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Criteria

Special Olympics Programs should recognize partners who have contributed to the P.A.T.H. to Health Equity:

Prevention: Ongoing prevention and fitness programs, for all ages

• Increasing athletes’ access to and participation in year-round health education and fitness programs.
• Increasing access to and participation in Young Athletes and early childhood programming.
• Strengthening family health education programming, including Family Health Forums.

Assessment: Early detection and care coordination

• Expanding the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes® program in the nominee’s home state/country.
• Increasing local athletes’ ability to access quality follow-up health care.

Training: Educating the health workforce

• Increasing/improving training for health care professionals, students, fitness professionals, and others on providing quality care and services to people with IDD.

Health Systems Strengthening:

• Promoting partnerships, policies, and self-advocacy to further health equity.

Increasing the financial sustainability of Special Olympics Health work.