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Big Island Medical Reserve Corps Unit Profile
| Community/Jurisdiction Served: |
Hawaii -
Hawaii County
Hawaii County
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| Sponsoring Organization: |
Hawaii State Department of Health
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| Date Established: |
2/1/2006
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| Unit Information: |
P.O. Box 916
Hilo, HI 96721
http://www.disasterhelp.net/hah/
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| Contact Information: |
Kathryn Holmberg
75 Aupuni St.
Room 105
Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: 808-974-6480
Mobile: 808-937-9351
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| Profile: |
Big Island MRC is organized by the Hawaii State Department of Health and operated by the Hawaii District Health Office in cooperation with Healthcare Association of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Hawaii State Civil Defense,and Hawaii County Civil Defense. It is linked to HRSA ESAR-VHP and NDMS programs
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| Volunteer Count: |
| Physicians |
2 |
| Physician Assistants |
1 |
| Nurse Practitioners |
1 |
| Nurses |
22 |
| Pharmacists |
2 |
| Dentists |
2 |
| Veterinarians |
1 |
| Mental Health Professionals |
1 |
| EMS Professionals |
9 |
| Respiratory Therapists |
0 |
| Other Public Health/Medical |
30 |
| Non-Public Health/Medical |
43 |
| Total |
114 |
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| Recent Activities: |
10/1/2008
Island-wide school flu vaccination campaign, October thru December. MRC volunteers will be working with Department of Health employees to provide free flu vaccinations to all Big Island school children, grades pre-school through 8th grade. Clinics will be scheduled at all participating public, public charter, and private schools on the Big Island.
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9/30/2008
Volunteer training for school flu vaccination clinics, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Dept. of Health Environmental Health Conference room, 1582 Kamehameha Ave. in Hilo. Big Island MRC and State Dept. of Health volunteers will meet to review procedures for conducting the free school flu vaccination clinics scheduled island-wide. Topics to be covered include bloodborne pathogen awareness; ICS operational review; clinic operations and vaccination form review; and how to access new Sharepoint site for up-to-date clinic information.
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9/26/2008
Volunteer training for school flu vaccination clinics, 9 a.m. to noon at Dept. of Health Environmental Health Conference room, 1582 Kamehameha Ave. in Hilo. Big Island MRC and State Dept. of Health volunteers will meet to review procedures for conducting the free school flu vaccination clinics scheduled island-wide. Topics to be covered include bloodborne pathogen awareness; ICS operational review; clinic operations and vaccination form review; and how to access new Sharepoint site for up-to-date clinic information.
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9/16/2008
Volunteer training for school flu vaccination clinics, 9:30-12:30 a.m. at Kona Hospital. Big Island MRC and State Dept. of Health volunteers will meet to review procedures for conducting the free school flu vaccination clinics scheduled island-wide. Topics to be covered include bloodborne pathogen awareness; ICS operational review; clinic operations and vaccination form review; and how to access new Sharepoint site for up-to-date clinic information.
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9/6/2008
ICS-100, Incident Command Structure training. Hilo, Environmental Health Conference Room, 8:30 am to 5 pm
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8/3/2008
Point of Distribution Exercise & Training. Pahala, Ka'u Resource & Distance Learning Center, 8:30 am to noon
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8/2/2008
Point of Distribution Exercise & Training. Hilo, Environmental Health Conference Room, 8:30 am to noon.
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7/10/2008
Advanced Disaster Life Support training, Hilo.
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Last Updated on 8/18/2008
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