Join the Colorado Health Literacy Coalition for a webinar March 15.

Telehealth Services in Rural Public Libraries. Welcome to the Wacky World of Libraries
When: 11:30-12:30 pm MT March 13
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A lack of access to healthcare professionals is a key contributing factor to poor health outcomes in the United States. Telehealth services can potentially improve those outcomes by removing geographic barriers and providing timely care with healthcare providers and specialists. However, gaps in accessing telehealth exist in rural areas: citizens may lack internet access, a private space, or the digital literacy skills necessary to benefit from telehealth.

Public libraries increasingly recognize the importance of facilitating access to telehealth services in their communities. These services can vary widely based on the resources and needs of the library and the community. This webinar will highlight a project in Colorado to fund the development of telehealth services in rural library sites across the state. You will learn more about the project, how participating sites are developing their telehealth services, and resources for networking and training. The project is a partnership between the Colorado State Library and the Colorado Office of eHealth Innovation.

About our speaker: Kieran Hixon, BA
Rural and Small Library Senior Consultant, Colorado State Library

Kieran Hixon is nationally regarded as a rural library expert with broad and varied experience working in small & rural public libraries. Kieran currently serves as the Colorado State Library’s Rural and Small Library Senior Consultant. Based in Wetmore, Colorado, Kieran is former President and long-standing Board Member of the Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL) and is a member of the Collaborative Institute for Rural Communities & Librarianship think tank. He is also the co-creator of the Outstanding in Their Field Leadership Institute. Kieran is an engaging public speaker with a passion for helping individuals strengthen what they do to meet the needs of their communities. Besides a long career in public libraries, Kieran built his own house, walked across the country, worked with the elderly and dying, and learned blacksmithing.