Purpose
Rowan’s Law and the suite of concussion safety resources developed under the initiative have been delivered in collaboration with athletes, coaches, medical experts, educators and sport organizations to improve concussion awareness, prevention and management.
The resources include:
- Code of Conduct templates
- Concussion Awareness Resources (e-booklets, videos and e-module)
- Posters
- Removal- and return-to-sport protocol templates
- Rowan’s Law Day information
Implementation
The Rowan’s Law suite of concussion safety resources is made publicly available for all school boards in Ontario to use.
To adopt a similar approach toward improving concussion safety in other jurisdictions, key learnings from Ontario include:
- Successful delivery took consistent effort over time, through a process of continuous development
- Some delivery goals were immediately achievable, while others took more dedicated time and effort
- Changing the culture of sport in Ontario took consistent reinforced public messaging beyond the foundation of legislation