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SoloHealth, Alliance for Digital Equality partner to spread health kiosks

November 21, 2010

The Alliance for Digital Equality (ADE), a nonprofit organization that provides broadband solutions and broadband related services to underserved and un-served communities, and SoloHealth, a self-service healthcare provider that seeks to empower consumers' healthcare through the use of self-service technology, announced a collaboration to facilitate the placement of interactive health kiosks in a variety of high traffic locations in markets where ADE has established Digital Empowerment Councils (DECs).

"Minority populations suffer from a number of chronic diseases at a disproportionate rate and experience health disparities that have to be addressed in innovative ways," said Julius H. Hollis, chairman of ADE. "I believe that in order to adapt to this and ensure equity in access to quality care as our healthcare system evolves, we need to practice medicine differently using technology and other resources such as SoloHealth's interactive healthcare kiosks."

"Our goal is to get people to think about their overall health and empower them to take the appropriate steps to minimize their health-related risks," said Bart Foster, CEO and founder of SoloHealth. "Through our collaboration, both ADE and SoloHealth will heighten health awareness among African Americans and Latinos. We believe that this strategic partnership will not only dramatically reduce healthcare costs, but also increase access for millions of people through self-service health screening technology placed in high traffic retail locations."

SoloHealth was recently awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) – funded through the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCHMD). 

The Alliance for Digital Equality (ADE), headquartered in Atlanta, is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization that serves to facilitate and ensure equal access to technology in underserved and un-served communities. 

SoloHealth is a health care education, information and data analytics company, positioned to capitalize on the growing consumer preference for self-directed health care services.