Special Olympics Healthy Athletes

Location: UVM Athletic Fields

Special Olympics Healthy Athletes® is a worldwide health program through which Special Olympics volunteers and partners improve the health of people with intellectual disabilities and address health conditions such as chronic pain, disease, blindness, hearing loss and shortened life span that needlessly affect this under-served population.

Healthy Athletes in Vermont currently offers three screenings including dentistry, physical therapy and health and well-being which includes nutrition education. We partner with reputable universities and research institutions to conduct cutting edge research and evaluation to promote better understanding of issues surrounding intellectual disabilities. Professionals and volunteers have received training to work with patients with intellectual disabilities; this training helps health professionals increase their knowledge, comfort level, and competence in working with patients with intellectual disabilities and enables them to bring these skills back to their communities.

The Healthy Athletes screening in Vermont typically takes place on the Saturday of our Summer Games competition. In 2014, the screening will take place Saturday, May 31 at the University of Vermont.

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Special Olympics Vermont Website: www.specialolympicsvermont.org