Using Public Health Missions to Prepare for Disaster Response

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Using Public Health Missions to Prepare for
Disaster Response

• Texas State Guard Medical Reserve Corps
• LTC Frank Stead

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• Public Health Authority
• Defines areas of State that are medically
  underserved

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Medically Underserved Locations

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Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense -
Reserve AffairsCivilian-Military Innovative
Readiness Training Program

• National Defense Authorization Act of 1993
• Civilian Military Projects not otherwise met
• Provides the Services hands-on readiness
  training
• Provides direct and lasting benefit to
  communities

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Texas Military ForcesOrganizational Chart
GOVERNOR
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Military Forces-----------------------------------
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ADJUTANT GENERAL
TEXAS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
TEXAS AIR NATIONAL GUARD
TEXAS STATE GUARD
REGIONAL BRIGADES
TEXAS MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS
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Texas Medical RangersOrganizational Chart
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Medical GroupOrganizational Chart
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Operation Lone Star

• Joint Military and Civil Humanitarian Mission in
  its seventh year started in 1999
• Joint Military Task Force
• TXANG and TXSG - MRC
• Department of State Health Services
• Volunteer Organizations

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DSHS Site Locations

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BrownsvilleGallegos ElementaryBrownsville,
Texas
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. La Joya Chapa Elementary School, 3 1/2 Mile
North Doffing Road, La Joya, TX
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Rio Grand CityRinggold Middle School,Fort
Ringgold Campus, Rio Grande City, TX
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TY-2005 AT Week One
1st Day
In briefs Final Set up
VIP DAY-RG
Advance Party
Univision Telethon
Deploy Arrival of MB
Operational Days - Operation Lone Star
RCV UNITS
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TY-2005 AT Week Two
Endex
HS RECOVERY
Operational Days - Operation Lone Star
OLS 1/2day
AAR
Recovery
EOM
MOSQ trng CDRs time
REDEPLOY
MWR
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Task Organization

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CIVILIAN ORGANZATIONS

• DSHS Region 11 Lead
• Three Counties Health Departments
• 15 Volunteer Organizations

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HSPD 5 Implementation
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HQ Organization
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Site Organization
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Generic Site Flow
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Morning Line Up
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Registration
Colonel Joseph Gonzales, TXSG-MRC
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Basic Physical
Major Leslie Melton-Kissel RN, TXSG-MRC
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Check for Diabetes
Dental Assistant Students
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Immunizations
Sargent David Van Curren, TXARNG
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Counseling
DSHS Healthy Lifestyle Specialist
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Visit with the Doctor
Lt. Colonel (Dr.) Samuel Morale, TXSG-MRC
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Visit with the Dentist
Lt. Colonel (DDS) Robert Galvin, TXARNG
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Pharmacy
SGT Johnny Mendoza, TXARNG
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What has been accomplished

• 13,877 Individual Served in 2004-2005
• Services provided were estimated at a value of
  1,724,322

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OPERATION LONE STAR Texas State GuardMedical
Reserve corps

• 2004 28 participants
• 126 days served
• 2005 85 Participants
• 435 days served

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2006 Daily MRC Site Resources Needed

• Physicians/PAs 8 Communications 2
• Nurses 12 Security 5
• Medics 18 Admin/Bilingual 10
• Dentists 2 HQ 13
• Dental Techs 4
• Pharmacy Techs 4 Total 84 positions
• 870 services days required

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Medical Reserve Corps

2006