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Inclusive Health

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Community Impact

Nearly 1,900 Health Screenings Performed in Three Days at Special Olympics Healthy Athletes®

Over three days, Special Olympics Healthy Athletes®, made possible by the Golisano Foundation, conducted a total of 1,854 health screenings!
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Press Releases

Safilo Group and Special Olympics Renew Long-Standing Partnership Through to 2027

[Padua / Washington, D.C. - March 10, 2025] For over two decades, Safilo Group—one of the eyewear industry’s key players in the design, manufacturing and distribution of prescription frames, sunglasses, outdoor eyewear, goggles, and helmets—and Special Olympics have been changing lives, one pair of glasses at a time. Now, that mission continues.
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In the News

Casamance: The Community Committed to the Health of Children with Disabilities

The following is an excerpt from a podcast episode titled “Casamance: the community committed to the health of children with disabilities.”
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A group of 21 people pose for a photo situated between two black tables and in front of three red and while Special Olympics Health banners. There are two rows of people, with the front row sitting and the back row standing. In the middle of the front row, two women hold a sign reading “#InclusiveHealth.”
In the News

Celebrating Inclusive Health Across the MENA Region

Leadership from Special Olympics International and the Golisano Foundation spent the week of November 4th in the MENA Region witnessing the impact of local health programs in action!
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Systems Change in Inclusive Health 2024-2025 Subgrantees logos
Community Impact

Special Olympics Announces the 2024 – 2025 Systems Change in Inclusive Health Subgrant Awardees

Ten organizations have been selected as recipients of the 2024 – 2025 Systems Change in Inclusive Health Subgrant. Together, their reach spans the health ecosystem, and their exciting projects stand to improve health access for people with IDD!
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A group of men and women in business casual clothing stand in a conference room in front of a backdrop reading ‘APHA’ and a Special Olympics branded presentation screen with the title ‘In Pursuit of Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD)-Inclusive Health Systems: Special Olympics International as a Champion of Health Equity.’ Presenter Annu stands in the middle of the group in a red Special Olympics pullover with a medal around his neck.
In the News

Special Olympics Presents on Ongoing Health Equity Projects at the 2024 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting ‘Key Session’

Special Olympics Presents on Ongoing Health Equity Projects at the 2024 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting ‘Key Session’
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In the News

Prioritise Inclusive Healthcare for People with Disabilities

The article details how South Africa is working towards a future of better health inclusion and outcomes for people with IDD through participation in the Rosemary Collaboratory Initiative.
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Three people sit at a table in front of a banner which includes logos from Special Olympics, Lions Club International Foundation, the Paraguay government and others. A man in a blue shirt leans over to sign an MOU as a woman in a pink shirt and a man in a blue jacket look on.
In the News

Breaking Barriers for Health and Inclusion at the Special Olympics IV Latin American Games

On the sidelines of the Special Olympics IV Latin American Games, the importance of global health partnerships for health system strengthening took center court.
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Two women sit at a desk with microphones while presenting at the World Health Summit. A presentation plays on a projector while the women talk.
In the News

Special Olympics Co-Hosts World Health Summit Session on Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities

Special Olympics joined a consortium of global health leaders to highlight the topic of disability inclusion in health and advocate for the needs of persons with disabilities.
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Five Latin American Leader Athletes during the Call to Action.
In the News

Call to Action: Empowering Through Sports

The International Sports for Development Forum calls on society to recognize the transformative power of sports to promote social inclusion.
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