NMAA HEAT ILLNESS PREVENTION PROTOCOL

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As we begin the 20252026 school year, the New Mexico Activities Association would like to remind everyone of the updated changes to Heat Illness Prevention bylaws that were adopted in 2024. These updated regulations included the use of Wet Bulb Globe Temperature technologies can be used as well as Heat Index. The full heat illness policies are posted on the NMAA website and can be accessed from the below link:

• NMAA Heat Illness Policy – https://www.nmact.org/fil e/Heat_Illness_Prevention_ Protocol.pdf

• Additional Heat Illness Resources (can be found on the NMAA Sports Medicine Page) – https://www.nmact.org/sp orts-medicine-advisorycommittee/