Healthy Young Athletes (Pediatrics)
Healthy Young Athletes is a holistic pediatric screening offered to children 2 – 7 years old, with and without Intellectual Disabilities, as an initial offering by Healthy Athletes. The screening can be implemented across the three Young Athletes implementation models—school, community, and home—as well as in conjunction with large-scale Healthy Athletes events. The screening is intended to complement a child’s primary care and provides an additional review of the child’s health and development. It is therefore paired with a comprehensive referral and community support strategy that links families with local providers, community services, and education resources for follow-up and continued support. It also serves as an educational experience to increase health and development knowledge amongst parents and caregivers. This is achieved by identifying medical, developmental, and behavioral concerns that parents and caregivers may have about their child and directing them to the appropriate resources.
For further information or general inquiries related to this discipline, please contact us at healthyyoungathletes@specialolympics.org. SO Program staff and established Clinical Directors are encouraged to submit their questions through our online form available here.
For further information or general inquiries related to this discipline, please contact us at healthyyoungathletes@specialolympics.org. SO Program staff and established Clinical Directors are encouraged to submit their questions through our online form available here.
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION
- Fact Sheet United States (PDF)
- Fact Sheet Global (Coming Soon)
- Health Branding and Graphics (webpage)
- Discipline Specific Branding Materials
VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT
- Overview of Healthy Young Athletes (PDF)
- Volunteer Recruitment Templates (Coming Soon)
- Volunteer Certificate (DOCX)
EVENT RESOURCES AND EQUIPMENT
HAS
LEGAL FORMS
EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY LIST
EVENT PLANNING MATERIALS
ATHLETE AND CAREGIVER RESOURCES
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Healthy Athletes System (webpage)
The Healthy Athletes System (HAS) enables the electronic capture of screening data across the Healthy Athletes disciplines.
- Pediatric Screening Products Needs Form (PNF) (Coming Soon)
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Healthy Athlete Master Equipment List (Coming Soon)
A list of supplies that can be requested from Special Olympics for your Healthy Athletes event.
- Sample Venue Layout (Coming Soon)
- Referral Letter Template (Coming Soon)
- Healthy Young Athlete Report Card (Coming Soon)
- Vision Screening Training and Guidelines (Coming Soon)
- Audio Screening and Referral Guidelines (Coming Soon)
- Pediatric Screening Tool - Global (DOCX)
- Pediatric Screening Tool - SONA (DOCX)
EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL
- Healthy Start Toolkit
- Resource Checklist (Coming Soon)
- Letter to Parents/Caregivers from Abe (Coming Soon)
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES
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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.
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How to Speak with People with Disabilities (video)
Whether you are in a health care or other professional environment or just having a personal conversation, consider these basic rules for communicating with a person with an intellectual disability. Download - Working with Special Olympics Athletes (PDF)
ADDITIONAL RELATED RESOURCES
- Coming Soon