Withy Kelly, Berry Shaun, Moore Nicole, Veehala Deedri P
University of Hawaii at Manoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine Hawaii/Pacific Basin Area Health Education Center, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Hawaii Med J. 2004 Oct;63(10):285-6.
In order to improve health literacy in rural areas, the Hawaii/Pacific Basin AHEC and Ke 'Anuenue AHEC are working to connect rural communities via video teleconferencing.
Video teleconferencing connectivity has been established to 15 rural and underserved locations across Hawaii and to the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
An average of 15 individuals participate in weekly facilitated health education sessions.
Participants have reported lifestyle change as a result of sessions and attendance is significantly increasing. In some areas, mid level health care professionals attend in order to obtain information for their patients.
为提高农村地区的健康素养，夏威夷/太平洋盆地地区卫生教育协作中心（AHEC）和科阿努埃努地区卫生教育协作中心正致力于通过视频电话会议将农村社区连接起来。
已建立视频电话会议连接，覆盖夏威夷的15个农村及服务不足地区以及马绍尔群岛共和国。
平均有15人参加每周一次的健康促进教育课程。
参与者报告称课程带来了生活方式的改变，且参与人数显著增加。在一些地区，中级医疗保健专业人员参加课程以便为患者获取信息。
