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HOW BROADBAND AND TELEHEALTH EXPANSION CAN LEAD TO COST SAVINGS

Report examines how broadband and telehealth expansion can lead to cost savings

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – We all know Mississippi being a rural state brings about its own challenges. Healthcare deserts are one worsening problem.

The gap in services is only made worse by geography. But one new study suggests the solution may be right at our fingertips if broadband is better built out.

”It gives you a much better relationship with your patients because they know that they can, you know, see you more frequently without having to worry about where they’re gonna get gas money or someone’s gonna drive them there and so it eliminates that barrier,” said Coastal Family Health Center CMO Dr. Wendy Williams. “That is pretty profound here in Mississippi.”

Dr. Wendy Williams works at one of the community health centers on the coast. And she’s seen how telehealth opens up opportunities to better manage patient’s conditions.

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29th Annual Samuel Dewitt Proctor Institute 2023

29th Annual Samuel DeWitt Proctor institute  2023: “Freedom Faith at 50”  

29th Annual Samuel DeWitt Proctor institute 2023: “Freedom Faith at 50” (Pictures attached)

The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) hosted their Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute on the storied grounds of CDF Haley Farm in Clinton, TN. The Proctor Institute is where faith leaders and activists sing, pray, strategize, struggle, organize, and advocate. This powerful event refreshes and renews faith leaders so we can continue the hard, hopeful, sacred work of pursuing justice for children and their families. Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative (SRBWI) members and young women participated in a stimulating week on the farm with a renewed focus on making lives better for all.

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Cervical Cancer is a problem in Alabama, these women are trying to solve it

Cervical cancer is a problem in Alabama. These women are trying to address it
Lack of health care access a major reason for state’s high cervical cancer rates

The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) hosted their Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute on the storied grounds of CDF Haley Farm in Clinton, TN. The Proctor Institute is where faith leaders and activists sing, pray, strategize, struggle, organize, and advocate. This powerful event refreshes and renews faith leaders so we can continue the hard, hopeful, sacred work of pursuing justice for children and their families. Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative (SRBWI) members and young women participated in a stimulating week on the farm with a renewed focus on making lives better for all.

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The Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative for Economic and Social Justice and Human Rights Watch Research Project on Unequal Access to Cervical Cancer Participation Q & A

  The Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative for Economic and Social Justice and Human Rights Watch Research Project on Unequal Access to Cervical Cancer Care in the Mississippi Delta  Q and A on Participation  What is the research?    This joint research project, led by the Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative (SRBWI) and Human Rights Watch,

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Increased Wellness and Economic Return of Universal Broadband Infrastructure Telehealth Report

This project examines 10 counties in rural Alabama, GA and Mississippi to explore how the costs of achieving true digital equity by extending robust broadband infrastructure into areas missing it can be offset by utilizing the potential of telehealth to improve healthcare delivery.

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