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Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps
Tooele County Health Department
http://www.tooelehealth.org
Bucky Whitehouse, M.S., CHESEmergency Response Coordinator/ [email protected]
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Presentation Outline
1. Overview 2. Mission 3. Functions4. Review of Plan5. Review of Bylaws
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September 2001
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Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps
• Have you ever come into contact with an SUV?
pontaneous
nafflitated
olunteer
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Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps
• MRC is a partner program conducted by United State Public Health Service (USPHS – Surgeon Generals Office)
– Citizens Corps (National homeland security)
– Senior Corps – Peace Corps
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National MRC Units
619 Nationwide
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Regional MRC Units
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MRC Units in Utah
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Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps
• To recruit, train, coordinate and mobilize a competent medical and logistical support unit to augment existing emergency management and public health infrastructure during a natural or man-made disaster in Tooele County.
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Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps
• MRC goal:– Improve and augment public
health/medical emergency preparedness programs.
– Improve health literacy– Increase disease prevention
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Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps
• MRC units include:– Medical professionals
• Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Dentists, Vets, Epidemiologists
– Public Health Professionals– Community Members
• Interpreters, chaplains, office and support staff, legal advisors, etc
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Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps Activation
• A declaration by the:• Governor• County executive• Health Director
• Partial or Full Activation• Utah Information and Notification
System (UNIS)
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Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps Volunteer
Application
• All members must complete an application before being accepted in the MRC.
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Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps Training
• Orientation training (8 hrs.)– Additional training encouraged
• Workshops / exercises
• Newsletter
• List-serve
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Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps Concept
of Operation
• Physician Team & Team Leader
• Nurse Team and Team Leader
• Emergency Team & Team Leader
• Staff/Logistics Team & Team Leader
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Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps Community
Support
• Tooele County MRC Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator are responsible for member recruitment– Recruitment Campaign will be
starting.
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Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps Community
Support
• Help Us!
• We need your expertise
• Become a member of the Medical Reserve Corps Advisory Council
• Review the Bylaws and Plan