MN RespondsMedical Reserve Corps of West Central Region

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Rob Carlson, MBA, State Coordinator Office of
Emergency PreparednessMinnesota Department of
Health Rob.carlson_at_health.state.mn.us
A partnership of local, regional, and state
health volunteer programs
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Session Objectives

• Overview of programming in Minnesota
• Role of state and local agencies related to
  Minnesota Responds
• Brief overview of program functions
• Discuss Local program methods for recruitment,
  training, and regional planning
• Planning tool for deployment procedure
• Opportunity to ask question and provide feedback

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• 13 nationally registered Medical Reserve Corps
  (MRC) units
• Two state-based MRC units
• Over 6,500 volunteers registered (includes 900
  from U of M)

NW Region not affiliated With MRC
NE Region MRC
WC MRC
Central MRC
Healthcare Capacity
Public Health
7 MRCs
SW and SC Count-me-in
1 MRC 10 not affiliated
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Chalmette Medical Center
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State and local/regional roles pre-event

• Minnesota Department of Health
• Maintain database
• Control user access, data privacy, and security
• Develop shared volunteer alerting system
• Promote information sharing
• Build agreements for sharing resources

• Local/Regional programs
• Assess health volunteer needs locally/regionally
• Register and prepare volunteers
• Develop response agreements between public health
  and healthcare agencies
• Gate-keeper for communication with volunteers

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State and local/regional roles during event
Activation, and Deployment

• Minnesota Department of Health
• Communicate through program administrators
• Support activation and deployment (if requested)
• Work with local/regional programs to liaison
  mutual aid response to other areas

• Local/Regional Programs
• All activation, and deployment tasks for local
  response
• Maintain control for intra or interstate response
  with MDH liaison between regions/states

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MDH would help find volunteer resources if
requested through the SEOC
State Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
MDH DOC Logistics
Local EOC
Multi-agency Coordination Center (MAC)
MDH MN Responds
Local/Regional volunteer program
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Program Activities for 2007

• Finalize program implementation and training of
  new administrators
• Enable MIR3 auto-call system and policies
• Work with licensing boards on electronic
  credential verification
• Support development of hospital, EMS, and public
  health response teams for deployment intra and
  interstate

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Program Activities for 2007

• Promote regional LPH/Healthcare agreements
• Continue recruitment strategies including
  non-traditional health volunteers
• Develop intra-state deployment protocols and
  refine federal protocols

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Program Activities for 2006-2007

• Promote regional LPH/Healthcare agreements
• Continue recruitment strategies including
  non-traditional health volunteers
• Develop intra-state deployment protocols and
  refine federal protocols

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Managing Unit Affiliations (page 30)
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EXPORT Function (page 53)

• The Export tool allows Responder information to
  be aggregated into a file that is readable by
  Comma Separated Value (CSV) format. Navigate to
  the Export page using the Export link under the
  System Administration tab. To export Responder
  information
• Select which criteria to export using the swap
  boxes and click the corresponding EXPORT button.
• Select Responders to export by occupation, unit,
  group, or all Responders.
• Note Selecting to export all Responders may take
  a few minutes to generate. This action is not
  advisable during an emergency situation.

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Searching for Volunteers (page 23)
SEARCHES To conduct a search 1 Click the Search
link under the Responders and Groups tab. 2
Select at least one criteria. See the table below
for a comprehensive list of search criteria and
values. 3 For swap boxes, select the criteria to
add and click the ADD button. For text fields
fill in information manually. 4 When done
selecting criteria, click the SEARCH button to
conduct the search.
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Messages (page 35)

• COMPOSING A MESSAGE
• Messages can be sent from either the Inbox, Sent,
  Drafts, or Trash folders. Composing a message
  consists of writing the message, selecting the
  priority, choosing delivery options, and adding
  recipients. The messaging priorities are
• Normal is the standard message priority.
• Urgent messages contain a label marking them as
  urgent.
• To compose a message (see page 35)