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Health

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Community Impact

Inclusive Fitness Benefits Everyone

It is well documented that people with intellectual disabilities are less active than the general population.
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Dr. Perlman evaluating an athletes oral health. Healthy Athletes, Special Smiles
50 Game Changers

Dr. Steven Perlman

In the 1990s, Dr. Steve Perlman and Eunice Kennedy Shriver met to discuss the lack of access to health care for people with intellectual disabilities, who were often denied treatment.
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Community Impact

Better Health Starts with Healthy Athletes

How important is it to get a second opinion? Ask any of the over 1.7 million athletes screened by the Special Olympics Health Program.
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2017 Golisano Global Health Leadership Award Honoree: Universidad Cientifica del Sur (FCS)
Videos

2017 Golisano Global Health Leadership Award Honoree: Universidad Cientifica del Sur (FCS)

Universidad Cientifica del Sur – Escuela de Estomatología (FCS) is one of seven honorees of the 2017 Golisano Global Health Leadership Award. The university works in partnership with Special Olympics Peru.
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Community Impact

Health Focus: Building Healthy Communities

Every day fantastic, innovative work is happening within the health sphere in Special Olympics—contributing to our Inclusion Revolution! One fine example is the Healthy Communities programme, supported by the Golisano Foundation.
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Athletes

How a Free Screening Changed Isaac “Joe” Crawford's Life

Suffering from headaches and often squinting to see better, it was clear Crawford needed to get his eyes checked.
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Partners of the Movement

OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation

Since 2002 the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation and EssilorLuxottica are the official global supplier of ophthalmic lenses to the Special Olympics Lions Clubs International Foundation Opening Eyes program.
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Press Releases

Special Olympics Partners With Starkey Hearing Technologies

A gift of US$250,000 will make it possible to train more hearing health providers and make healthy hearing more inclusive.
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Athletes

How Opening Eyes Program Helped a Romanian Swimmer

Thanks to the program, supported by Essilor, 13-year-old Cristi Ardeleanu is experiencing huge improvements to his eyesight.
1 Min Read
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Community Impact

Special Olympics South Africa Hosted Athletes Screening

We were able to help educate the community about proper health care for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
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