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Children’s National Creates First Pediatric Medical Reserve Corps in the United...
The Washington, DC Department of Health selected Children’s National Health System to establish the first pediatric Medical...
Oct 23, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Congress to Decide Funding for Public Health Emergencies
The following article was originally published in Domestic Preparedness. View the original article here. By Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, MD,...
Sep 28, 2015 | NacchoVoice
Medical Reserve Corps Units Join Preparedness Month Efforts
Like many organizations, the volunteers of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) are taking action in their communities during National...
Sep 23, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Providing Medical Care at Large Public Events
Volunteers from the Lewis County MRC and Providence Health & Services provided services to 503 riders, including 135 who required...
Sep 21, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
NACCHO Joins CDC Effort for National Preparedness Month
By NACCHO Executive Director LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH The anniversaries of catastrophic events like Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane...
Sep 16, 2015 | NacchoVoice
NACCHO Launches Pledge Campaign for National Preparedness Month
Preparedness Month 2015: Prepare for Everywhere Each September, preparedness efforts and activities are highlighted and encouraged...
Aug 27, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
NACCHO Study Highlights Partnerships between MRC and Public Health
By Julie Looper, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO The following post was originally published on NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief blog. For...
Aug 20, 2015 | NacchoVoice
August 2015 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group Report
The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on August 12. NACCHO’s Chief of Government Affairs kicked off the...
Aug 17, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon
Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps Releases Ebola Response...
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) was engaged throughout the domestic response to the Ebola outbreak, and as of this April, 169 MRC...
Aug 14, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Children’s National Creates First Pediatric Medical Reserve Corps in the United StatesThe Washington, DC Department of Health selected Children’s National Health System to establish the first pediatric Medical Reserve Corps unit (DC-PMRC) in the country. The Washington, DC, Pediatric Medical Reserve Corps is primarily focused on providing pediatric support services to the Washington, DC, community in preparation for, response to, and recovery from disasters, pandemic,... Oct 23, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Congress to Decide Funding for Public Health EmergenciesThe following article was originally published in Domestic Preparedness. View the original article here. By Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO Federal spending on public health emergency preparedness, response, and recovery has been falling since 2005, and Congress is now considering how much to spend in the 2016 fiscal year. The final spending figure […] Sep 28, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
Medical Reserve Corps Units Join Preparedness Month EffortsLike many organizations, the volunteers of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) are taking action in their communities during National Preparedness Month. The MRC is a national group of local volunteers whose mission is to improve the health, safety, and resiliency of their communities. A huge part of that mission, is to make the counties and […] Sep 23, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Providing Medical Care at Large Public EventsVolunteers from the Lewis County MRC and Providence Health & Services provided services to 503 riders, including 135 who required hands-on patient care, at the mid-route medical aid station in Centralia, Washington for 10,000 bicyclists riding in the 2015 Seattle-to-Portland Bicycle Classic. This experience was excellent medical surge training for closely allied community partners. Sep 21, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
NACCHO Joins CDC Effort for National Preparedness MonthBy NACCHO Executive Director LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH The anniversaries of catastrophic events like Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, and the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks are important reminders that government and public health organizations must have resources in place to respond to emergencies and disasters that have an impact on the nation’s health. Each September, […] Sep 16, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
NACCHO Launches Pledge Campaign for National Preparedness MonthPreparedness Month 2015: Prepare for Everywhere Each September, preparedness efforts and activities are highlighted and encouraged through National Preparedness Month. This year, the CDC’s Preparedness Month 2015 theme is “Prepare for Everywhere” with each week of the month focusing on communities of preparedness, building from the micro-level of preparedness actions in the family setting to... Aug 27, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
NACCHO Study Highlights Partnerships between MRC and Public HealthBy Julie Looper, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO The following post was originally published on NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief blog. For more preparedness news and information, visit http://www.nacchopreparedness.org. Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) partnerships with state and local officials provide key support to public health and emergency response services. The need for these partnerships to expand... Aug 20, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
August 2015 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group ReportThe Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on August 12. NACCHO’s Chief of Government Affairs kicked off the meeting with an update on the FY2016 Health and Human Services Appropriations, focusing on funding for the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC). During this call, PPAG members also heard from NACCHO’s Infectious Disease team regarding […] Aug 17, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon |
Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps Releases Ebola Response ReportThe Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) was engaged throughout the domestic response to the Ebola outbreak, and as of this April, 169 MRC units have reported 180 Ebola-related activities. The activities ranged from providing Ebola-related health education, maintaining situational awareness, providing contact and suspect-case screening support, staffing call centers, and providing general epidemiology and... Aug 14, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
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