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Hayley Root, PhD, MPH, ATC

Hayley Root, PhD, MPH, ATC

Hayley Root is an Assistant Professor at Northern Arizona University in the Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training located at the Phoenix Biosciences Core campus. My research leverages implementation science and community-based participatory research strategies to empower athletes, clinicians, and organizations to use best practice evidence that improves health outcomes and healthcare equity. This work crosses many areas of athletic healthcare but I primarily focus on musculoskeletal injury prevention and physical literacy development.

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  • WBGT? But It's a Dry Heat! Establishing State-Specific Guidelines for Heat
    Contains 6 Component(s), Includes Credits

    Despite best-practice evidence indicating that weather monitoring and activity modification are essential for athlete safety, many states do not have state-wide standardized policies for exercising in the heat. Wet bulb globe thermometry is the gold standard for assessing environmental heat stress during physical activity, however in dry or arid climates many stakeholders perceive the inclusion of a humidity metric to be unnecessary. This session will describe one state’s experiences with establishing the need for weather monitoring in a dry climate and strategies for promoting stakeholder buy-in to develop state-specific guidelines.