Special Olympics Healthy Communities, made possible by the Golisano Foundation, works to increase access to quality health care and effective prevention programming to improve the health of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
In addition to raising awareness about health disparities facing people with IDD, Healthy Communities activates public and private sector partners to adopt more inclusive practices, train and empower athletes and caregivers to become vocal advocates, and ultimately make it possible for people with IDD to live healthy lives in their own communities.
Healthy Communities work was newly initiated in 7 countries and 2 states in the Unities States (U.S.), bringing the total number of sites where Healthy Communities has been initiated up to 154.1
Healthy Communities Map
Arizona
Arkansas
California (Northern/Nevada)
California (Southern)
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Canada – Alberta
Canada – British Columbia
Canada – Manitoba
Canada – Northwest Territories
Canada – Nova Scotia
Canada – Ontario
Canada – Prince Edward Island
Canada – Quebec
Trinidad and Tobago
Bangladesh
Bharat (India)
Cambodia
Fiji
Malaysia
Maldives
Nepal
New Zealand
Nippon (Japan)
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Serendib (Sri Lanka)
Thailand
Timor Leste
Vietnam
Cote D’Ivoire
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Namibia
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Bahrain
Egypt
Iran
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Mauritania
Morocco
Oman
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong
Korea
Macau
Mongolia
Bolivia
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Guatemala
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Puerto Rico
Venezuela
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Georgia Republic
Great Britain
Greece
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Kazakhstan
Lithuania
Malta
Moldova
Montenegro
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Turkiye
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Prevention
Assessment
Training
Health Systems Strengthening
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Special Olympics Health activities are supported by many sources, including in the United States, by Grant Number NU27DD000021 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, with $18.1M (64%) financed with U.S. federal funds and $10.2M (36%) supported by non-federal sources.
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