FCC maps intersection of broadband and health in Virginia

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The first state map visually demonstrating the connection between broadband access, technology and health is up on the Federal Communication Commission’s website. The Connect2HealthFCC map of Virginia is a result of an FCC task force formed March 2015 to consider ways to accelerate the adoption of health care technologies by leveraging broadband and other next-generation communications services.

The FCC envisions that future healthcare systems will use broadband-based tools that will allow clinicians, social services providers and pharmacies to collaboratively help reduce disease and optimize health outcomes – all in an interconnected health care ecosystem. For this first map, the FCC task force collected broadband-based health and technology metrics in Virginia to identify current trends, issues and potential gaps. Besides population and download speeds, those metrics include the number of primary care providers per county, online access to health information, obesity prevalence and broadband provider distribution.


FCC maps intersection of broadband and health in Virginia