Closing the digital divide: Developing a platform to conduct training, outreach, and education for employment skills.

ABSTRACT: El Paso, Texas, like many communities along the United States/Mexico border, suffers from a lack of access to many social determinants of health, especially in low-income neighborhoods. These long-standing problems have only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Health Education and Awareness Team (EP-HEAT) is an organization that was established with a focus on disseminating health information to the community. EP-HEAT received funding from Microsoft Corporation to facilitate technology education workshops for underserved populations. These workshops were held in English and Spanish and attempted to improve social determinants of health in the community which can be negatively exacerbated by a lack of digital inclusion. Communi

SUBMITTER: Johnson S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9900654 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature