1. MRC: Expanding DRR in the Pacific Region Rob Tosatto, RPh, MPH, MBA CAPT, USPHS Office of the Surgeon General Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health February 2013

2. To Discuss… What is the Medical Reserve Corps?
What is the current status of the MRC in the pacific region?
How has/can the MRC contribute to Disaster Risk Reduction efforts?

3. MRC “At A Glance” National network
Mission: Engage volunteers to strengthen public health, emergency response and community resiliency
Key Points:
Organize/utilize locally
Affiliate/integrate with existing programs and resources
Volunteer management -- identify, screen/verify credentials, train

5. MRC Volunteers Medical and public health professionals in training
active practice
inactive
retired
Other interested individuals
can help with leadership, communications, administration, logistics, etc…

6. American Samoa MRC Sponsoring Organization: Department of Health
Date Established: 10/8/2010
MRC Leader: Ben Sili
Number Volunteers: 5
Recent Activities:
December 2012 – Tropical Cyclone Evan
September 2012 – Outreach for National Preparedness Month

7. Federated States of Micronesia MRC
Sponsoring Organization: Department of Health and Social Affairs
Date Established: 2/22/2012
MRC Leader: Arthy Nena
Number Volunteers: 20
Recent Activities:
September 2012 – Recruitment workshop
July 2012 – FSM Women Leadership Conference

8. Guam MRC Sponsoring Organization: Office of Homeland Security
Date Established: 7/11/2005
MRC Leader: Joe Flores
Number Volunteers: 18
Recent Activities:
December 2012 – Pediatric Field Triage Training
September 2012 – Recruitment outreach to the University of Guam School of Nursing

9. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands MRC
Sponsoring Organization: Commonwealth Healthcare Organization
Date Established: 2/2/2012
MRC Leader: Warren Villagomez
Number Volunteers: 56
Recent Activities:
August 2012 – BP and DM checks at Tinian Labor Day Celebration
July 2012 – Hospital nurse recruitment and orientation

10. Palau MRC Sponsoring Organization: Ministry of Health
Date Established: 5/23/2006
MRC Leader: Robert Maddison
Number Volunteers: 21
Recent Activities:
November 2012 – Basic Life Support/ Basic Trauma Life Support Training
August 2012 – MRC Communication Drill

11. MRC Activities Activity Focus FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 921 1,054 1,866
Administrative/Unit Development
921
1,054
1,866
3,535
Community Preparedness
1,576
1,496
1,695
2,124
Public Health
1,121
2,819
1,845
2,200
Emergency Response
774
1,834
997
1,173
Training
2,076
2,241
2,951
3,775
Total
6,468
9,444
9,354
12,807

12. MRC Activities…in the context of DRR
Risk = H x V
where V = (E x S)/R
Build resilience (↑R)
Reduce exposure (↓E)
Reduce susceptibility (↓S)

13. Public Health Activities …Reduce Susceptibility
Disease prevention
Reduce obesity
Screening
Immunization
Health promotion and education
Health services 13

14. MRC can help to educate the community…about health and DRR14

15. www.medicalreservecorps.gov Robert J. Tosatto, RPh, MPH, MBA
Captain, US Public Health Service
Director, Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps Office of the Surgeon General
Tower Building, Suite 200
1101 Wootton Parkway
Rockville, MD 20852
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