{"id":14290,"date":"2013-03-06T15:31:54","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T20:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=14290"},"modified":"2013-03-06T15:32:04","modified_gmt":"2013-03-06T20:32:04","slug":"head-games-to-be-shown-at-uhs-march-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=14290","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Head Games&#8217; to be shown at UHS, March 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><em>Award-winning documentary to be followed by Q&amp;A on concussions<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Head-Games-Book-Cover-2012.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14295\" style=\"margin: 4px;\" alt=\"Head Games Book Cover 2012\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Head-Games-Book-Cover-2012-204x300.jpeg\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Head-Games-Book-Cover-2012-204x300.jpeg 204w, https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Head-Games-Book-Cover-2012-68x100.jpeg 68w, https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Head-Games-Book-Cover-2012.jpeg 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/a>EAST MARLBOROUGH \u2014 With the increasing visibility over concerns about sports-related head injuries, there will be a free viewing of the documentary \u201cHead Games\u201d March 12, at Unionville High School, followed by a question and answer session.<\/p>\n<p>The evening is presented by the Center for Sports Medicine at Nemours\/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children,\u00a0in collaboration with FOCUS, the Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Foundation and the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Nurses.<\/p>\n<p>The award-winning documentary\u00a0about the silent concussion crisis in American sports will be shown in the school auditorium, starting at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but attendees are asked to register for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/event\/5288297440\/?ref=enivte001&amp;invite=Mjk4NzU3NC9taWtlQG1pa2VtY2dhbm4ub3JnLzA%3D&amp;utm_source=eb_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=invitenew001&amp;utm_term=eventpage\" target=\"_blank\">event. <!--more--><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the film, athletes from youth to professional levels share their personal struggles in dealing with the often devastating and long-term effect of concussions, an epidemic fueled by the &#8220;leave everything on the field&#8221; culture so prominent in American sports.<\/p>\n<p>A question and answer period will follow the screening of the film, with a panel featuring Kathleen O&#8217;Brien, MD, Medical Director of The Center for Sports Medicine at A.I. duPont Hospital for Children.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of this program is to raise awareness which can, in turn, minimize the incidence of youth concussions and ensure proper treatment for those who do suffer concussions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Award-winning documentary to be followed by Q&amp;A on concussions EAST MARLBOROUGH \u2014 With the increasing visibility over concerns about sports-related head injuries, there will be a free viewing of the documentary \u201cHead Games\u201d March 12, at Unionville High School, followed by a question and answer session. 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