Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps

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Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps

• Tooele County Health Department

Bucky Whitehouse, M.S., CHES Emergency Response
Coordinator/ PIO Bwhitehouse_at_utah.gov
http//www.tooelehealth.org
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Presentation Outline
1. Overview 2. Mission 3.
Functions4. Review of Plan5. Review of Bylaws
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September 2001
History
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Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps

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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

Overview
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National MRC Units
619 Nationwide
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Regional MRC Units
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MRC Units in Utah
All 12 local health districts have established a
MRC
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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.

Mission
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Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps

• Bring together dedicated individuals who are
  willing to donate their expertise when
  emergencies hit our community

Goal
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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

Goal
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Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps

• Emergency A situation at hand in which life or
  property are threatened
• Storms
• Epidemic
• Act of Nature (Earthquake)
• Multiple train/car crash

Defined
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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

Members
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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)

Activation
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Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps Volunteer
Application

• All members must complete an application before
  being accepted in the MRC.

Application
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Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps Training

• Orientation training (8 hrs.)
• Additional training encouraged
• Workshops / exercises
• Newsletter
• List-serve

Training
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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

Operations
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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.

Recruitment
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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

Community Support