This grant assisted Appalachian State University (ASU) with part of the design and planning for the new College of Health Sciences (CHS) facility that allowed ASU to use telehealth technology to serve patients in rural western North Carolina. A collaborative team developed the technological capacity to provide telehealth services and support on-site services delivery to rural communities in northwest North Carolina. Annually more than 150 students from ASU’s health sciences disciplines and Wake Forest University’s PA program, which collaborates with ASU, gain practical experience in delivery of healthcare services to rural populations of North Carolina through these sites. Golden LEAF funds paid for telehealth audiovisual/IT planning, software and initial training on the telehealth software.
