Our Goal Is Simple
Improve health access and outcomes through innovation and collaboration because
For more information or to bring a kiosk to your community please email: ihla@georgiasouthern.edu.
Improving Health Through Innovation and Collaboration
One Community at a Time
Health kiosks are designed to put medical supplies and testing in easy-to-access vending machines.
We are placing kiosks at libraries in rural communities.
Rendering of proposed Health Kiosk.
This project will begin with a pilot kiosk installation in Toombs County at the Vidalia Public Library.
We will explore how health kiosks can improve health for rural residents. Insights gained will inform whether health kiosks could benefit other rural Georgia communities.
The pilot project is a collaborative effort with the Dr. Mark and Tonya Spivey Public Library, the City of Vidalia, and the Toombs County Development Authority (TCDA).
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Phase 1: Feasibility Study
Phase one focuses on understanding the needs and interests of the potential kiosk users:
- Assessing public interest and willingness to use health kiosks. IN PROCESS
- Working with city leadership to identify an impactful location for the kiosk. COMPLETE
- Gathering information to uncover resource gaps within the community. COMPLETE
- Building partnerships with additional community organizations to strengthen support for the project. ONGOING
Phase 2: Pilot Installation
Phase two installs a health kiosk in a strategic location. Activities during this phase will include:
- Installing and maintaining the health kiosk.
- Offering access to educational resources and health services.
- Monitoring which products are being used and comparing this information to trends in community health problems and improvements.
- Evaluating the products and tests offered in the kiosk to make sure they continue to meet the community needs.
