Open AccessTelehealth for Contraceptive Care During the Initial Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic at Local Health Departments in 2 US States: A Mixed-Methods Approach
Author(s) -
Kate E. Beatty,
M.G.H. Smith,
Amal Khoury,
Liane Ventura,
Tosin Ariyo,
Jordan de Jong,
Kristen Surles,
Aurin Rahman,
Deborah Slawson
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of public health management and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1550-5022
pISSN - 1078-4659
DOI - 10.1097/phh.0000000000001481
Subject(s) - telehealth , family medicine , public health , pandemic , medicine , health care , nursing , telemedicine , covid-19 , political science , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
This study examined implementation of telehealth for contraceptive care among health departments (HDs) in 2 Southern US states with centralized/largely centralized governance structures during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sustaining access to contraceptive care for underserved communities during public health emergencies is critical. Identifying facilitators and barriers to adaptive service provision helps inform state-level decision making and has implications for public health policy and practice, particularly in states with centralized HD governance.