Telehealth Expansion Policy for Homeless and Impoverished Populations
Telehealth expansion can be something that helps homeless and impoverished populations with getting access to care. Normally these populations struggle with lack of transportation and stable housing, so it is not easy to take care of their own health by getting to doctors. These communities often struggle to access traditional healthcare facilities, which is what makes telehealth a good tool for bridging the healthcare gap. Socially, increasing access to telehealth can reduce health disparities and improve outcomes by making sure these people have timely medical consultations, mental health services, and get the disease management they need (Barbosa et al., 2021).
Cultural competence in telehealth services is needed so that the homeless and impoverished people who come from different cultural backgrounds with different health beliefs and practices can be served appropriately. Telehealth programs must incorporate cultural sensitivity training for providers so that services are available in multiple languages, and so that trust is built between patients and nurses and physicians. Upon this trust, a solid relationship of care and
Political advocacy is needed to address issues like reimbursement for telehealth services, licensing across state lines, internet accessibility, and so on. There should be legislation that provides funding for telehealth infrastructure, such as broadband internet expansion in underserved areas, and makes sure that telehealth services are covered under Medicaid. To make...…communities, there are religious beliefs that oppose abortion; in others, there are beliefs that want abortion access to be available. Policymakers must be aware of culture when addressing the issue of reproductive rights of women (as some may call it) or of infanticide (as others may call it).
The politics surrounding abortion rights is polarizing. To advocate for abortion rights in impoverished populations means one must support a policy that that community itself might not even favor. Legislation such as the Women's Health Protection Act aims to protect the right to access abortion services, particularly for marginalized communities. However, is such legislation really something that communities wholly want? The issue is so divisive, there is bound to be those in all populations who…
