United States Brain Injury Alliance endorses the National Brain Injury Research and Treatment Act of 2014

Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.) with Barbara Geiger-Parker, Chair of United States Brain Injury Alliance (USBIA) and President and CEO of Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey (BIANJ), at Brain Injury Awareness Day on Capitol Hill on March 12, ...

TRENTON, N.J., March 17, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The United States Brain Injury Alliance (USBIA) stands with Congressmen Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.) to support his introduction of the National Brain Injury Research and Treatment Act of 2014.

The proposed legislation, which is co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Thomas Rooney, (R-F.L.), will require the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to create a national system to keep track of how often traumatic brain injuries (TBI) happen to help researchers develop ways to prevent and treat brain injuries.

"I couldn't be prouder of the leadership of Congressman Pascrell," states Barbara Geiger-Parker, Chair of USBIA and President and CEO of the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey. "We have worked closely with the Congressman who is the founding Co-Chair of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force. His dedication to this issue is unparalleled."

According to the CDC, an estimated 1.7 million people sustain a TBI each year, making it a contributing factor to a third (30.5%) of all injury-related deaths in the United States.

"Collecting widespread data will help to develop a seamless, standardized evidence-based system of care for the millions of Americans who sustain brain injuries every year," states Gavin Attwood, Vice Chair of USBIA and Executive Director of the Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado.

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Help raise awareness about brain injuries by downloading informational materials at http://www.usbia.org/events/awareness.

About USBIA The United States Brain Injury Alliance (USBIA) was formed in 2012. The Alliance is comprised of 21 statewide brain injury organization members from all regions of the United States. The member states contain close to 100,000,000 people and represent slightly more than 30% of the population according to the 2010 Census. The mission of USBIA is to engage the community in preventing brain injuries and improving lives. For more information, please visit http://www.usbia.org.

MEDIA CONTACT:Jon Kinsella USBIA Coordinator jkinsella@usbia.org 732-745-0200

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