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"We're not giving up": Insights from the Trailblazers of Inclusive Health

Celebrating the Global Golisano Health Leadership Awards with Gilmour Borg
Special Olympics Malta athlete and Health Messenger, Gilmour Borg sits down with TV broadcaster and radio personality, Kelsey Nicole Nelson to share his personal experience as to why inclusive healthcare is so vital and his excitement to share his story during the awards event.

In a special digital video series celebrating the 2022 Global Golisano Health Leadership Awards, broadcast journalist, radio personality, and podcast host, Kelsey Nicole Nelson hosted a series of interviews discussing the decade-long partnership between Special Olympics and the Golisano Foundation and the many achievements toward inclusive health.

Learn more about the partnership between Special Olympics and the Golisano Foundation, the Global Golisano Health Leadership Awards celebration event, and the achievements of this year’s seven honorees.

Celebrating the Global Golisano Health Leadership Awards with Dr. Alicia Bazzano and Ann Costello
Executive Director of the Golisano Foundation, Ann Costello and Special Olympics Chief Health Officer, Dr. Alicia Bazzano sit down with TV broadcaster and radio personality, Kelsey Nicole Nelson to discuss the impact of the decade-long partnership between Special Olympics and the Golisano Foundation for inclusive health care.
Celebrating the Global Golisano Health Leadership Award Recipient Speak Up Africa
Founder and CEO of Speak Up Africa, Yacine Djibo sits down with TV broadcaster and radio personality, Kelsey Nicole Nelson to discuss the work that her organization is doing toward inclusive health alongside Special Olympics Senegal.
Celebrating the Global Golisano Health Leadership Award Recipient School of Odontology at the Universidad de Valparaiso
Dr. Jaime Jamett Rojas from the School of Odontology at the Universidad de Vaparaiso in Chile sits down with TV broadcaster and radio personality, Kelsey Nicole Nelson to discuss the university’s dedication to training the next generation of healthcare providers on treating patients with intellectual disabilities.

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The Global Golisano Health Leadership Awards recognize health champions—leaders and organizations—that are making a significant contribution to secure equal access to health, fitness or wellness for people with intellectual disabilities. The award also promotes awareness of the progress and extraordinary efforts toward fulfilling the goals, values, and mission of Special Olympics Health work. This is the highest Special Olympics honor for health partners.

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