This appeared a couple of days ago.A growing number of people with chronic conditions also lack internet access by Evan Sweeney Jun 9, 2017 11:08am Lack of internet access coupled with high rates of chronic disease plague more than 60% of rural counties. More than 36 million people live in counties across the United States where high rates of chronic disease are exacerbated by low rates of broadband connectivity.The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) refers to this trend as a “double-burden” of need, and according to new data released (PDF) by the agency’s Connect2Health Task Force, those numbers are increasing. Between 2014 and 2015, one million additional Americans lived in counties with “double burden.”Today the @FCC's #Connect2Health Task Force announced updates to the Mapping Broadband Health in America platform. http://ift.tt/2sq2k9W Mignon Clyburn (@MClyburnFCC) June 8, 2017Unsurprisingly, 60% of rural counties saw the highest rates of chronic illness coupled...
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