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38 people are interested
FUNfitness (Physical Therapy) Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Special Olympics Florida, Healthy Community Tampa Bay
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38 people are interested
What we do: Help us provide Physical Therapy screenings to our Special Olympics athletes: children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Events occur year-round throughout the Tampa Bay area.
Who we need: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants, and Physical Therapy Students, trained on-site to provide all-day screening exams.
Benefits of Helping Special Olympics Florida Healthy Community FUNfitness
- Feeling good about helping those who cannot afford service or who did not know help was available to them
- Experiencing the joy of seeing athletes go home with a book of exercises they can do at home to help build strength, balance, and flexibility
- Enjoying the camaraderie of working together with a group of your fellow professionals
- Having the ability of increasing the number of patients in your practice: your practice will grow once word gets around that you work with persons with intellectual disabilities
- What You May Not Know: You can receive a certificate of hours donated by you that you may be able to use for CEU’s within your professional organization or employer.
More opportunities with Special Olympics Florida, Healthy Community Tampa Bay
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Special Olympics Florida, Healthy Community Tampa Bay
Location:
5420 W Cypress St, Tampa, FL 33607, US
Mission Statement
Healthy Community is a premier, health care delivery approach that focuses on the whole person with an intellectual or developmental disability and provides integrated health care coordination.
Description
Healthy Community offers free health screenings to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in addition to coordination of care services, wellness classes, and community engagement events.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
5420 W Cypress StreetTampa, FL 33607
DATE POSTED
December 4, 2017
SKILLS
- Physical Therapy
- Healthcare
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 20
- Orientation or Training