Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Network

What is the REAP Project?

The REAP Project is a TBI Trust Fund Education grant between Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children/Health One Emergency Departments and four school districts. The REAP Project is the culmination of a study funded by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) from 2004 to 2007. Originally, the study was designed to focus on the efficacy of a new baseline/post-concussion neurocognitive screening tool. More than one thousand student athletes at Grandview High School, in the Cherry Creek School District, were given baseline screening over three years. Ninety-two students went on to suffer at least one concussion (from sports and non-sports related activities). The researchers compared the 92 concussed students with typical peers, matched for the same sport, grade and gender. The results of the study were enlightening… the researchers found that the two most essential factors to good concussion management are: Education and Collaboration – essentially, good communication between a School Team, a Family Team and a Medical Team. As a result, the REAP Project has compiled all of the lessons learned into this manual to promote a Community-Based Approach to Concussion Management.

Heads Up to Schools: Know Your Concussion ABCs

Read more about the Concussion ABCs posted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Click here