Healthy Athletes Software system (HAS) In support of the Healthy Athletes program, Health One Global is creating a Web-based software application called Healthy Athletes Software system (HAS) to enable the electronic capture of screening data across the Healthy Athletes disciplines. HAS began to be used at an increasing number of Special Olympics Games in many countries beginning January 2004. (See Frequently Asked Questions about the Healthy Athletes Software system for further information.) In the process, HAS will also become the world's largest and highest quality health database on individuals with intellectual disabilities, which will be invaluable not only for Special Olympics athlete management and administration, but also for the wider scientific community. Data capture Download Healthy Athletes Software System (HAS) forms (Microsoft Word documents) for these disciplines: • Fit Feet (268K) • FUNfitness (100K) • Health Promotion (334K) • Healthy Hearing (76K) • Opening Eyes® (284K) • Special Smiles® (246K) There are several methods to capture the data at the screenings. At the very least, the athlete's data can be captured on paper, then entered into the HAS Web site at a later time. The ideal situation is to have Web access and available PCs (personal computers) at the screening event. Another option is the use of wireless PDAs which can transfer the data directly to the Web site or via a PC. Each of the Healthy Athletes disciplines has a discipline-specific prescribed HAS form. These forms can be downloaded here or are readily available for Clinical Directors from their Regional Coordinators, the Global Advisors or the Managers at Special Olympics headquarters. As with clients in your practices, this information is valuable and confidential. Confidentiality As in clinical practice, data collected is confidential. Access to the HAS system is password protected. It is also limited by role within the Healthy Athletes global program. A unique identifier is assigned to each athlete and is coordinated with each discipline. Through this identifier, we can catalogue data confidentially from each screening that particular athlete attends. Results The data collected utilizing the HAS during the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games permitted data sorting by demographic and delegation factors in real time! Additionally, each athlete received integrated personal report cards across all screening areas describing services, screening results and referral status. Data collected from screenings are valuable to promoting the change in perception of persons with intellectual disabilities, garnering support from government organizations, recruiting of volunteers, and increasing information available to the research community globally. • Healthy Athletes Software system Frequently Asked Questions Contact Information Martin Wisor, Data Management Coordinator, at +1 (202) 628-3630 or mwisor@specialolympics.org.