Healthy Athletes

Our Programs

Training & Competitions
Unified Champion Schools
Young Athletes
Family Support Network
Healthy Athletes
Athlete Leadership
Fit 5

People with intellectual disabilities typically receive sub-standard care or virtually no health care at all. For every ten athletes on a Special Olympics team:

  • 2 have never had an eye exam
  • 4 need a new prescription for glasses
  • 2 have potential hearing loss
  • 4 have untreated tooth decay and I
  • 2 are in need of urgent dental care
  • 2—3 have low bone density
  • 6 are overweight or obese and at risk for chronic health conditions
  • 6 have problems with flexibility, placing them at risk for injury
  • 5 have at least one kind Of skin or nail condition

Special Olympics Pakistan offers free-of-cost health screenings and follow-up care in the following areas:

  • Med Fest (History and Physical Exam)
  • Special Olympics Lions Clubs International Foundation Opening Eyes@(Vision/Eye Health)
  • Healthy Hearing (Audiology)
  • Special Smiles (Dentistry)
  • Health Promotion (Prevention and Nutrition)
  • Strong Minds (Emotional Health)
  • FUNfitness (Physical Therapy)
  • Fit Feet (Podiatry)

 

Healthy Athletes is not only a program for athletes but, through training and hands-on experience at screenings, it is a program for healthcare students and professionals to increase knowledge of best practices in caring for and communicating with people with intellectual disabilities.