Inclusive Health Resources

Stay up to date with the latest resources from the Special Olympics Colorado health, fitness and wellness team.

Inclusive Health Resources

General Health Resources

Browse our general health, fitness and wellness resources below:

All Abilities Yoga Cards with Guided By Humanity – This deck is designed to guide you through mindfulness activities and movements just like the ones we do together in class at Guided By Humanity.

NE Colorado – Health Equity Task Force:

This flyer is designed to explain the difference between a well visit and a sports physical to help those who are on Medicaid so they are doing the right type of visit.

Fitness Captains are athletes within their respective teams that are chosen by their coaches because they show the ability to lead if given the tools and resources.

Become a Fitness Captain:

Goals of the Fitness Captain Program

The vision is to build a sustainable foundation of athlete leaders and coaches who are educated and mentored so they are able to lead their peers in changing or reinforcing health behaviors and attitudes.

Roles and Responsibilities

Fitness Captains have the following responsibilities:

Work closely with coaches to help ensure health and fitness is a key component of the sports experience.
Lead warm-ups and cool-downs at all practices and competitions with my team.
Teach healthy habits to my teammates to improve fitness and sports performance, including Fit 5.
Actively compete in at least one (1) sport during the year, including regional and state competitions.
Complete all required online trainings as they are assigned to me.
Attend at least one (1) training per year to stay active as a Fitness Captain, including the mandatory First Year Training as a new Fitness Captain.
Communicate effectively via e-mail and phone, including non-verbal communication methods.
Follow the Athlete Code of Conduct and the Athlete Leadership Code of Conduct
Demonstrate positive and appropriate behaviors of a leader in my community (i.e. get along with others, have a positive outlook, dependable, demonstrate polite behaviors & good sportsmanship).
Help out when needed and motivate others.

Roles and Responsibilities

Fitness Captains have the following responsibilities:

Work closely with coaches to help ensure health and fitness is a key component of the sports experience.
Lead warm-ups and cool-downs at all practices and competitions with my team.
Teach healthy habits to my teammates to improve fitness and sports performance, including Fit 5.
Actively compete in at least one (1) sport during the year, including regional and state competitions.
Complete all required online trainings as they are assigned to me.
Attend at least one (1) training per year to stay active as a Fitness Captain, including the mandatory First Year Training as a new Fitness Captain.
Communicate effectively via e-mail and phone, including non-verbal communication methods.
Follow the Athlete Code of Conduct and the Athlete Leadership Code of Conduct
Demonstrate positive and appropriate behaviors of a leader in my community (i.e. get along with others, have a positive outlook, dependable, demonstrate polite behaviors & good sportsmanship).
Help out when needed and motivate others.

Wellness Challenges

Special Olympics Colorado hosts virtual wellness challenges to encourage athletes from all over Colorado to stay social, fit and connected throughout a difficult time. All athletes are encouraged to participate!

Healthy LEAP

Healthy LEAP (Lifestyle Education and Practice) is a free 9-week health and fitness curriculum that provides K-12 students, with and without disabilities, necessary information, equipment and materials covering physical and personal wellness, social emotional health and prevention and risk management. Healthy LEAP lessons align with Colorado’s Department of Education Academic Health Standards and can aid in achievement of existing school goals.

If you are an educator in Colorado and would like to implement Healthy LEAP in your classroom(s), please contact us.

Healthy Athletes

Through event-based screenings, Healthy Athletes works to:

Make referrals to local health practitioners when appropriate
Train health care professionals about the needs and care of people with Intellectual Disabilities
Collect, analyze and disseminate data on the health status and needs of people with Intellectual Disabilities
Advocate for improved health policies and programs for people with Intellectual Disabilities

View our healthy athletes disciplines below.

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FUNfitness
(physical therapy)

Fit Feet
(podiatry)

Health Promotion
(better health and well-being)

Healthy Hearing
(audiology)

Medfest
(sports physical exam)

Opening Eyes
(vision)

Special Smiles
(dentistry)

Strong Minds
(mental health)

Healthy Young Athletes
(Pediatric screening)

Get Involved

Become a Clinical Director

Clinical Directors help run health screenings to provide more health education and advocacy to athletes.

Become a Volunteer

Medical professionals, med students, or general volunteers are all needed to make health screenings happen for Special Olympics CO athletes.

Virtual Training for Athletes

Stay fit and and game ready with seasonal, and sport specific, workouts and training drills from the comfort of home.

Providers:

Special Olympics Colorado is constantly looking for clinical directors to volunteer their time to run health screenings as well as volunteers for our health-related events. Not interested in volunteering but want to promote inclusive health within your practice? Get in touch using the information below.