Telehealth
Telehealth is a statewide program with sixty-five county health departments equipped with telehealth carts. Collaborating with fifteen healthcare agencies, ADPH staff facilitate services such as nephrology, neurology, cardiology, behavioral health, genetic counseling, maternal-fetal medicine, HIV/AIDS, and diabetes education. The Telehealth equipment is also utilized by ADPH staff for meetings and training events.
The Telehealth office manages several grants that provide for the deployment of the carts and specialty equipment, and funding for county health department staff, primarily nurses and social workers who are trained as “telepresenters,” to operate the equipment during the telehealth appointments. ADPH continues to improve and increase the usage opportunities of the telehealth carts with new equipment such as new Bluetooth stethoscopes and other peripheral devices.
ADPH Telehealth Videos/News Clips
- Alabama Public Health Telehealth Network Video (Windows Media Player)
- Telehealth Visit for Peritoneal Dialysis Patient Video (Windows Media Player)
- Alabama Lions and Public Health Vision and Eye Health 2019 (YouTube)
ADPH Telehealth Calendar
The Telehealth Calendar is for ADPH employees and ADPH collaborating partners so they can view telehealth clinics as they are scheduled at County Health Departments. If you are not an ADPH employee or telehealth collaborating partner, you will not have access to this Calendar.
ADPH Telehealth Calendar
Additional ADPH Telehealth Information/Articles
- Alabama Public Health Telehealth NetworkPowerPoint
- Alabama Public Health Telehealth Network Sites at County Health Departments
- Alabama Public Radio: Rural Health - Connecting Doctors and Patients
- Birmingham Medical News Article: Care at a Distance
- Ribbon Cutting for VA Telehealth Program in Alabama
- Telehealth in the Delivery of Home Dialysis Care: Catching up with Technology
- TimesDaily.com (Florence, AL) Article: Telemedicine Bridges Provider Gap
- TroyMessenger.com (Troy, AL) Article: Telehealth's Future Explored
- ASTHO 2017 State Health Departments Telehealth Resource Guide
- Selma Times: USDA Grant for Telehealth Technology
- Eufaula Tribune: Barbour Health Department Offers Telehealth Service
- Telehealth Makes Inroads to Connect Patients with Providers
- Andalusia Star News: Telehealth Class Helps Diabetics Manage Care
- State Tech Magazine: With Telehealth, States Deliver Care to Remote Area
- Mobile County Health Department and Telehealth
- Monroe County Health Department Showcases Maternal-Fetal Telemedicine Capabilities
Southeast States and Telemedicine
Page last updated: April 17, 2023
