PUBLICATIONS & NEWS
Telehealth Services to Expand for Children in Rural North Carolina Schools (May 2022)
Learn more about how a $100,000 grant from the Baxter International Foundation will address pandemic-related needs and improve access to evaluation and treatment in McDowell and Avery Counties.
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These Four Telehealth Changes Should Stay, Even After the Pandemic
(May-June 2021)
Read more from our Medical Director, Dr. Steve North, to learn how the national COVID-19 crisis has proven that telehealth can transform access to care.
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Telehealth Services and COVID-19 Response Efforts to Expand for Children in Rural North Carolina Schools (April 2021)
Learn more about a grant awarded to expand telehealth services to children in rural NC schools.
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Health-e-Schools provides health services to students via telehealth using video conferencing and special equipment. (October 2019)
Read more from The Rural Health Information Hub about the Health-e-Schools program and The Center for Rural Health Innovation within western North Carolina.
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Too sick for school? Telehealth programs take 'guesswork' out of whether a student should go home (May 28, 2019)
Read more to find how Telehealth is benefitting schools, and the impact Health-e-Schools is having on the students in McDowell County, NC.
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What is Health-e-Schools? (February 2019)
View this video from our Executive Director, Amanda Martin-North to learn more about our Health-e-Schools program and its benefits.
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School-based Telehealth: A New Approach to Improved Outcomes in Rural NC Counties (January 2015)