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Medical Reserve Corps Project October Report
Staff: NACCHO MRC Applications for the 2013-2014 NACCHO MRC awards opened on Sept. 30 and closed on Oct. 31 at the new...
Nov 11, 2013 | Admin
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Workgroup October Report October Report
Chair: Bobbi Alcock; Staff: Tahlia Gousse The MRC Workgroup convened via conference call Oct. 21. The workgroup reviewed its resource...
Nov 11, 2013 | Tahlia Gousse
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup October Report
Chair: Melissa Marquis; Staff: Lisa Brown The Medical Countermeasures Workgroup held their monthly meeting on Oct. 15. Garrett...
Nov 11, 2013 | Lisa Brown
Disaster Mental Health Training
Date: Oct. 15—18, 2013 Staff Representative: Jack Herrmann Member Representative: N/A Highlights: Jack Herrmann conducted a three-day...
Nov 11, 2013 | Jack Herrmann
University of Pittsburgh MIDAS Conference
Date: Oct. 7—8, 2013 Staff Representative: Andy Roszak Member Representative: Pat Sweeney Highlights: The National Institute of...
Nov 11, 2013 | Andy Roszak
Meeting with Rallyware and Marin County Medical Reserve Corps
Date: Oct. 2, 2013 Staff Representative: Justin Snair and Alyson Jordan Member Representative: N/A Highlights: Justin and Alyson met...
Nov 11, 2013 | Admin
Flu-Associated Pediatric Deaths: Findings from a Recent Study
A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published in Pediatrics, “Influenza-Associated Pediatrics Deaths in...
Nov 11, 2013 | Sara Rubin
Drill Sharpens Response Time for Handling Flu Outbreak
Health officials in Delaware conducted a flu clinic at a Georgetown church on Oct. 24, vaccinating more than 100 residents. The event...
Nov 07, 2013 | Admin
NACCHO Staff Take Steps to Help Their Community Be More Prepared
Sixteen NACCHO staff participated in a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training on October 28 and 29. The CERT program trains...
Nov 04, 2013 | Samantha Morgan
Medical Reserve Corps Project October ReportStaff: NACCHO MRC Applications for the 2013-2014 NACCHO MRC awards opened on Sept. 30 and closed on Oct. 31 at the new http://mrcnaccho.org website. More than 700 MRC units applied for the Capacity Building Awards, and nearly 200 applied for the Challenge Award this year. In November, staff will begin reviewing the applications. NACCHO signed […] Nov 11, 2013 | Admin |
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Workgroup October Report October ReportChair: Bobbi Alcock; Staff: Tahlia Gousse The MRC Workgroup convened via conference call Oct. 21. The workgroup reviewed its resource inventory it began developing last year for the Factors For Success, a unit assessment tool developed by the DCVMRC for MRC unit leaders. In the coming months the workgroup will be recommending resources for the […] Nov 11, 2013 | Tahlia Gousse |
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup October ReportChair: Melissa Marquis; Staff: Lisa Brown The Medical Countermeasures Workgroup held their monthly meeting on Oct. 15. Garrett Simonsen was appointed as the new Vice Chair. The members discussed the 2014 Preparedness Summit Point of Dispensing Demonstration. Discussions revolved around logistics, staffing, registration, triage, and evaluation. Members received a document discussing the important... Nov 11, 2013 | Lisa Brown |
Disaster Mental Health TrainingDate: Oct. 15—18, 2013 Staff Representative: Jack Herrmann Member Representative: N/A Highlights: Jack Herrmann conducted a three-day instructor training workshop for ten Marin County (CA) MRC spiritual care volunteers using the “Disaster Behavioral Health: A Critical Response” training curriculum he designed in partnership with the New York State Department of Health and the University of... Nov 11, 2013 | Jack Herrmann |
University of Pittsburgh MIDAS ConferenceDate: Oct. 7—8, 2013 Staff Representative: Andy Roszak Member Representative: Pat Sweeney Highlights: The National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health created an initiative called Modeling of Infectious Disease Agent Study (MIDAS) in 2004. After ten years of successful computational modeling on preparedness issues, MIDAS turned its attention to examining... Nov 11, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
Meeting with Rallyware and Marin County Medical Reserve CorpsDate: Oct. 2, 2013 Staff Representative: Justin Snair and Alyson Jordan Member Representative: N/A Highlights: Justin and Alyson met with developers from Rallyware, the firm selected to create the new NACCHO Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) mobile app, to discuss the composition of the national MRC network and functionality for the app. Justin and Alyson also […] Nov 11, 2013 | Admin |
Flu-Associated Pediatric Deaths: Findings from a Recent StudyA recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published in Pediatrics, “Influenza-Associated Pediatrics Deaths in the United States, 2004-2012” affirms the critical and life-saving role flu vaccine can play in protecting all children during flu season. This study broadens the body of knowledge around influenza-associated pediatric deaths (for children with and without high-risk... Nov 11, 2013 | Sara Rubin |
Drill Sharpens Response Time for Handling Flu OutbreakHealth officials in Delaware conducted a flu clinic at a Georgetown church on Oct. 24, vaccinating more than 100 residents. The event was also designed as an emergency preparedness test, helping health officials analyze Delaware’s readiness to handle large-scale emergencies. Division of Public Health employees staffed the event, with assistance from several Medical Reserve Corps […] Nov 07, 2013 | Admin |
NACCHO Staff Take Steps to Help Their Community Be More PreparedSixteen NACCHO staff participated in a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training on October 28 and 29. The CERT program trains citizens to be better prepared to respond to emergencies in their communities by learning how to provide immediate assistance to victims and organize spontaneous volunteers at the disaster site. When response resources are limited, CERT […] Nov 04, 2013 | Samantha Morgan |
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