ERIC Number: EJ1422981
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jun
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1744-6295
EISSN: EISSN-1744-6309
Health Challenges in South Dakota: Creation of Healthcare Provider Referral List for Special Olympic Athletes
Patrick T. Wilson; Marni Johnson Martin
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, v28 n2 p415-433 2024
Special Olympics promotes the health of their athletes year-round and offers their athletes options to obtain free health screenings. Following screening events, athletes often have difficulties finding needed referral care. Obstacles to finding a healthcare provider (HCP) for a referral is what necessitates the need for a state-wide HCP referral list in South Dakota. Creation of a HCP referral list was done via an online two-part survey and sent to HCPs throughout the state of South Dakota. Currently, this is the only database of healthcare providers that is accessible to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) that are members of Special Olympics South Dakota (SOSD). While the created referral list offers increased opportunities to access HCPs in South Dakota, there are still limits to ensuring easy access to HCPs throughout the entire state.
Descriptors: Athletics, Intellectual Disability, Health Services, Referral, Developmental Disabilities, Screening Tests, Access to Health Care, Health Promotion, Athletes, Barriers, Databases
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Dakota
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