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local volunteer medical and public
health professionals to contribute
their skills and expertise throughout
the year as well as during times of
community need.
Meeting
November 18, 2008
10:30 - 11:30
(following Citizen Corps
Council meeting)
Alamosa County
Administration Building
Room 221/EOC
November Agenda
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Minutes
the health and safety of communities across the country by
organizing and utilizing public health, medical and other
volunteers.
MRC units are community-based and function as a way to locally
organize and utilize volunteers who want to donate their time and
expertise to prepare for and respond to emergencies and
promote healthy living throughout the year. MRC volunteers
supplement existing emergency and public health resources.
MRC volunteers include medical and public health professionals
such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, veterinarians,
and EMTs. Many community members—interpreters, chaplains,
office workers, legal advisors, and others—can fill key support
positions.
During the 2005 Hurricane Season, MRC members provided
support for American Red Cross (ARC) health services, mental
health and shelter operations. MRC members also supported the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) response
and recovery efforts by staffing special needs shelters,
Community Health Centers and health clinics, and assisting
health assessment teams in the Gulf Coast region. More than
1,500 MRC members were willing to deploy outside their local
jurisdiction on optional missions to the disaster-affected areas
with their state agencies, the ARC, and HHS. Of these, almost 200
volunteers from 25 MRC units were activated by HHS, and more
than 400 volunteers from more than 80 local MRC units were
activateded to support ARC disaster operations in Gulf Coast
areas.
As a member of the San Luis Valley Medical Reserve Corps, you
could expect to help with disaster planning, exercises, and
training to prepare you to assist in the event of a true disaster,
when resources are limited.
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