Particular Olympics are extremely joyful to announce a brand new well being challenge which is co-funded by way of the EU. The challenge goals to increase and put into effect available and inclusive well being promotion, health and well-being techniques in particular faculties and establishments tailored to the wishes of scholars with highbrow disabilities (ID). The Particular Olympics “Inclusive Wholesome Way of life Teams in Faculties” (iHLGiS) is a three-year challenge funded beneath the EU4Health program for the “HealthyLifestyle4All” initiative. The actions can be led by way of peer-to-peer teams with and with out ID supported by way of mentors and well being mavens with center of attention to wholesome vitamin and hydration, common well being improving bodily process, psychological well being and well being literacy in faculties adopting the concept that of “well being selling faculties”.
The challenge consortium is composed of 4 Particular Olympics (SO) program companions together with SO Estonia, SO Poland, SO Berlin and SO Hellas (Greece) and a analysis spouse, the Nationwide & Kapodistrian College of Athens, Greece. The challenge goals to succeed in over 100 faculties, over 4000 scholars with and with out ID and attractive with neighborhood stakeholders and go sectoral engagement.
“Attaining out to the early life in faculties with a well being program thru sports activities can be a good chance to proceed and lengthen our paintings with faculties sporting the legacy of the Particular Olympic Global Video games 2023 in Berlin. The Challenge is focused on very important targets for Particular Olympics Berlin to carry up a brand new era of younger other people with and with out ID that may come with sports activities and a wholesome way of life to their day by day regimen from an early age. Combining that with the speculation of Unified Sports activities® will cross even additional for the individuals and is the next move for an inclusive neighborhood.”
Philipp Bertram, CEO of SO Berlin.
“This challenge will carry our Particular Olympics Well being portfolio into faculties selling wholesome way of life to take on commonplace well being demanding situations other people with ID face already in younger age. Faculties are the easiest surroundings to mix training, wholesome way of life alternatives and well being improving bodily workout routines thru peer-to-peer way and throughout the engagement of academics, oldsters and different neighborhood stakeholders” says Bjoern Koehler, Director SO Well being techniques within the Particular Olympics Europe Eurasia area.
