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Health panel aims rule at concussions

Bylaw would require youth sports training

By Lisa Kocian

 |  Globe Staff  

  February 26, 2012

Amid heightened awareness about concussions that prompted new state rules for secondary schools, Ashland health officials are now hoping to focus attention on head injuries in youth sports. The Board of Health is drafting a bylaw that would require concussion awareness training for youth teams using town-owned fields. The proposal is slated to go before Town Meeting this spring.

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