Join us for the 2025 Special Olympics Utah Health Fair!
Our fair is a full day, community event focused on delivering vital health screenings, activities, resources, and education to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their support networks, including family and caregivers. This event is open to all people with IDD, not just Special Olympics Athletes, of all ages. The event, all activities and food, are completely free! This will include a free lunch for all those in attendance. As part of the fair, you can receive the following services and participate in other exciting activities focused on building your health and wellness. All details can be found below.
Date: March 1st, 2025
Location: Glendale Middle School, 1430 Andrew Ave, Salt Lake City UT 84014
Time: 9am to 4pm
Free Health Screenings
Our health screenings are valuable health checks provided by incredible volunteer doctors and medical professionals who have been trained to work specifically with people with IDD. Not only are they caring and passionate, they are also some of the best in their respective fields. Being screened helps you to better understand and improve your health! We offer screenings in the following specialties:
- Medical Physicals
- Vision and Eye Health
Includes free prescription glasses, if needed - Dental and Oral Health
Includes free fluoride varnish treatment - Audiology Education (Hearing)
- Physical Therapy
Includes fitness test - Podiatry (Foot and Ankle)
Includes free socks
After completing screenings, all participants will receive fun prizes like water bottles, stickers, fidget toys and more! There will also be a healthcare themed photo booth where you can take a Polaroid photo with your family and friends with a special Healthy Athletes photo frame!
Fitness Kick-Off
Special Olympics athletes and fitness instructors will be teaming up to lead a morning workout at 9am to kick-off the event! Join us to start the day with a full body workout that will get your heart rate up, build your strength, improve your balance, and release the stress built up during the week. This workout is designed to for all ages and abilities, and will be a great opportunity to learn from our athlete leaders!
Nutrition Stations
There will be healthy snack stations all over the school, so grab some free fruit and veggies! Graduate students studying nutrition and completing their dietician training will also be teaching us simple ways to make good nutrition choices! There will be 4 mini-classes throughout the day focused on a variety of topics.
- 2 Demonstration Classes: Follow along with the instructor to make a healthy snack, try new foods and learn simple ways to make good food choices!
- Portions and Food Groups: Learn how much food you should have on your plate from each food group and ideas for how to fill that plate with nutritious and delicious foods.
- Healthy Beverage Choices: Learn about the beverage stoplight, a simple and easy way to make healthy drink choices every day.
Community Resources Tabling Fair
There are so many incredible organizations that serve our community members with IDD by providing necessary and valuable programs, resources, activities and socialization opportunities. To help spread the word about the fantastic work they do, and the myriad opportunities and resources available through their organizations, we will be hosting a massive tabling area! Come explore the fair to learn more, make connections, play games, and get some cool prizes and giveaways! Some of the great organizations registered include the Utah Parent Center, Valley Behavioral Health - Carmen B Pingree Autism Center of Learning and The Adult Ability Center, the Office of Children with Special Healthcare Needs, Utah Independent Living Center, Adaptive Arena, U-FIT, and many more.
If you are a community organization that serves people with IDD and their support networks who would like to join the tabling fair, please register HERE. For questions or special requests, please reach out to our team at or by calling (801)363-1111x106.
Share About the Special Olympics Utah Health Fair!
Flyers, posters, and social media posts can be downloaded below. They are available in both English and Spanish. This section will be periodically updated, so check back often.
2025 SOUT Health & Wellness Fair Flyer - English
2025 SOUT Health & Wellness Fair Flyer - Spanish
2025 SOUT Health & Wellness Fair Poster 11x17 - English
2025 SOUT Health & Wellness Fair Poster 11x17 - Spanish
2025 SOUT Health & Wellness Fair Tabling Information
For questions or special requests, please reach out to our Health Team.