Telehealth Expands Health Education with Diabetes Self-Management Course
353 views · Published 26 October 2016 · 4:20 · Indexed 12 November 2026
Channel: South Carolina ETV · 2016 · News & Politics
South Carolina ranks 7th highest in the nation in the percent of adult population with diabetes, according to the Department of Health and Enviroment Control. Since 2015, the Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence, the Lowcountry Area Health Education Center and Palmetto Care Connections teamed up to offer a Diabetes Self-Management course using telehealth. This is a five-week course allowing participants, in rural areas throughout South Carolina, to join by video. Before, this course would be taught individually at each site. With telehealth, participants throughout the state can engage with one another in a single course. This type of education saves money, expands the classroom, and works to combat diabetes, a condition that affects so many South Carolinians. DID YOU LIKE THIS STORY? FOLLOW US: https://twitter.com/my_telehealth LIKE US: https://www.facebook.com/mytelehealth/ VISIT US: http://scetv.org/telehealth
