[Novalug] OT: Mayor Bowser Encourages Volunteers to Join the DC Medical Reserve Corps

Kevin Cole dc.loco@gmail.com
Sun Mar 22 14:05:49 EDT 2020


https://www.popville.com/2020/03/mayor-bowser-encourages-volunteers-to-join-the-dc-medical-reserve-corps/

"Mayor Bowser Encourages Volunteers to Join the DC Medical Reserve Corps"
Prince Of Petworth
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Thanks to Pep and Curt for sending from Sherman Circle in Petworth

>From the Mayor’s Office:

“As the District continues responding to and working to mitigate the
spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), Mayor Muriel Bowser is
encouraging volunteers to join the DC Medical Reserve Corps (DC MRC).
The DC MRC is housed in the DC Department of Health (DC Health) and
supports public health and medical emergency preparedness, response,
and recovery by recruiting, training, and deploying medical and
non-medical volunteers to assist with planned events and emergencies.
Volunteers can complete the online registration HERE.

“As the coronavirus continues to impact the District of Columbia, the
nation, and the world, we are asking volunteers to join the DC Medical
Reserve Corps to assist in our response,” said Mayor Bowser. “We know
our residents look out for their neighbors, and this emergency is no
different. The DC Medical Reserve Corps needs volunteers – especially
those with medical experience – to sign up today.”

WHO: The DC MRC is open to medical and non-medical volunteers 18 years
of age and older. Whether you are retired, active in your profession,
a community member, or a student, we need your assistance in the DC
MRC. Volunteers receive free training. There is a growing need for
volunteers with medical experience.

WHEN: Volunteers receive free training and then are asked to be
available on an as-needed basis. You could be asked to volunteer on
weekends, late at night, or first thing in the morning.

WHERE: DC volunteers may be deployed to events on the National Mall,
to a District recreation center or shelter, or to a public health
site.

WHY: We need our DC MRC volunteers to:

* Provide medical screening and support in mass care settings.
* Assist with patient tracking at planned events.
* Support medical countermeasures (MCM) distribution and dispensing activities.
* Provide assistance with planned and unplanned public health activities.

HOW: By signing up to be a DC MRC volunteer, you will gain valuable
emergency preparedness knowledge and experience through training,
exercises, and real-world events. You will train and work alongside DC
government agencies, federal partners, non-governmental agencies, and
community partners.

For more information, please visit dchealth.dc.gov/mrc.”




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