The Rural On-Line Cardiac Education Project works in cooperation with St. Paul's Health Centre, Vancouver. The rural on-line project has a portable mobile unit with 5 laptops, a large screen and Internet access. Problems Addressed Provides a direct link to health professionals for patient education. Overcomes the problem of long waiting lists, gives immediate feedback. Allows enough time to provide adequate information.
Poverty is highest among aboriginal seniors.
There is no existing model for public wellness and lifelong learning applications via computer assisted education. The cost of computer use and training is not accounted for by current budgets in the health care system. CRM received used 386 computers from businesses, individual s and educational sources. They upgraded them for use in the CRM classroom. A council for specific types of programs.