FCC, Connect2Health Task Force Plan Events in Florida

The FCC’s Connect2Health Task Force plans events Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 in Jacksonville and Miami to show how broadband-enabled health technologies can "transform health and care for seniors, children and people with disabilities," said a public notice from the FCC. The events are part of the task force’s “Beyond the Beltway Series” to reach out broadly about how broadband technologies and next-generation communications services can improve access to healthcare services throughout the country, especially in rural and underserved areas, it said. The FCC will partner with the Mayo Clinic and AARP for the events, which will feature Chairman Tom Wheeler, Commissioner Mignon Clyburn and the Connect2HealthFCC Task Force, it said. The trip will also include a site visit to the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Telehealth Command Center to explore a telehealth operation, the notice said.