Community Health - Medical Reserve Corps

The Medical Reserve Corps is a group of medical professionals, public health professionals, clerical specialists and concerned citizens who register and train to respond to health emergencies. The Medical Reserve Corps is a national program created in 2002 after the national responses to 9/11 and the anthrax attacks to address the surge in need for medical and public health responders in times of emergency.

The Medical Reserve Corps is a national program made up of a network of local corps organized by state. Volunteers can choose to participate at the city, county, state or national level.

Who should Join?

The MRC brings together the knowledge and skills of a wide range of health professionals to respond to a public health emergency, including:

• Physicians
• Dentists
• Nurses and nurse practitioners
• Physician Assistants
• Pharmacists
• Mental health practitioners
• Podiatrists
• Chiropractors
• Optometrists
• Medical assistants and technicians
• Respiratory, occupational, or physical therapists
• EMTs/Paramedics
• Health professional students
• Clerical specialists
• Volunteers with computer skills
• Concerned citizens

Become a Volunteer Today! Choose one of the options below:

• Print the Huron County MRC Volunteer Application (see download below) and mail it to Jenny Ridge, HCGHD, 180 Milan Avenue, Suite 8, Norwalk, OH 44857. Jenny will contact you with a schedule of local trainings and activities
• Contact Jenny Ridge, Huron County MRC Coordinator at 419-668-1652 ext: 258 or jridge@huroncohealth.com. Jenny will mail you the Huron County MRC Volunteer Application (see download below) and mail it back to Jenny Ridge, HCGHD, 180 Milan Avenue, Suite 8, Norwalk, OH 44857. Jenny will contact you with a schedule of local trainings and activities.

Volunteers must complete three trainings. MRC 101 is an introduction to the Medical Reserve Corps. The MRC 101 training lasts 2 hours and is held throughout the year. FEMA Incident Command courses can be taken online or completed on paper and mailed to the MRC Coordinator for entry into the system.

• http://www.serveohio.org/OhioCitizenCorps_MRC_Units.aspx MRC units in Ohio
  http://www.medicalreservecorps.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10 MRC FAQ’s
  http://www.serveohio.org/Calendar.aspx Calendar of Events
  http://www.serveohio.org/LiabilityProtection.aspx Liability Protection for Ohio MRC volunteers
• http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is100a.asp Take FEMA IS-100 Training
• http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is700a.asp Take FEMA IS-700 Training
• Family Emergency Preparedness Guide
• Family Emergency Preparedness Guide Workbook

The Huron County MRC unit is funded by a grant from NACCHO (the National Association of County and City Health Officials).

Download:

• MRC Application