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Health Disciplines

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
EVENT RESOURCES AND EQUIPMENT
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LEGAL FORMS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY LIST
  • Pediatric Screening Products Needs Form (PNF) (Coming Soon)
  • Healthy Athlete Master Equipment List (Coming Soon)
    A list of supplies that can be requested from Special Olympics for your Healthy Athletes event.
EVENT PLANNING MATERIALS
ATHLETE AND CAREGIVER RESOURCES

EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL

HEALTH PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES

  • 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.
  • 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