Christian County Health Department Christian County Emergency Management

1. Christian County Health Department Christian County Emergency Management Medical Reserve Corps

2. Purpose • Provide an introduction to the Medical Reserve Corps • Discuss key issues pertaining to the establishment • Discuss how you fit in

3. National MRC Vision A nationwide network of organized volunteers strengthening the health and safety of their communities

4. Mission of the Local MRC…a county-wide, civilian, volunteer program that helps build the public health infrastructure of communities in Christian County. The Medical Reserve Corps, a division of the Christian County Citizen Corps, is organized and trained to address a wide range of challenges from public health education to disaster response.

5. MRC Concept • Establish groups of volunteers with interest in strengthening local public health system and providing help in emergencies • Organize/utilize locally • Integrate with existing programs and resources • Identify, credential, train and prepare in advance • Include medical and public health professionals, and others

6. MRC Concept • Foster Community Resiliency! • Get all response partners to the table with a common goal • Strengthening the “everyday” public health system will improve community preparedness • Prepared Communities • → Prepared States • → Prepared Nation

7. History • Following 9-11 attacks • Thousands of unaffiliated volunteers show up at sites • No way to ID or credential • Not covered under liability laws • No Incident Command System (ICS) training • Difficult to manage • President George W. Bush 2002 State of the Union

8. Long TermRecovery Executive Committee Comprised of Elected Officials, Fire, EMS, Police, etc. Including chairs of committeesLiaison from each Division Community Emergency Response Teams LEPC Tier II Compliance Training Database Mngt. Neighborhood Watch Course Delivery C.E.U.’s County City Amateur Radio Emergency Services Amateur Radio Emergency Services Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers in Police Service SNS Program Mass Casualty Training / Education Communications Weather Spotting Communications Weather Spotting Sheriff Cadet Program City Programs

9. The Tiered System of Volunteering • Tier 1: The tier 1 volunteer chooses to be available only in the event of a large scale public health emergency. Typically, a tier 1 volunteer does not have much time available to attend pre-event trainings or exercises, yet will be expected to fulfill volunteer requirements.

10. The Tiered System of Volunteering Tier 2: The tier 2 volunteer is interested in obtaining additional pre-event training, participating in exercises, and may choose to volunteer in non-emergency public health functions upon request

11. The Tiered System of Volunteering Tier 3: The tier 3 volunteer is interested in accepting a leadership role within the CCMRC. Most tier 3 volunteers will be assigned to positions within the National Incident Management (NIMS) structure. Tier 3 volunteers may choose to attend local and out-of-town trainings, seminars and conferences. They agree to participate in planning meetings & exercises, and may choose to participate in non-emergency public health functions upon request.

12. Examples of a TIER II volunteer: • Recruitment Committee • Credentialing, Application, Data Base & ID Committee • Training Committee • Examples of a TIER III volunteer: • Shelter Nurse Manager • P.O.D. Manager • P.O.D. Pharmacy Manager • Command Staff: Operations, Logistics, Safety Officer

13. The Tiered System of Volunteering • Tier 2 and 3 volunteers are subject to Citizen Corps member requirements • Attend a C.E.R.T. course. • Undergo a background check

14. Levels of Volunteers… Within each Tier, are the 3 levels of education TIER I Level I Level II Level III TIER II Level I Level II Level III TIER III Level I Level II Level III

15. Level I • Current Missouri professional license or certification (medical & mental health) • Consultation Area Medical Screeners • Medicine Dispensers • Vaccinators • Vaccinator Assistants • Triage

16. Level II • Medical background and experience – no license. • Interpretation Greeters • Educators • Registration • Assisting Dispensers or Vaccinators

17. Level III • Non-medical, basic support. • Clinic Flow • Clinic Manager Data Entry • Security • Forms Collection • Supply Manager • Public Information Liaison

18. All CCMRC volunteers are strongly encouraged to complete the following training prior to activation: • Orientation • CERT • CERT included: Basic First Aid, Family/Personal Preparedness, START Triage, Light Search and Rescue, Terrorism, Fire Suppression, Cribbing • NIMS/ICS (IS700, IS100, IS200, IS26) • Activation Protocol

19. CCMRC volunteers will be required to log and track their training in a web-based system called MRC TRAIN. MRC TRAIN also provides access to a nation-wide data base of available training pertinent to medical reserve corps’.

20. Special Projects • Public awareness campaigns. • First Aid Booths • Vaccination clinics (flu, etc.) • Localized disease outbreak • Public health education events. • CCMRC recruitment tables.

21. Mass Vaccination/Dispensing Clinics In the event of an infectious disease outbreak or other public health threat that threatens the health of a high percentage of county residents CCHD may establish emergency mass vaccination or mass dispensing clinics.

22. Key components of each clinic will include: • Traffic control • Crowd Control • Security • Triage for Ill or contact patients • Contact Evaluation • Forms distribution • Forms review • Medical Screeners • Vaccinators/Witnesses • Vaccine preparation • Medical Records/Data entry • IT Support • Supply management • Staff support

23. Outside-of-Area Deployment of Volunteers Some CCMRC volunteers may opt to be registered as “deployable” to areas outside of the county.

25. What we want from you today… • Decide what Tier you want to be in. • Figure out what Level you fall into. • Fill out the volunteer application • Sign and return: • Volunteer agreement form • Auto disqualifiers form • Medical Statement • Emergency Contact form • Approval for background check • Image release form • Sign Handbook receipt verification form • Reverse 911 Form

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