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Spring 2007

Healthy Athletes Update 
Vice President's Corner 
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AMSA Screenings
Promoting Health Literacy
Funding Alert
Testifying Before Congress
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Welcome to the Spring 2007 issue of the Healthy Athletes Update newsletter. There is a lot going on within Healthy Athletes. We have some very exciting news to share with you and everyone is busy preparing for the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai on 2-11 October. Healthy Athletes will be an integral part of the World Games, and all the disciplines are getting ready to offer their services to as many athletes in Shanghai as possible. Watch for news about the World Games in the next newsletter.


We look forward to hearing your comments on this newsletter. If you have a story that you would like to share, please forward it to me at sblock@ico.edu or to Jessica Stone, Senior Manager of Health and Research Communications, at jstone@specialolympics.org.

Thank you,
Sandra S. Block

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