Tag: CrashCourse
The latest news from our team, partners, and supporters.
NOVEMBER 20, 2024 | for CONCUSSIONS
World Children’s Day: A Story of Full Circle Impact
Brandon Simmons, a former Stanford athlete, first volunteered for TeachAids’ CrashCourse with a simple goal: to help protect and educate young athletes about the importance of head safety. CrashCourse, a concussion education program designed for the next generation of athletes, has reached countless players since its inception. But when Brandon signed up, he had no...
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 | for CONCUSSIONS
TeachAids launches Free, First-of-its-Kind Concussion Education Toolkit in Partnership with National Council of Youth Sports, Pop Warner Little Scholars, Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education
This Concussion Awareness Day, TeachAids has joined forces with the National Council of Youth Sports, Pop Warner Little Scholars, Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education and 24 of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s National Sport Governing Bodies to announce the availability of free, best in class and customizable product offerings from the award-winning...
JULY 10, 2023 | for CONCUSSIONS
HEADCHECK Health provides CrashCourse to more than 150,000 learners
TeachAids continues to secure major partnerships to help distribute CrashCourse, our scientifically backed concussion education program, not only in the United States, but around the world. We are proud to highlight the efforts of HEADCHECK Health, as one of these key collaborators who are educating their communities on concussion health and are getting TeachAids content...
DECEMBER 12, 2022 | for CONCUSSIONS
TeachAids CrashCourse Education for more than 100M
The end of 2022 marks the realization of a dream. We founded TeachAids in 2009, with a goal of tackling the world’s most pressing health topics. The global success of our HIV initiative presented us with a new and worthy challenge: could we replicate our methodology to address another major issue? To test this theory, we chose...
NOVEMBER 23, 2022 | for CONCUSSIONS
HitCheck educates all Stanford University Club Sports with CrashCourse Concussion Education
TeachAids congratulates HitCheck and Stanford University Club Sports on an incredible new alliance to measure brain health and promote concussion education among all club sport athletes. HitCheck is a mobile app that allows clinicians and athletic trainers to baseline and screen for cognitive assessment. The technology captures important data, records and compares objective, quantitative results...
APRIL 11, 2022 | for CONCUSSIONS
USA Rugby and TeachAids Partner to Promote Evidence-Based Concussion Education
TeachAids officially announces a partnership with USA Rugby to further understanding of the invisible injury of concussions. Founded in 1975, USA Rugby is the national governing body (NGB) for the sport of rugby in America, and a Full Sport Member of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and World Rugby. With over 100,000...
FEBRUARY 15, 2022 | for CONCUSSIONS
USA Fencing and TeachAids Join Together to Provide Expanded Concussion Education
TeachAids proudly announces a partnership with USA Fencing, the national governing body for the sport of fencing in the United States. USA Fencing joins 22 other US Olympic and Paralympic Committee National Governing Bodies to disseminate the CrashCourse concussion education, including formal certification. “The health and safety of our athletes is always our primary concern. We...
OCTOBER 1, 2021 | for CONCUSSIONS
World Champion Christopher Blevins Joins Teachaids Ambassador Team
TeachAids is proud to announce that Christopher Blevins has become a TeachAids Ambassador. Blevins is an inspiring cyclist. Most recently, in 2021, he became the Elite Cross Country Short Track World Champion and a 2020 Tokyo Olympian. Throughout his youth career, he competed internationally on both the road and mountain. Blevins won the cross country...
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 | for CONCUSSIONS
USA Cycling and TeachAids Team-Up Again to Promote Concussion Education
TeachAids is excited to announce a new partnership with USA Cycling to share our CrashCourse concussion education technology as a resource for the sport of cycling. From enthusiasts to elite athletes and staff, USA Cycling encourages its members to stay up-to-date on the latest research as the conversations continue around concussions. “Concussions are far too common...
MAY 13, 2021 | for CONCUSSIONS, for COVID-19
Dr. Dan Daneshvar Receives Harvard Medical School Award for his Role with TeachAids
TeachAids is proud to announce that Dr. Dan Daneshvar has received the Dean’s Community Service Award from Harvard Medical School for his work on the CrashCourse initiative at TeachAids. The Dean’s Community Service Award is presented to those who make outstanding personal efforts to serve their community. Few exemplify this quality better than Dr. Daneshvar. He...
MAY 10, 2021 | for CONCUSSIONS
USA Bobsled & Skeleton and TeachAids Unite to Provide Concussion Education
TeachAids is proud to announce a new partnership with USA Bobsled/Skeleton (USABS), the national governing body for the sport in the United States. USA Bobsled/Skeleton will include the CrashCourse content on its website to educate not only athletes currently competing in the sports, but also athletes interested in trying out for the sports in an...
FEBRUARY 8, 2021 | for CONCUSSIONS
TeachAids and VA Palo Alto Health Care System Kick Off Partnership
TeachAids is proud to announce a partnership with the VA Palo Alto Health Care System’s (VAPAHCS) Headache Center of Excellence. Together they will develop high quality Veteran education materials and utilize cutting-edge technology to enhance Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and headache care. This partnership will leverage an interactive learning experience focused on the prevention and treatment...
