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Medical
Reserve Corps - Volunteer |
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County Medical Reserve Corps |
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Sussex County Residents who
work in or are retired from the health care field are encouraged
to become members of the Sussex County Medical Reserve Corps(MRC).
Community volunteers who are not health professionals are
also encouraged to apply to help with support services.
There are many ways for you to assist MRC and your community
during a health emergency |
| .Become
a Medical Reserve Corps Volunteer |
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On December
18, 2004, the Sussex County Board
of Chosen Freeholders formed the Sussex County Medical Reserve
Corps (MRC) to coordinate volunteer health professionals,
and citizens with an interest in health issues, to provide
ongoing support for community public health needs and resources
during large-scale emergencies. The Medical Reserve Corps
(http://www.medicalreservecorps.gov)
is an important component of the Citizen Corps and the USA
Freedom Corps. President Bush created the USA Freedom Corps
in response to the outpouring of community support in the
days following September 11. The President asked all Americans
to volunteer 4,000 hours of their time — about two years
— to serving others. |
| Civilian volunteers may be called upon to assist with administrative,
clerical, reception, translation, phone, or other responsibilities.
Medical professional volunteers may be called upon to assist
with triage, nursing, physician, pharmacy, mental health,
paramedic, medical assistant, or other responsibilities.
All MRC volunteers will be trained to help the county’s
public health professionals do whatever is needed, at the
time, to prevent and minimize disease and injuries in our
community. |
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note that all MRC Volunteers will be background checked |
| Become a
Citizen Corps Community Volunteer |
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are many ways that community members can serve one another
during times of emergency and need. The Sussex
County Office of Emergency Management and the Division of Health are working
together to recruit and identify those community members interested
in volunteering before an emergency happens. |
| Applications |
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| Medical
Volunteers |
| Community
Volunteers |
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Contact us to find out how you can help. |
| Email us: |
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| Write us: |
Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Sussex County Division of Health
One
Spring Street, 2nd Floor
Newton, NJ 07860 |
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| Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) trains people in basic disaster
response skills and helps them play an active role
in emergency preparedness. Learn
more about CERT |
Neighborhood Watch is a crime prevention program that stresses
education and common sense and teaches citizens how
to help themselves by identifying and reporting suspicious
activity in their neighborhoods. Learn more about Neighborhood
Watch |
Medical Reserve Corps coordinates volunteer health professionals,
and citizens with an interest in health issues, to
provide ongoing support for community public health
needs and resources during large-scale emergencies.
Learn
more about Medical Reserve Corps |
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