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News Archive - 2009
December
November
- It’s One Shot to Get it Right
November 30, 2009
In the evening, dozens of white cardboard boxes are delivered to a warehouse backed up to the woods of West Greenwich.
- Volunteers Needed to Vaccinate
November 24, 2009
It’s time to call out more reserves for the health department, which says it needs more volunteers to fill the ranks.
- Volunteer Corps Helps With Mass H1N1 Vaccinations
November 12, 2009
Many of those who've spent hours shepherding crowds, answering questions and vaccinating the public in recent weeks have been doing it free.
- Douglas County's Medical Reserve Corps shows its Worth During H1N1 Pandemic
November 10, 2009
There’s a group of 90 volunteers who have been called upon more often than ever before because of the H1N1 virus.
- Pandemic Flu Training Open to Public in Ashland
November 5, 2009
The Ashland-Boyd County Catlettsburg Medical Reserve Corps is hosting "Citizen Ready Pandemic Influenza Training" on Thursday night, November 5, 2009.
- Medical Reserve Corps Sees Action
November 2, 2009
Everyone entering the offices of the Skagit County Health Department gets stopped before moving beyond the lobby.
October
- Medical Volunteers get Equipment-stuffed Packs
October 21, 2009
Responding quickly and efficiently to an emergency situation will be easier for members of Santa Barbara County’s Medical Reserve Corps after they received customized backpacks stuffed with medical supplies and equipment from locally based Direct Relief International.
- 2,100 Volunteers to Give H1N1 Shots
October 17, 2009
Volunteer nurses, doctors, pharmacists and regular folks will give a massive H1N1 flu vaccination campaign a shot in the arm.
- Health Care: Volunteers Help Their Community
October 16, 2009
That was an interesting article on the flu shots that were administered during the Homeless Connect event at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Center (TNT, 10-15). However, it left out some important information.
- County Calls for Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers
October 13, 2009
With cases of swine flu expected to increase over the fall and winter, Jackson County health officials are calling on physicians, nurses and other medical personnel to join a volunteer army—the Medical Reserve Corps.
- Community in Training; Medical Volunteers Prepare for Disaster
October 8, 2009
With January’s ice storm, May’s tornado and the national H1N1 virus epidemic, it is more important than ever to have a community prepared for disaster, according to Carol Gilliam, unit leader of Madison County’s Medical Reserve Corps (MRC).
- How to Help Out
October 8, 2009
If you would like to volunteer to help in times of public health emergencies here in Hudson County, the Medical Reserve Corps is looking for you!
- Q&A: What Does a Brookline Medical Reserve Corps Volunteer do?
October 5, 2009
Brookline – Dawn Carmen Sibor is the emergency preparedness coordinator for the Brookline Department of Public Health.
- Medical Pros Sought to Staff H1N1 Battle Lines
October 3, 2009
The Napa County Public Health Department hopes it can draw from Napa County’s medical community to strengthen its Napa County Medical Reserve Corps response team in the face of the current H1N1 flu pandemic that continues to sweep the globe.
- Midpoints: Medical Reserve Corps at the Ready
October 2, 2009
NORWOOD – Although the e-mailed outbreak advisory was fictitious, the tone of the urgent message to members of the area’s Medical Reserve Corps on Friday, Sept. 11, was extremely serious.
- Health Department Wants H1N1 Volunteers
October 2, 2009
SALT LAKE CITY – With both H1N1 and seasonal influenza expected to be circulating this fall, health officials anticipate the 2009-2010 flu season to be much more severe than usual.
- Volunteers Sought to Help With Swine Flu Vaccines
October 2, 2009
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Salt Lake Valley health officials want doctors, nurses, pharmacists and others to volunteer in helping dispense swine flu vaccines.
September
- Volunteers Needed to Help Give H1N1 Flu Shots
September 29, 2009
PEORIA – The call is going out for individuals to help with H1N1 influenza vaccination clinics.
- Medical Reserve Corps Ready to Assist Medical Facilities During flu Outbreak
September 24, 2009
As the medical community braces for the flu this fall, it’s calling on volunteers to be ready in case of emergency.
- Medical Reserve Corps Needs Volunteers
September 23, 2009
Once the H1N1 flu vaccine is available, volunteers will be needed to help administer the shot. Orange, Madison and Culpeper county schools are working with Rappahannock-Rapidan Medical Reserve Corps to vaccinate students against swine flu.
- KCMO Volunteers Needed for H1N1 Influenza Activities
September 16, 2009
In preparation for H1N1 and seasonal influenza, the Medical Reserve Corps of Greater Kansas City is hosting a Volunteer Registration Center to register, train and credential volunteers who want to help support local public health agencies from now until April 2010.
