March is Brain Injury Awareness Month - Now Is the Time to Learn How to Recognize & Respond to TBI
CDC estimates that 1.7 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI), including concussions, each year. Of those individuals, 52,000 die, 275,000 are hospitalized, and 1.4 million are treated and released from an emergency department.
This March, in recognition of Brain Injury Awareness Month, CDC and our partners are working together to spread the word and raise awareness about TBI prevention, recognition, and response to help address this important public health problem. CDC developed the "Heads Up" educational initiatives to offer information to health care professionals, school professionals, sports coaches, parents, athletes, and others. See "Heads Up" educational initiatives to download or order the "Heads Up" resources, check out Brain Injury Awareness Month updates from CDC on Facebook , and learn how you can get involved.