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- The MRC was founded after President Bush’s 2002
State of the Union Address, in which he asked all
Americans to volunteer in support of their
country. It is a partner program with Citizen
Corps, a national network of volunteers
dedicated to ensuring hometown security. Citizen
Corps, along with AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and the
Peace Corps are part of the President's
USA Freedom Corps, which promotes volunteerism
and service nationwide.
- MRC units are community-based and function as a
way to locally organize and utilize volunteers who
want to donate their time and expertise to prepare
for and respond to emergencies and promote healthy
living throughout the year. MRC volunteers
supplement existing emergency and public health
resources.
- MRC volunteers include medical and public health
professionals such as physicians, nurses,
pharmacists, dentists, veterinarians, and
epidemiologists. Many community
members—interpreters, chaplains, office workers,
legal advisors, and others—can fill key support
positions.
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Fill out an application
to join Ashland's Medical Reserve Corps Team
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| What
Can MRC Volunteers Do? |
How Can
the MRC Benefit Your Local Community? |
Support local public
health, while advancing the priorities of the U.S. Surgeon General:
- Promoting disease prevention
- Improving health literacy
- Eliminating health disparities
- Enhancing public health preparedness
Assist local hospitals and health
departments with surge personnel needs.
Participate in mass prophylaxis
and vaccination exercises and community disaster drills.
Train with local emergency
response partners.
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- Bolsters public health and emergency response infrastructures by
providing supplemental personnel
- Enables communities to meet specific health needs
- Allows tghe local community more autonomy - not as reliant on
state and national resources
- Gives community members the opportunity to participate in
developing strategies to make their communities healthier and safer
- Provides mechanisms for information sharing and coordination
between all partner organizations
- Provides a dialogue between emergency management and public
health agencies
- Allows for national recognition of local public health and
emergency response efforts
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