AUCD: Welcome Reception and Posters: Poster Hall: Combating Health Disparities for People with DD: A Special Olympics Healthy Athletes Community Partnership

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Presenter

Stephen Sulkes, MD,
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Other Presenter(s)

Susan Hetherington, MS, Rochester, NY, NY - Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Ann Costello, MSW, B. Thomas Golisano Foundation, Rochester, NY
Laurie Kennedy, MS, Special Olympics New York--Genesee Region, Rochester, NY
Katie Anderson, MPA, B. Thomas Golisano Foundation, Rochester, NY

Description

To address health disparities through increased health screenings of individuals with DD, Rochester UCEDD/LEND teamed with Special Olympics NY and the Golisano Foundation to train Clinical Directors in three upstate New York communities in seven Healthy Athletes disciplines. This session describes this collaborative training activity, and outcomes to date.

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