Telehealth in Rural Southwest Virginia

说明： 位于弗吉尼亚州最西部县的山地帝国老年公民公司(MEOC)是李、怀斯、斯科特县和弗吉尼亚州诺顿市老龄化和公共交通实体的指定地区机构。MEOC与周围肯塔基州和田纳西州的实体密切联系，并在三州倡议和其他旨在服务阿巴拉契亚地区的项目中密切合作。MEOC的阿巴拉契亚根基指导着它的努力和理念，因此，主要强调社区合作、社区赋权、发展伙伴关系和代际规划。 在现有社区合作的基础上，“西南部弗吉尼亚州农村远程健康”项目是一个多方面的方法，旨在加强西南部弗吉尼亚州医疗服务不足地区的卫生专业人员和消费者对数字卫生信息资源的访问，并通过进一步的培训，提高卫生保健提供者、患者和消费者对国家医学图书馆(NLM)服务的认识和使用。 “弗吉尼亚州西南部农村远程医疗”项目确定了三个具体目标： 将MEOC实体设施的互联网连接从ISDN调制解调器升级到Lee，Norton，Wise&Scott(LENOWlSCO)E-Corridor光纤主干，从而增加对数字图书馆的访问，并允许MEOC工作人员、当地医疗保健提供者和社区使用高带宽应用程序。 利用当前的MEOC会议区开发视频会议设施，用于远程教育和向医疗保健提供者和消费者提供远程医疗计划。 开发无线教室，并向医疗保健提供者和消费者提供有关国家医学图书馆(NLM)产品和服务的培训，包括Pubmed和MedlinePlus。

DESCRIPTION: Located in Virginia's westernmost counties, Mountain Empire Older Citizens, Inc., (MEOC) is the designated area agency on aging and public transit entity for Lee, Wise, Scott Counties and the City of Norton, Virginia. MEOC is closely connected with entities in the surrounding states of Kentucky and Tennessee and works closely in tri-state initiatives and other projects directed towards serving the Appalachian region. MEOC's Appalachian roots direct its efforts and its philosophy and, thus, there is a major emphasis on community collaborations, community empowerment, development of partnerships, and intergenerational programming. Building upon existing community collaborations, the "Telehealth in Rural Southwest Virginia" project is a multifaceted approach designed to enhance access to digital health information resources for health professionals and consumers in the medical underserved areas of Southwest Virginia and, through further training, to increase awareness and use of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) services among healthcare providers, patients, and consumers. The "Telehealth in Rural Southwest Virginia" project has identified three specific aims:  Upgrade Internet connectivity at the MEOC physical facility from ISDN modem to the Lee, Norton, Wise & Scott (LENOWlSCO) E-Corridor fiber optic backbone, thereby increasing access to digital libraries and allowing for high-bandwidth applications for MEOC staff, local health care providers and the community.  Develop a video conferencing facility utilizing the current MEOC conference area for distance education and delivery of telehealth programs to healthcare providers and consumers.  Develop a wireless classroom and provide training on National Library of Medicine (NLM) products and services including Pubmed and MEDLINEplus to healthcare providers and consumers.