Healthy Young Athletes (Pediatrics)
Healthy Young Athletes is a holistic pediatric screening offered to children 2 – 7 years old, with and without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), 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
VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT
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.
- Healthy Young Athletes Referral Letter Template (DOCX)
- Vision Screening – LEA Symbols Visual Acuity Test (PDF)
- Vision Screening – Pediatric Assessment of Stereopsis with a Smile (PASS) Instructions (PDF)
- Vision Screening – PlusOptix Manual (PDF)
- Healthy Young Athletes Pediatric Screening Tool – Global (DOCX)
- Healthy Young Athletes Pediatric Screening Tool – Global – Spanish (DOCX)
- Healthy Young Athletes Pediatric Screening Tool – SONA (DOCX)
- Data Entry for US Programs - Pre-Screening Questionnaire
- Data Entry for US Programs – In-Person Screening
- Data Entry for Non-US Programs – Pre-Screening Questionnaire
- Data Entry for Non-US Programs – In-Person Screening
- Data Entry for Non-US Programs – Impressions
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)