Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the world’s largest provider
of health care solutions to office-based dental and medical
practitioners, today announced that it has extended through 2025
its existing partnership with Special Olympics to support health
screening and education for its athletes at select events around
the world.
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A Special Olympics athlete receives oral
health education during a free screening at Special Olympics
Healthy Athletes® at the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games
in Austria. (Photo: Business Wire)
Through this partnership, Henry Schein donates essential oral
health and medical care products for the Special Olympics Healthy
Athletes® program in Australia, Canada, Germany, the United
Kingdom, and the United States. The goal of the Healthy Athletes
program is to support the physical and social-emotional well-being
of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) and to reduce health
disparities and increase life expectancy.
Henry Schein’s donations are used during screenings in seven
Healthy Athletes disciplines: Fit Feet (podiatry); FUNfitness
(physical therapy); Health Promotion (better health and
well-being); MedFest (sports physical exam); Strong Minds
(emotional well-being); Healthy Young Athletes (pediatric
screening); and Special Smiles (oral health).
Since 2018, Henry Schein has supported Special Olympics and its
athletes by donating a range of essential health care products and
most recently, for the June 2023 Special Olympics World Games held
in Berlin, Germany. As a Spirit Partner to Special Olympics, the
Company actively serves an important role in Special Olympics’
health programming. In addition, the partnership empowers and
encourages health care providers to volunteer their time and
services to increase the knowledge of best practices in caring for
and communicating with people with ID.
According to Special Olympics, despite severe need and higher
health risks, individuals with ID are often denied health services
and die on average 16 years sooner than the general population.
“We are delighted to strengthen our partnership with Special
Olympics, furthering our commitment to the Healthy Athletes program
and health equity as a whole,” said Jennifer Kim Field, Chief
Sustainability Officer at Henry Schein. “By joining together with
Special Olympics, we are helping to expand access to care for an
often overlooked community, which is a core tenet of our corporate
citizenship commitment. Team Schein is honored to play a key role –
alongside Special Olympics and health care providers – in helping
to improve the overall health of athletes from around the
world.”
Since its inception in 1997, the Healthy Athletes program has
delivered over two million free health screenings and trained over
300,000 health care professionals, clinical volunteers, and
students in using adapted screening protocols and in communicating
effectively with people with intellectual disabilities. These
trainings also aid in building the health care community’s capacity
to serve the needs of people with intellectual disabilities outside
of Special Olympics events, as providers take these skills back to
their practices and provide higher quality health care to people
with intellectual disabilities – not just Special Olympic athletes
– in their communities.
“The collaboration between Henry Schein and Special Olympics has
already strengthened our ability to provide the high-quality health
screenings that our athletes deserve,” said Annemarie Hill, Special
Olympics Senior Vice President, Global Health Operations. “We are
pleased to continue the relationship with Henry Schein, reinforcing
our shared belief that all people deserve quality health care,
regardless of their differences.”
The donations to Special Olympics Healthy Athletes are an
initiative of Henry Schein Cares, the Company’s global corporate
social responsibility program.
About Henry Schein Cares
Henry Schein Cares stands on five pillars: empowering Team
Schein to reach their potential, advancing health equity and
expanding access to care for underserved communities, accelerating
environmental sustainability, strengthening and diversifying our
supply chain, and maintaining strong ethical governance. Health
care activities supported by Henry Schein Cares focus on four main
areas: (1) wellness, treatment, prevention, and education; (2)
capacity building; (3) emergency preparedness and disaster
response; and (4) health system strengthening.
Rooted in a deep commitment to social responsibility and the
philosophy of enlightened self-interest championed by Benjamin
Franklin, the purpose-driven vision of Henry Schein Cares is “doing
well by doing good.” Our commitment to sustained, long-term
economic success while also creating shared value for society is
achieved through the work of Henry Schein Cares and our stakeholder
model that engages all five constituents of our Mosaic of Success.
To learn more about how we are making a difference, please visit:
www.henryschein.com/corporatecitizenship.
About Henry Schein
Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) is a solutions company for
health care professionals powered by a network of people and
technology. With more than 25,000 Team Schein Members worldwide,
the Company's network of trusted advisors provides more than 1
million customers globally with more than 300 valued solutions that
help improve operational success and clinical outcomes. Our
Business, Clinical, Technology, and Supply Chain solutions help
office-based dental and medical practitioners work more efficiently
so they can provide quality care more effectively. These solutions
also support dental laboratories, government and institutional
health care clinics, as well as other alternate care sites.
Henry Schein operates through a centralized and automated
distribution network, with a selection of more than 300,000 branded
products and Henry Schein corporate brand products in our
distribution centers.
A FORTUNE 500 Company and a member of the S&P 500® index,
Henry Schein is headquartered in Melville, N.Y., and has operations
or affiliates in 33 countries and territories. The Company's sales
reached $12.3 billion in 2023, and have grown at a compound annual
rate of approximately 11.5 percent since Henry Schein became a
public company in 1995.
For more information, visit Henry Schein at www.henryschein.com,
Facebook.com/HenrySchein, Instagram.com/HenrySchein,
LinkedIn.com/Company/HenrySchein, and @HenrySchein on X.
About Special Olympics International
Founded in 1968, Special Olympics is a global movement to end
discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities. We
foster acceptance of all people through the power of sport and
programming in education, health, and leadership. With nearly four
million athletes and Unified Sports® partners and one million
coaches and volunteers in more than 170 countries, Special Olympics
delivers more than 30 Olympic-type sports and nearly 50,000 games
and competitions every year. Engage with us on: X, Facebook,
YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn. Learn more at
SpecialOlympics.org.
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