Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC)

Health

WHAT WE DO

Healthy
Athletes

Special Olympics Healthy Athletes provides accessible information, resources, systems and policies at the individual, community, national and global levels that support Special Olympics Southern California athletes in realizing sustainable healthy and productive lives.

Fit 5
 

Fit 5 is a fitness program designed to help Special Olympics Southern California athletes become the best athlete they can be by creating healthy lifestyle changes.

MedFest Exams

MedFest was created to offer the physical exams that all athletes need prior to participating in Special Olympics sports programming. Through With the support of Kaiser Permanente, these exams are conducted by licensed physicians at no cost to athletes and their families. They are open to existing athletes, as well as those that may be new, or interested in participating in Special Olympics.

Health Booths

Health and Fitness Booths have been integrated into community games to not only enhance the athlete experience but also to educate and engage athletes, parent’s, guardians, and coaches in health and fitness. At this these booths, we encourage athletes to visit Healthy Athlete disciplines when they are available at events and we educated coaches, parents, and guardians about the importance of Healthy Athletes. In addition, we take samples of the Team Wellness manuals to explain our Team Wellness Programs to everyone in hopes of getting them interested to join a Team Wellness group in their area.

INCLUSIVE HEALTH

Sideline Care by Kaiser Permanent

Kaiser Permananete

Kaiser Permanente has been a major supporter of Special Olympics Southern California athletes. This includes donating their time and supplies and providing medical care at all major competitions.

PARTNERS

SOSC CDC

The mark “CDC” is owned by the US Dept. of Health and Human Services and is used with permission. Use of this logo is not an endorsement by HHS or CDC of any particular product, service, or enterprise.

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