The Healthy Athletes initiative is designed to help Special Olympics athletes improve their health and fitness, leading to an enhanced sports experience and improved well-being. Currently Healthy Athletes provides athletes with screening in 6 disciplines:
- 1) Fit Feet – Podiatric screening and treatment.
- 2) FUN fitness – comprehensive physical therapy
- 3) Health Promotion – health and wellness (disease prevention)
- 4) Healthy Hearing – audiological screenings
- 5) Special Olympics - Lions Clubs International Opening Eyes-quality vision screenings and eye health care
- 6) Special Smiles - dental screening, education and referrals.
These screenings and exams are conducted at Special Olympics national, regional and World Games and are provided at no cost to Special Olympics athletes.
To date, Special Olympics Singapore has implemented the following Healthy Athletes programmes:
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