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  • New Program Searching for Volunteers
    January 9, 2009
    Franklin County should soon see the creation of a Medical Reserve Corps, which brings together both professional and lay people to help during a crisis.
  • Black Belt Medical Reserve Corps Recruits New Members
    January 8, 2009
    The Black Belt Medical Reserve Corps is recruiting new members. The Black Belt Medical Reserve Corps is one of 10 MRC units located in Alabama from Mobile to Huntsville.
  • Palatine Eagle Scout Project Wins National Attention
    January 4, 2009
    Robert Prochaska was the 78th teen in Boy Scout Troop 188, based out of Christ Lutheran Church in Palatine, to earn the rank of Eagle Scout. 
  • Looking for Tomorrow’s Heroes Today: DCHHS Looking for Additional Volunteers for its Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)
    January 1, 2009
    DALLAS – It takes a lot to protect the health and safety of 2.2 million people. That’s why Dallas County Health and Human Services works daily developing programs and testing plans to protect Dallas County citizens during a public health crisis.
  • Stevens: Volunteers Helped in Storm
    December 21, 2008
    As an executive committee member of the Sudbury Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) and a trained and certified member of Sudbury CERT, I want to express my appreciation and thank you to the members of both volunteer organizations who responded to the "call for help" from our western and northern neighbors hardest hit by the recent ice storm.
  • County Medical Reserve Corps Forming up
    December 18, 2008
    For Oxford County at least last week’s ice storm was a pale shadow of its catastrophic predecessor a decade earlier, but the event was still a reminder that disasters can and do strike.
  • In Case of Emergency...
    December 13, 2008
    Public health emergencies come without warning. If it ever happens, the Monroe County Health Department Public Health Preparedness Division wants to have a team of volunteers ready to assist.
  • Health District Packs Emergency Kits for Seniors
    December 10, 2008
    EAST LYME – Cynthia Lawton knows from her experience as a Red Cross volunteer that too many people aren't prepared for emergencies.
  • A Community of Volunteers
    December 8, 2008
    MARTINSBURG – In times of illness, injury or disaster, friends and neighbors can often be lifesavers. Denise Ryan of the Berkeley County Health Department is making sure that the entire community can count on it.
  • Hudson Medical Reserve Corps Needs Reinforcements
    December 7, 2008
    HUDSON – Two years after organizing the Hudson Medical Reserve Corps, Health Agent Dr. Samuel Wong said the number of town residents who have joined is not enough to assist the health department during a crisis.

Last Updated on 1/9/2009

 
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