1. Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps Tooele County Health Department http://www.tooelehealth.org Bucky Whitehouse, M.S., CHES Emergency Response Coordinator/ PIO Bwhitehouse@utah.gov

2. Presentation Outline 1. Overview 2. Mission 3. Functions 4.Review of Plan 5.Review of Bylaws

3. September 2001

4. Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps Have you ever come into contact with an SUV? pontaneous nafflitated olunteer

5. Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps MRC is a partner program conducted by United State Public Health Service (USPHS – Surgeon Generals Office) –C–Citizens Corps (National homeland security) –S–Senior Corps –P–Peace Corps

6. National MRC Units 619 Nationwide

7. Regional MRC Units

8. MRC Units in Utah

9. 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.

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

11. MRC goal: –I–Improve and augment public health/medical emergency preparedness programs. –I–Improve health literacy –I–Increase disease prevention

12. Emergency: A situation at hand in which life or property are threatened –S–Storms –E–Epidemic –A–Act of Nature (Earthquake) –M–Multiple train/car crash

13. MRC units include: –M–Medical professionals Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Dentists, Vets, Epidemiologists –P–Public Health Professionals –C–Community Members Interpreters, chaplains, office and support staff, legal advisors, etc

14. 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)

15. Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps Volunteer Application All members must complete an application before being accepted in the MRC.

16. Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps Training Orientation training (8 hrs.) –Additional training encouraged Workshops / exercises Newsletter List-serve

17. 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

18. Tooele County Medical Reserve Corps Community Support Tooele County MRC Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator are responsible for member recruitment –Recruitment Campaign will be starting.

19. 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