Families and children in rural areas are at a greater risk for poor health outcomes because of inaccessible health care systems. The barriers that limit access are noted as cost of health care, access, lack of insurance, and other issues related to living in rural America. A promising approach to minimize these barriers is interprofessional collaboration (IPC) and telehealth. The World Health Organization noted that IPC and telehealth is a promising approach to connecting rural populations to needed health care and resources. This conceptual article describes issues faced by many families and children in rural areas, and how family counselors can serve as leaders in connecting families to health care providers through telehealth and IPC. This article concludes with an explanatory case study used to show how family counselors can connect families and children to necessary resources.
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