Broadband Access as a Public Health Issue: The Role of Law in Expanding Broadband Access and Connecting Underserved Communities for Better Health Outcomes. (June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bauerly, Brittney Crock; McCord, Russell F.; Hulkower, Rachel; Pepin, Dawn
• Other Names: Levin Donna E. guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of law, medicine & ethics. Volume 47(2019)Supplement 2
• Page Start: 39
• Page End: 42
• Publication Date: 2019-06
• Subjects: Medical laws and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical ethics -- Periodicals; Jurisprudence -- Periodicals; Legislation, Medical -- Periodicals; Legislation, Nursing -- Periodicals; Ethics -- Periodicals; Forensic Medicine -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Societies -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation; Medical ethics; Medical laws and legislation; United States; Periodicals; 344.73041
• DOI: 10.1177/1073110519857314
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1073-1105

Abstract

Broadband internet access is a super-determinant of health that plays an important role in healthcare and public health outcomes. Laws and policies shape implementation and use of broadband for healthcare and public health. Connecting broadband and telehealth laws with their health impacts, through legal epidemiological research, enables states to make evidence-based decisions to improve health outcomes for underserved populations.