

Healthy Young Athletes (Pediatric Screening)
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 more information please contact us at healthyyoungathletes@specialolympics.org
For more information please contact us at healthyyoungathletes@specialolympics.org
GET INVOLVED
- Fact Sheet United States (PDF) (Coming Soon)
- Fact Sheet Global (Coming Soon)
- Clinical Director Role (DOCX)
- Clinical Director Recruitment Questions (DOCX)
- Volunteer Recruitment Templates (Coming Soon)
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Health Professional Training (webpage)
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
MANUALS AND GUIDES
- Healthy Young Athletes Manual and Handbook (PDF)
- Printable Pre-Screening Questionnaire (Coming Soon)
- Pediatric Screening Tool - Global (DOCX)
- Pediatric Screening Tool - SONA (DOCX)
VIRTUAL HEALTHY YOUNG ATHLETES
- Virtual Training for Clinical Directors (Video) (Coming Soon)
- Virtual Presentation for Clinical Directors (PPTX) (Coming Soon)
EVENT RESOURCES AND EQUIPMENT
- Healthy Athletes Software (HAS) and Legal Forms
- Equipment and Supply List
- Referral Resources
- Clinical Guidelines
- Educational Materials
Healthy Athletes Software (HAS) and Legal Forms
Equipment and Supply List
Referral Resources
Clinical Guidelines
Educational Materials
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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. - Insurance and Hold Harmless Agreement (Coming Soon)
- 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)
- School District Assessment Request Template (Coming Soon)
- Healthy Young Athlete Report Card (Coming Soon)
- Vision Screening Training and Guidelines (Coming Soon)
- Audio Screening and Referral Guidelines (Coming Soon)
- Care Pathways (Coming Soon)
- Care Coordination Guidelines (Coming Soon)
- Healthy Start Toolkit (Coming Soon)
- Resource Checklist (Coming Soon)
- Letter to Parents/Caregivers from Abe (Coming Soon)
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION
- Overview of Healthy Young Athletes (PDF)
- Discipline Specific Branding Materials (Coming Soon)
- Health Branding and Graphics (webpage)