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 |  2020

Telehealth Capacity of Maternal & Child Health Public Health Systems in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Environmental Scan

Authors: Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

In May 2020, the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) received an award through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to support Maternal and Child Telehealth (TH) Capacity for Public Health Systems. The first step in this process was to rapidly understand immediate needs of jurisdictions by gathering information directly from program representatives about current program changes and implementation of TH solutions in response to evolving population needs, as well as jurisdiction capacity to sustain and/or expand the TH system to maintain MCH services and systems. This brief summarizes themes emerging from analysis of the key informant interviews. (author summary)