Healthy Hearing (audiology)

The Healthy Hearing discipline of Healthy Athletes provides comprehensive hearing screenings and follow-up recommendations. The main goals of this program are to inform athletes, parents, coaches or caregivers about the detection of possible ear and hearing problems, recommend follow-up as needed, and to promote the necessity of regular ear and hearing screenings.

For more information please contact us at healthyhearing@specialolympics.org

• Fact Sheets (PDF): Global • United States
• How to Volunteer with Healthy Athletes (webpage)
• Clinical Director Role (webpage)
• Volunteer Recruitment Templates (DOCX)
• Health Professional Training: Special Olympics has developed training for healthcare providers on working with people with intellectual disabilities. These free e-learning courses are available online. This interactive learning experience arms healthcare providers with the knowledge and understanding of how to be more inclusive as it relates to health programming and services.
• Clinical Director Recommendation Questions (DOCX)

• Clinical Director Manual (PDF)
• Healthy Hearing Training (PDF)
• Healthy Hearing volunteer Training Manual (PDF)
• No Pass Recommendation Form - English (PDF)
• No Pass Recommendation Forms Translated (webpage)
• Pass Recommendation Form - English (PDF)
• Pass Recommendation Forms Translated (webpage)

• Virtual Healthy Hearing Facilitator Guide (PDF)
• Virtual Healthy Hearing (PPTX)

• HAS Form (webpage)
• Insurance and Hold Harmless Agreement (PDF)

• Equipment and Supply List (PDF): Printing needs, general and electrical supplies, screening materials, miscellaneous.
• Additional Supply Lists
  
  • International Supplies List (XLSX)
  • US Supplies List (XLSX)
• Sample Venue Layout (PDF)
• Healthy Hearing Product Needs Form (PNF)
• SOEE Healthy Hearing Product Needs Form (PNF)
• Healthy Athlete Master Equipment List (PDF): A list of supplies that can be requested from Special Olympics for your Healthy Athletes event.
• Henry Schein Order Forms: Notice there are separate lists for the US or International requests. Following the below request links. To guarantee timely delivery, please make sure to submit request 90 days prior to the event date. (Please do not request Healthy Hearing Equipment via links below)
  
  • SO Jamaica, Germany and Canada ONLY International
  • All US Programs

• Feedback Survey for Clinical Directors (webpage)

• Follow-up Recommendations (PDF)
• General Advice (PDF)
• Urgent Referral (PDF)
• Station (PDF)

• Discipline Specific Branding Materials
• Health Branding and Graphics

• Introduction Video (video)
• Overview Video (video)

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