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This program provides free health screenings to registered SOKS athletes at competition venues and at selected stand alone events. Learn more!
Staying fit is more than participating in sports. It’s a lifestyle. Learn more about our programming to support an active lifestyle for all of our athletes.
The health education resources and tools found on this page are geared towards Special Olympics athletes and other people with intellectual disabilities.
Athletes might receive referrals for follow-up care from any of the Healthy Athletes screenings, and Special Olympics Kansas is committed to assisting them find the services and resources that they require when they return to their local communities.
Special Olympics Health Messengers are athletes who are trained to serve as health and wellness leaders, educators, advocates and role models. They are leading their teams, families, friends and communities to pursue healthy lifestyles.
The Special Smiles discipline of Healthy Athletes helps athletes optimize their oral health. For many individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) dental care is not often a priority and can take a back seat to more pressing dental issues.
The goal of Special Smiles is to:
At a Special Smiles non-intrusive screening, a dental care professional and assistants:
The secondary objective of Special Smiles is to increase the number of dental professionals who will serve people with ID in their practices and clinics.
Learn more about Healthy Athletes.
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