NWTEMC

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• NWTEMC
• Medical Reserve Corps
• Roberta Losik-Welch

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VISTA Volunteers in Service to America NCCC Natio
nal Civilian Community Corps Grantees
include American Red Cross Habitat for
Humanity Boys Girls Club
Foster Grandparents Program Senior
Companion Program Retired Senior Volunteers
(RSVP)
Created in 1960 Since created over 170,000
volunteers have served in 137 countries
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MRC What is it?

• Medical and support volunteers
• Community-based
• Pre-screened and credentialed
• Preparedness-trained
• All-hazards training in advance
• Supplement existing community health and EMS
• Participate in community programs
• May deploy to other locations but emphasis is
  LOCAL

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Why do we need an MRC?

• Incidents of Nature
• Severe Weather
• Earthquakes
• Fires
• Tsunami
• Hazardous Materials Incidents
• Major Interstate Highways
• Pipelines
• Railroads
• Haz/Mat Facilities
• Domestic Security Incidents
• Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
• Mass Clinic Needs (Smallpox, Anthrax)

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BENEFITS TO COMMUNITY

• Provides supplemental personnel
• Surge capacity
• Vaccination and prophylactic treatment
• Field response
• Mechanisms for coordination among community
  partners
• Emergency management and public health systems

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BENEFITS TO COMMUNITY

• Enhances community preparedness through citizen
  involvement
• Communities improving their own health and safety
  through local volunteers
• Allows communities more autonomy in responding to
  emergencies
• Immediate response and action
• Less reliance on state and national resources

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MRC Housing

• MRC Units housed by
• health depts.
• emergency management depts.
• religious organizations
• hospitals
• local volunteer organizations
• colleges and universities
• MRC Units established in cities, counties and
  regions across the country
• MRC Units established by tribes

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Current National MRC Statistics

• Over 700 MRC units across 50 states, the District
  of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam
• Over 147,000 registered volunteers

• Physicians
• Physician Assistants
• Nurse Practitioners
• Registered Nurses
• Dentists
• Veterinarians

• Pharmacists
• Mental Health Professionals
• EMTs and Paramedics
• Epidemiologists
• Health Educators
• SUPPORT PERSONNEL

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MRC Websitewww.medicalreservecorps.gov
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NWTEMC - MRCREGION X - 36 MRC UnitsWashington
State 18 Units
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Washington State 18 MRC Units

• Carnation-Duvall MRC
• Carnation, WA
• Central Washington MRC
• Yakima, WA
• Fall City MRC
• Fall City, WA
• Grays Harbor Emergency Health Worker Reserve
  Corps
• Aberdeen, WA
• Island County MRC
• Coupeville, WA
• Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management
  MRC
• Bremerton, WA
• MRC of Eastern Washington
• Spokane, WA
• NWTEMC MRC (7/07)
• Multi-tribe representation
• Pierce County MRC
• Tacoma, WA

• Public Health Reserve Corps for Seattle and King
  County
• Seattle, WA
• Region IV MRC (Southwest Washington)
• Vancouver, WA
• Skagit County MRC
• Mt Vernon, WA
• Snohomish County MRC
• Everett, WA
• Snoqualmie Tribe MRC (7/07)
• Snoqualmie, WA
• Tulalip Tribes MRC (5/07)
• Tulalip, WA
• Vashon Island MRC
• Vashon Is, WA
• Washington Region 3 MRC
• Olympia, WA
• Whatcom County MRC
• Bellingham, WA

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NWTEMC MRC Goals

• Have trained, prepared medical personnel and
  support staff to assist during emergencies within
  our tribal communities
• Participate in community outreach and education
  on emergency preparedness and public health issues

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To Volunteer

• Application
• Background check
• Credentials verified
• Attend orientation
• Attend training sessions

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To Start a New Unit

• Review the MRC website and materials
• Assess needs of community
• Registration/Application for new unit
• Interview

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• Roberta Losik-Welch
• NWTEMC MRC Unit Coordinator
• [phone]
• roberta_at_nwtemc.org
• Lynda Harvey
• NWTEMC Chairwoman
• [phone]
• blockwtch1_at_aol.com
• www.nwtemc.org
• www.medicalreservecorps.gov