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Today's episode salutes those communities that have taken the reins of their broadband or digital inclusion efforts! When leading local pols are disinterested or the state or federal governments are too restrictive, that\u2019s when unofficial leaders rise up and lead successful projects. Here\u2019s how you do it.\n\nAnd you don\u2019t have to be Dr. \u201cBones\u201d McCoy to launch winning telehealth in support of public effort either, but you do have to be good at developing partnerships that include competent healthcare talent. Libraries, barbershops, churches or other community organizations can lay the ground work for teams. Telehealth means more than just video chats with doctors.\n\nToday\u2019s digital equity warriors are:\n\nPeter Caplan is Managing Consultant at the eHealth Systems & Solutions firm where he designs and manages telemedicine projects as well as conduct health IT and sustainable business planning for hospitals and physician group practices. Created a comprehensive telemedicine master plan for the Department of Internal Medicine at Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY\n\nA quarter of Detroit residents has no Internet through home computers, laptops or mobile devices. Joshua Edmonds is\xa0the City\u2019s Director of Digital Inclusion and creator of Connect 313 \u2013 the city\u2019s sustainable digital inclusion strategy to bridge the digital divide. Forbes, the FCC, Next Century Cities, and Government Technology have recognized Edmonds for his contributions.\n\n--------------------\n\nGet info about telehealth deployservices\xa0that\xa0help save lives, reduce cost, and improve efficiency of public health.