- Volunteers Needed for H1N1 Activities
September 15, 2009
KANSAS CITY, MO. – The Medical Reserve Corps of Greater Kansas City is looking for volunteers to help support local public health agencies during the upcoming flu season.
- County Public Health Offers Orientation for Medical Reserve Corps
September 15, 2009
The Medical Reserve Corps program mobilizes and coordinates volunteers to help during public health emergencies, and additional volunteers may be needed this fall to assist Public Health staff respond to the H1N1 flu pandemic.
- Saline MRC Buys EMU with Monsanto Grant
September 14, 2009
Saline Medical Reserve Corps has received a grant of $9,000 from Monsanto Fund to purchase an all-terrain utility vehicle, according to a press release from MRC.
- MRC Group Looking for Volunteers to Help out During the Flu Season
September 13, 2009
Volunteers are needed in the upper valley. The Eastern Idaho Medical Reserve Corps needs help with their upcoming vaccination clinics.
- Secretary Sebelius to Honor the Medical Reserve Corps and Participate in Vaccination Training Exercise
September 10, 2009
On the anniversary of 9/11, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Assistant Secretary for Health Howard Koh will honor the members of the Medical Reserve Corps and participate in a vaccination exercise in Alexandria, Va., on Friday, September 11, 2009.
- Volunteers Sought for Somerset County Civilian Medical Reserve Corps
September 9, 2009
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – A recruitment and training program for volunteers for the Somerset County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is scheduled for Tuesday, September 15, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Somerset County Emergency Services Training Academy.
- Are you Ready? Emergency Preparedness Campaign Underway
September 8, 2009
The time to prepare for emergencies is now, before they happen.
- Volunteers Helping Battle Swine Flu in King Co.
September 3, 2009
SEATTLE – When Seattle-King County Public Health confronted swine flu in April and May, Dr. Robert Smith stepped in to help track the disease.
- Area Residents Selected for National Disaster Training
September 3, 2009
Neither heat nor cramped living conditions deterred four Monmouth County residents who were selected for a rigorous federal disaster field training program that will now enable them to deploy anywhere in the United States should a natural or man-made disaster strike.
- Vaccinators Needed
September 2, 2009
The Health Department is looking for a few good vaccinators. The department’s Medical Reserve Corps is gearing up to give swine flu shots next month.
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August
- How you Can Help in Case of a Flu Outbreak
August 25, 2009
Olmsted County Public Health officials want help from people like you.
- Medical Reserve Corps to Help With H1N1, Other Emergencies
August 24, 2009
As the number of diagnosed cases of the H1N1 virus increases across Kentucky, nearly every local health department has extra hands prepared to help.
- Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers Needed for Huron County
August 21, 2009
Did you want to do more to help during 9/11, Hurricane Katrina or the Norwalk flooding of 2006?
- Corps of Volunteers Ready to Help out in Emergency
August 21, 2009
It should be comforting to know that hundreds of residents of Cape Ann are ready to pitch in at a moment's notice in case of a disaster.
- Arlington’s Medical Reserve Corps Looking for Volunteers
August 17, 2009
ARLINGTON, MA – The Arlington Health Department is conducting a community-wide outreach campaign to enlist more residents as volunteers in the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC).
- NY Looking for Volunteers to Administer H1N1 Vaccine
August 13, 2009
CHEMUNG COUNTY – With flu season just around the corner, Chemung County is looking to recruit more volunteers for its Medical Reserve Corps.
- Local Officials Prepping Businesses for Swine Flu
August 12, 2009
PORT ANGELES – Clallam County Medical Reserve Corps volunteers will begin visiting area businesses next week to provide information about preventing the spread of the flu.
July
June
- OCVMRC Holds Recognition Event at the 2009 Integrated Training Summit
June 29, 2009
On April 5, 2009, the Office of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (OCVMRC) held the first ever MRC Recognition and Networking Event during the 2009 Integrated Medical, Public Health, Preparedness and Response Training Summit in Dallas, TX.
- FAU Trains Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers
June 25, 2009
BOCA RATON – Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science will host a seminar program designed to train Medical Reserve Corps volunteers for real-world events that could lead to their deployment.
- Medical Reserve Corps in Buxco Seeks Volunteers
June 19, 2009
Are you interested in learning how to volunteer to help the Bucks County community during a public health emergency or pandemic event?
- Emergency Preparedness Training Offered
June 10, 2009
The North Georgia Medical Reserve Corps will present volunteer orientation/emergency preparedness training in Dalton on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The training is open to the public.
