Auburn University has received a $2 million grant to expand a model for telehealth services to help address disparities in rural areas throughout the state.
The grant, provided by the Alabama Department of Finance, will support the creation of four telehealth health and wellness centers in the Black Belt region for two years, following a model that is already in place in Chambers County.
The clinic is spearheaded by Auburn University Outreach, along with a partnership with Alabama Cooperative Extension system and other departments at Auburn University.
Hollie Cost, an assistant vice president for university outreach and public service, said in a statement the center in Chambers had touched “many lives in that community.” The clinic in Chambers County had 569 visitors in the first two quarters of the year.