More than three days, Healthy Olympics Healthy Athletes®Made possible by the Golisano Foundation, made a total of 1,854 health projections! From these projections, 908 reference recommendations for follow -up care were made.
Health projections and free education have been offered to all special athletes in competition for Olympics of seven disciplines: Adjust the feet (podiatry), Funfitness (physiotherapy), Health promotion (preventive medicine), Healthy hearing (Audiology), Special Olympics Lions Clubs International Foundation Opening Eyes® (Vision Care), special Olympic Games Special Smiles® (dentistry), and Strong minds (Mental health). Each discipline plays a crucial role in ensuring that special Olympic athletes have access to the care they need to prosper on and off the field.
Thank you to all the partners, volunteers and clinical directors for making the projections of healthy athletes possible!
Dr. Filippo inverted volunteering with healthy athletes for 19 years, since the 2006 European Youth Games in Rome. Filippo is regional clinical director in Italy and helps to train new volunteers within the health promotion team. During healthy athletes, Filippo and his colleagues clinical guiding worked with a team of nutritionists to share advice on nutrition and sports with athletes. He discussed the importance of laughing and smiling with the athletes to enjoy the experience together.