Developing School-based Telehealth Programs as an Equity Strategy for Education and Health Care.
School-based telehealth programs have shown potential to address both educational and health needs of elementary students in North Carolina. A Cone Health prototype in areas of endemic poverty and low health literacy allowed for the creation of on-demand care that kept children in school, decreased early dismissals, and reduced the burden and cost of urgent health care on families.
Authors
- John E Jenkins
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- UNC Libraries
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17615/td7d-8b13
- Primary Topic
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00