by Gretel Kauffman For one group of women in rural Louisiana, the COVID-19 pandemic — and subsequent shift from in-person gatherings to Zoom meetings — came as what Aimee Starnes describes as “a blessing in disguise.” Starnes and her team at Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana (VOASELA) had historically had a difficult time organizing support groups for… Read more »
When it launched operations in 2018, the IUPUI ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) Center had one small project educating primary care physicians on Hepatitis C. ECHO is a nationwide model that facilitates medical knowledge sharing between specialist teams and primary care providers in rural areas, enabling better care for patients closer to home. By… Read more »