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Special Olympics Healthy Athletes® program is an integral part of Special Olympics International; no athlete can hope to compete in sport without proper health care services. Healthy Athletes® is of particular significance in the MENA region where lack of awareness coupled with the scarcity of resources is often hampers health care access for people with intellectual disabilities.
Healthy Athletes® debut in the MENA region was at the Second Regional Games held in Beirut, Lebanon in 2002. Today we have a thriving program that includes a total of five different disciplines (Special Smiles, Opening Eyes, Healthy Hearing, Health Promotion, and Funfitness) in 12 programs (Bahrain, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Kuwait, Mauritania, and United Arab Emirates). Thousands of MENA region athletes have been screened and referred for advanced medical care.
Download Some Publications
 
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Download Are You a Healthy Athlete?
(Adobe PDF, 827K) a booklet designed
to educate Special Olympics athletes
on being and staying healthy, and to
encourage participation in Healthy
Athletes screenings. |
Download Start a Special Olympics Healthy
Athlete Program — Create a Legacy of Health
Care
(Adobe PDF publication, 653K)
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Contact Information
Salma ElGhandour, Healthy Athletes Manager
selghandour@specialolympics.org
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