This document proposes creating a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Journal to raise awareness of MTBI among service members and the public in each US state and territory. The journal would include generic MTBI information and state-specific stories, resources, and photos provided by each state's National Guard Public Affairs Office. Kentucky's PAO would integrate the content and a printer would produce physical and online versions to be distributed by each state's PAO.

2. BACKGROUND
Mild
Traumatic
Brain
Injury
(MTBI)
can
be
caused
by
a
hit
or
blow
to
the
head
that
results
in
a
loss
or
alteration
of
consciousness.
MTBI
is
often
described
as
a
concussion.
MTBI
is
one
of
the
most
common
forms
of
combat-­‐related
injury
and
is
prevalent
among
Servicemembers
who
are
injured
during
operations,
to
include
the
Global
War
on
Terror.
Regular
concussions
are
typically
caused
by
direct
impact
to
the
head.
Further
evidence
in
the
study
of
head
injuries
suggest
that
the
pressurized
blast
waves
produced
by
powerful
IEDs
and
rocket-­‐propelled
grenade
inflict
a
fundamentally
different
type
of
brain
injury,
yet
a
TBI
none-­‐the-­‐
less.
PURPOSE
The
purpose
of
the
Mild
Traumatic
Brain
Injury
Journal
is
to
create
awareness
for
the
publics
of
each
state
and
territory
of
MTBI
and
its
effects
on
our
Servicemembers.
This
MTBI
Journal
could
benefit
Servicemembers,
family
members,
employers,
educators,
elected
officials
and
the
general
populace
of
each
state
and
territory
as
a
resource
guide
and
general
education
journal.
To
the
injured
Servicemembers
and
their
families,
the
MTBI
Journal
can
provide
comfort,
inspiration
and
resources
to
cope
with
the
injuries.
OVERALL
SCHEME
OF
MANEUVER:
Create
a
Mild
Traumatic
Brain
Injury
Journal
with
specific
content
from
all
54
states
and
territories.
Each
state
and
territory
will
be
able
to
input
content
for
publication
specific
to
their
situation
–
if
requested
or
intended
–
to
both
a
physical
magazine
and
a
web
version
of
the
same
periodical.
The
offline
and
online
versions
of
this
publication
will
be
similar
to
the
Brain
Injury
Alliance
of
Kentucky
Military
MTBI
Resource
Journal
print
and
PDF
version
as
seen
via
the
link
below:
http://www.biak.us/sites/default/files/BIAK%20MTBI%20Resource%20Journal.pdf
Included
in
this
proposal
is
how
this
publication
would
be
concepted,
managed,
created,
printed
and
distributed.

3.
OVERALL
GENERAL
TEMPLATE:
Using
the
BIAK
Kentucky
MTBI
Resource
Journal
as
a
guide,
generic
information
regarding
MTBI
would
occupy
more
than
70%
of
the
content
within
the
journal.
These
generic
stories,
facts,
best
practices,
etc.
would
be
provided
in
the
individual
state
and
territory
template.
Each
state
and
territory
would
be
responsible
for
providing
an
introduction
from
their
Adjutant
General,
a
story
with
pictures,
a
resource/contact
page,
and
an
ample
amount
of
pictures
of
state/territory
specific
Guardmembers
to
be
used
throughout
the
periodical.
HOW
TO
MANAGE:
We
recommend
that
content
for
this
publication
be
gathered
and
submitted
by
each
state/territory
Public
Affairs
Office.
Stories,
pictures,
resource
numbers,
etc.
would
be
sent
by
each
PAO
to
Kentucky’s
PAO
office
for
journal
integration.
CREATION:
Using
a
universal
template
similar
to
the
BIAK
Kentucky
MTBI
Resource
Journal,
the
Kentucky
National
Guard
Public
Affairs
Office
would
integrate
each
state
and
territories
content
into
a
journal
specific
to
their
state
and
territory.
DISSEMINATION/FULFILLMENT:
Journals
would
be
drop-­‐shipped
to
each
state
and
territory’s
NG
Public
Affairs
Office.
Each
state/territory
PAO
would
be
responsible
for
distributing
the
journals
from
their
offices.
PRINT
VENDOR:
The
Kentucky
National
Guard
Public
Affairs
Office
has
received
three
bids
and
has
pre-­‐selected
Valeo
Magazine’s
publisher
as
the
most-­‐suitable
vendor
for
this
endeavor.
The
Valeo
websites
and
latest
print
magazine
can
be
found
at:
http://www.valeocommunications.com
http://www.valeocommunications.com/pdf/VM12_1Qv4b.pdf

4.
COSTS:
The
Kentucky
National
Guard
Public
Affairs
Office
has
received
three
bids
and
has
pre-­‐selected
Valeo
Magazine’s
publisher
as
the
most-­‐suitable
vendor
for
this
endeavor.

6.
EXAMPLES
OF
INFORMATION
FROM
EACH
STATE

7.
EXAMPLES
OF
STORIES
AND
PICTURES
TO
BE
PROVIDED
BY
EACH
NG
STATE
PAO
OFFICE