MPH alumnus Diamond’s Safe Stars youth sports kickoff set for May 2
Representatives from Vanderbilt Sports Medicine and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will take part in the kickoff event for Safe Stars, a new rating system that allows parents to check if youth sports leagues in Tennessee follow state-recommended safety protocols.
Safe Stars is the nation’s first statewide rating system for all types of youth leagues.
“Sport has the power to transform lives. It’s all of our responsibility to make sure that happens in a safe and positive way. My hope is that Safe Stars will be the roadmap for making Tennessee the safest and healthiest state in the country for our youth athletes,” said Alex Diamond DO, MPH, associate professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Pediatrics and director of PIPYS.