Health-e-Schools Telehealth Program is improving access to healthcare for students through telemedicine. The technology is based on high-definition videoconferencing using specially equipped stethoscopes and cameras so that a centrally located health care provider can examine students at multiple schools without traveling. We collaborate with primary care physicians to provide many services, including addressing acute issues such as the common ear ache or stomach ache, chronic disease management, medication management, well-child check-ups, sports physicals, and adolescent medicine consultations.
In addition to providing comprehensive school-based healthcare via telemedicine we also offer consulting services for communities interested in developing local school-based telehealth programs.