Join National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) for a focused member-only learning session. The meeting will start with federal updates.
NASHIA Federal and Funding Updates
NASHIA will provide a staff update about various policy and funding topics, including:
ACL Grant Solicitation
TBI Act
Appropriations
Community Engagement Requirements
Rural Health Transformation Funding Opportunities
State Opioid Funding
Epilepsy Foundation of America
This upcoming member learning session will explore the critical importance of strengthening partnerships between brain injury organizations and epilepsy partners to better support individuals living with both conditions. Following a brain injury, individuals can face an increased risk of developing post-traumatic epilepsy, sometimes months or even years after the injury. These overlapping needs can significantly impact health outcomes, independence, quality of life, and access to coordinated services, making cross-system collaboration essential.
We are honored to welcome Thometta Cozart, MS, MPH, CPH, CHES, from the Epilepsy Foundation of America, as our guest speaker. Thometta brings extensive expertise in public health, health equity, community engagement, culturally appropriate messaging, and health education programming.
Participants will:
Learn about the relationship between brain injury and epilepsy, including long-term impacts.
Explore common gaps in care coordination, education, and community supports for individuals living with both brain injury and epilepsy.
Discuss strategies for collaboration between brain injury and epilepsy organizations at the national, state, and local levels.
Identify opportunities to improve outreach, culturally responsive messaging, referral systems, and health equity efforts.
Examine how partnerships can strengthen advocacy, improve service navigation, and better support individuals and families across systems.
This session will provide practical insight into how cross-disability collaboration can strengthen systems of care, improve outcomes, and ensure individuals affected by both brain injury and epilepsy receive more coordinated support.
This event is for NASHIA Members Only.
All NASHIA Members will be automatically registered for the event.
You should receive an email confirmation of your registration that includes a calendar invite. Please email Amanda Nieser, anieser@nashia.org, if you do not receive it.
Please join us if you can! For those of you who are unable to make it, the session will be recorded and available to NASHIA members only.