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Health and Kinesiology Professional Organizations

Why Join a Professional Organization

Joining a professional organization is a quick and easy way to demonstrate professional maturity to potential employers. Most organizations publish newsletters, hold conferences, and provide up-to-date professional information through e-mail lists. Professional organization can make an individual more marketable and more knowledgeable, and can provide networking opportunities.

In the infamous words of Health and Kinesiology professor Dr. Seehafer, “This is a rank order world. What do you have that makes an employer want to hire you over someone else?" Being part of a professional organization can set someone apart from their competition.

Suggested Organizations for Each Major

Athletic Training

• Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association (http://www.glata.com)
• National Athletic Trainers Association (http://www.nata.org)
• Ohio Athletic Trainers Association (http://www.oata.org)
• National Strength and Conditioning Association (http://www.nsca-lift.org)

Health and Fitness

• American College of Sports Medicine (http://www.acsm.org)
• American Society of Exercise Physiologists (http://www.idaep.org/asep)
• American Council on Exercise (http://www.acefitness.org)
• National Strength and Conditioning Association (http://www.nsca-lift.org)

Health and Safety

• American Public Health Association (http://www.apha.org)
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov)
• National Safety Council (http://www.nsc.org)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (http://www.osha.gov)

Health Promotion

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov)
• National Wellness Institute (http://www.nationalwellness.org)
• Society for Public Education (http://www.sophe.org)

Movement and Sports Science

• American College of Sports Medicine (http://www.acsm.org)
• American Society of Exercise Physiologists (http://www.idaep.org/asep)
• National Council of Sports Fitness (http://www.ncsf.org)
• National Strength and Conditioning Association (http://www.nsca.org)

Physical Education

• Academy of Leisure Studies (http://www.academyofleisuresciences.org)
• American Alliance for Health, Physcial Education, Recreation, and Dance (http://www.aahperd.org)
• American Association for Leisure and Recreation (http://www.aalr.org)

Purdue Student Organizations

Collegiate Association of Personal Trainers

Supports and educates entry-level professionals interested in the personal training field by, but not limited to, the following means: presenting guest speakers within the personal training arena, attending reputable personal training conferences, establishing networks vital to obtaining careers in the personal training field.

Eta Sigma Gamma

Provides opportunity and encouragement to students in the health science
field.

Health and Kinesiology Majors Club

Unifies the activities and promotes social interaction among the undergraduates. For more information contact flynnsm@purdue.edu