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Project

Special Olympics of Southern Arizona Healthy Athletes Program

Center:

AZ-Sonoran UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2018

Contact Information:

Tamsen Bassford
[email protected]
520-626-0442

Project Description:

Dr. Tamsen Bassford is the Clinical Director for Special Olympics in the Coronado region and she is implementing the goal of the Special Olympics Health Promotion Program which is to improve the quality and length of life for Special Olympics athletes through healthy behaviors. She will work through the MEDFAST program, which provides free sport physicals to current athletes and those hoping to become athletes.

Keyword(s):

Special Olympics Healthy Athletes Medical Students

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Performing Direct and/or Demonstration Services, Continuing Education/Community Training

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

None

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County, Mulit-County, State

Funding Source:

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

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