Health Promotion – State Summer Games
June 6 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Health Promotion events are focused on improving the quality and length of life for Special Olympics Wisconsin athletes by providing them with knowledge and tools to make better decisions about their health and well-being.
The experience encourages healthy behaviors, discusses risky behaviors and improves self-efficacy and self-advocacy. Health care professionals provide athletes health screenings, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, bone mineral density (BDM) measurements, interactive educational tools and motivational health information.
Health Promotion focuses on the following core areas:
- Nutrition/hydration
- Bone health
- Sun safety
- Tobacco avoidance and cessation
- Physical activity
- Hand Hygiene