- Lunch Honors Medical Volunteers
June 8, 2009
MARTINSBURG – The Purple Iris in Martinsburg hosted the first volunteer recognition luncheon Sunday for Eastern Panhandle Medical Reserve Corps volunteers.
- Monterey County Takes Steps to Launch Medical Reserve Corps Program
June 4, 2009
Monterey County is in the process of establishing a Medical Reserve Corps to let retired and active health workers volunteer during emergencies, natural disasters or disease outbreaks, the Salinas Californian reports.
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May
- Medical Reserve Corps to Hold Open House
May 28, 2009
DANVERS – The North Shore Cape Ann Medical Reserve Corps will hold an open house at the Danvers Senior Center, 25 Stone St., Danvers Thursday, June 11, 4-7 p.m.
- Reserve Corps to Receive Disaster Relief Training
May 21, 2009
UNION COUNTY – The Union County Medical Reserve Corps volunteers will receive response training for large disaster relief operations next month.
- We'll Use Volunteers When Pigs Fly: Start Recruiting, Swine Flu
May 14, 2009
Swine Flu, Bird Flu, SARs, West Nile Virus. In today's mobile society where new strains of airborne viruses and other contagious diseases spring up quickly, the need for a rapid and overwhelming response is critical to help contain the outbreak and protect our communities.
- Chatham Medical Reserve Corps will be Conducting Pandemic Flu Preparedness Activities
May 13, 2009
SILER CITY – The Chatham Medical Reserve Corps, a volunteer-based disaster preparedness program of the Chatham Citizen Corps Council, will be conducting Pandemic Flu preparedness activities over the coming months.
- Maynard Reserve Corps Plans June Meeting
May 11, 2009
MAYNARD – Maynard Citizen Corps/Medical Reserve Corps (MCC/MRC) has planned a special meeting on June 11, 6:30 to 8 p.m., in Town Hall Room 201, for all current members and all interested Maynard residents.
- Medical Reserve Corps to Hold Open House on May 13 at Harbor Loop Station
May 11, 2009
GLOUCESTER – The North Shore Cape Ann Medical Reserve Corps is holding an open house at the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Gloucester on Wednesday, May 13, from 4-8 p.m.
- Mastenbrook Attends Dallas Health Conference
May 1, 2009
BURLINGTON – Sharon Walker Mastenbrook, director of Public Health, Burlington Board of Health, presented a Poster Session at the Integrated Medical, Public Health, Preparedness and Response Training Summit in Dallas, Texas.
April
- With Second Local Swine Flu Case Suspected, Brockton Looks to Boost Ranks of Medical Volunteers
April 30, 2009
BROCKTON – As swine flu continues to spread and a second potential case surfaces in the region, Brockton’s health director says the city doesn’t have enough volunteers to run drug-dispensing sites in the event of a major outbreak.
- Calcasieu Medical Reserve Corps Ready for Flu Response
April 28, 2009
LAKE CHARLES – Right now the swine flu outbreak is limited to just several dozen cases. But it could get worse. That's one reason Calcasieu Police Jurors started a local medical reserve corps three years ago.
- Volunteer Program Helps People Prepare for a Pandemic
April 23, 2009
HONOLULU – A volunteer program helps people get ready for a pandemic, and helps others in the process.
- Medical Reserve Corps Train on Mobile Radios
April 23, 2009
ROLLA – Volunteers with the South-Central Missouri Reserve Corps recently received training on using portable radios during catastrophic emergencies.
- Champaign Health District is Seeking Emergency Volunteers
April 18, 2009
The Champaign Health District staff is prepared to respond and care for our community in the event of an emergency or public health disaster.
- Washington County Medical Reserve Corps Deployed to Red River Valley
April 1, 2009
Washington County Medical Reserve Corps volunteers are being deployed to Becker County today (Wednesday, April 1).
- Medical Reserve Corps Trains Average Citizens to be Ready for Disaster
April 1, 2009
PEORIA – Diesel and gasoline feed the burning fire in the parking lot. Wind catches the heavy black smoke and blows it off toward neighboring houses.
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March
- Medical Reserve Corps Recruits New Volunteers
March 18, 2009
WAREHAM – In an emergency, a town or region's police, fire and medical personnel might not have enough staff to handle it all. Ordinary citizens could be called upon to help.
- The Good Samaritan Act Desperately Needs Your Help
March 15, 2009
Nevada is not ready for a serious disaster. In a report called “Ready or Not? Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism,” Nevada got six out of 10 possible points for emergency preparedness.
- Reserve Corps Seeks Medical Volunteers
March 3, 2009
The Mahoning and Columbiana counties Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is seeking volunteers to help existing local emergency professionals in future emergency and non-emergency functions.
January
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