| MRC Goal |
Evaluation Question |
Measure/Indicator |
| Goal 1: Demonstrate whether medical response capacity can be strengthened through MRC units consisting of a broad range of medical and health professionals. |
How do MRC units complement existing community plans for emergency preparedness? |
- Degree of integration vs. duplication with community plans.
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| Is the MRC Plan of Action consistent with community needs and risks? |
- Degree of match between planned activities and community needs.
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| Is the size and diversity of the MRC unit sufficient to build medical response capacity? |
- Size of MRC unit.
- Professional diversity of MRC unit.
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| What types of activation strategies have been most effective? |
- Cross-training activities.
- Communication strategies.
- Debriefing activities.
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| Goal 2: Demonstrate whether surge capacity can be created to handle emergency situations that have significant consequences for the health of the population. |
How are MRC activities integrated into existing emergency preparedness and response programs? |
- Cross-training exercises.
- Information sharing.
- Number and type of co-sponsored events.
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| Do MRC volunteers and partners understand activation procedures? |
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| Goal 3: Demonstrate whether the MRC enables current and retired health professionals to obtain additional training needed to work effectively and safely during emergency situations. |
How has MRC involvement enhanced the skills and competencies of volunteers? |
- Number and type of training activities.
- Availability/accessibility of training activities.
- Quality of training activities.
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| How have MRC units supported volunteer participation? |
- Recruitment activities.
- Screening activities.
- Retention and turnover.
- Verification of credentials.
- Addressing liability issues.
- Timing and location of meetings.
- Innovative use of technology.
- Internal communication protocols.
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| Goal 4: Demonstrate whether the MRC approach provides an effective organizational framework with a command and control system within which appropriately trained and credentialed volunteers can use their skills in health and medicine. |
Have the MRCs developed a plan of action with explicit goals, objectives, and action steps? |
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| Do stakeholders understand the purpose and goal of the MRC? |
- Shared understanding of purpose.
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| Does the MRC leadership structure support effective functioning? |
- Leadership strengths.
- Leadership weaknesses.
- Unit cohesion.
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| Have systems to track and update information on volunteers, contacts, and partners been effective? |
- Tracking system:
- Status
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
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| What are the challenges to internal coordination? |
- Lack of resources.
- Lack of personnel, expert skills.
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Goal 5: Determine whether the MRC approach facilitates coordination of local citizen volunteer services in health and medicine with other response programs of the community/county/State during an emergency. |
How have MRC units coordinated with external partners? |
- Size/scope of partnerships.
- Number and type of memoranda of agreement.
- Number and type of champions.
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| How have MRCs addressed barriers to external coordination? |
- Negotiation
- Conflict resolution
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| Goal 6: Determine whether the MRC approach provides cadres of health professionals who contribute to the resolution of public health problems and needs throughout the year. |
How have MRCs supported other public health needs? |
- Number and types of public health activities.
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