neurological Institute of Long Island has initiated a free lecture program across Long Island, 12 months a year.
The inaugural lecture took place on Friday, March 5, 2010, at Robert Cushman Murphy Jr. High School in Stony Brook, NY, before an assembly of 350 students, in recognition of March as National Brain Injury Awareness Month. The program featured Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, who approved Local Law No. 44-2009 To Improve the Safety of Youth Sports Programs in Suffolk County and Increase Awareness of the Dangers of Head Injuries. Presenters also included renowned Long Island Neurosurgeons, Drs. Mihai Dimancescu and Alan Mechanic, and John Nitti, former captain of Yale's 1980 Ivy League football championship team and former member of the New York Jets.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 3.8 million sports and recreation-related concussions occur in the United States each year. Of that estimate, U.S. emergency departments treat approximately 135,000 sports and recreation-related traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI’s), including concussions, among children ages 5 to 18.
To arrange an educational lecture, please contact Jovanna Little, CFRE, Executive Director, Leslie Munzer Neurological Institute, at 631-473-1800 or via e-mail at jlittle@lmni.org.
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About the Leslie Munzer Neurological Institute, Inc.
The Leslie Munzer Neurological Institute, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization whose mission is to provide information to patients and the community concerning neurological and physiological disorders and diseases, encourage the prevention of brain and spinal cord injury, promote the early diagnosis of neurological disorders and diseases, improve the quality of life for Long Islanders affected by neurological disorders and diseases, and help find a cure for diseases of, and related to, the brain and spinal cord. For more information, please visit our website at www.lmni.org.