Healthcare and Accessibility
Healthcare
Giving people timely access to critical healthcare information can save lives and significantly lower costs. Yet there are racial, ethnic and economic groups that are not receiving the health information they need.
Verizon Foundation invests in projects that provide technology to help underserved populations and people with disabilities access information on critical health issues. We also support innovative technology that helps healthcare providers increase their efficiency, effectiveness and reach.
Look through our Health Tips: What You Need to Know for information on how to take charge of your health.
Health Information Access and Use
Our goal is to support the availability of healthcare information for everyone.
Sister to Sister provides free mammograms and heart screenings and produces health tips for seniors, African Americans, Hispanics and Asian American populations.
Volunteers of America helps senior citizens live independent lives by monitoring their healthcare status daily with Home Guardian technology.
Technology for Healthcare Delivery
Our goal is to improve the delivery of healthcare services through technology.
Harbor Hospital Foundation in Baltimore, Maryland purchased "computers on wheels" to reduce administrative time, increase time with patients and improve accuracy and care.
Telemedicine Program, University of Virginia Medical Center is providing clinical and educational outreach services to patients in underserved areas of western Virginia.
Accessibility
About one in five Americans has a disability, and 9 million require personal assistance to carry out everyday activities. (U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau) Verizon Foundation is promoting technologies that improve the lives of people who are disabled and provide access to the information and services they need.
Quality of Life
Our goal is to help the disabled lead productive lives.
American Foundation for the Blind offers a "Senior Site" to teach aging adults with limited or declining vision and their caretakers how to maintain independence.
Access to Services
Our goal is to help provide access to health and emergency services.
World Institute on Disability trains staff and volunteers of the American Red Cross so they can better serve people with disabilities during disasters.
