The Medical Reserve Corps Program Upper Merrimack Valley Training Day November 2, 2013
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The Medical Reserve Corps ProgramUpper Merrimack Valley
Training Day
November 2, 2013Presented on behalf of Jennifer Frenette
Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve CorpsUSDHHS Region I (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
MRC Regional Coordinator
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DCVMRC Federal Structure
HHS Secretary
Assistant Secretary for Health
Surgeon GeneralChief of Staff
Medical Reserve Corps
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness
and Response
ASPR - THIS IS NEW PART OF OUR REPORTING CAPACITY!
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MRC Network: 987 MRC Units
208,140 volunteers
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New England MRC Information
94 Active MRC Units: 22 CT, 46 MA, 3 ME, 15 NH, 6 VT, 1 RI
Approximately 23,000 volunteers in New England Nationally 987 units – 208,140 volunteers Mission: Engaging volunteers to strengthen public
health, emergency response, and community resiliency
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New England MRC Emergency Response
2011 October Snowstorm, “Frankenstorm” – MA, CT, NH Sheltering Warming and Recharge Stations
2012 Superstorm Sandy – Coastal CT, MA and RI Sheltering Power Recharge Stations
2013 Boston Marathon Bombings FY 2013: Over 14,000 Activities Reported Nationally –
Massachusetts was first in the nation and had 4 units in the top 20 as activity reporters!
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New England MRC Response Lessons Learned
ARC Memorandums of Understanding Acknowledge capabilities of each partnering organization Management, scheduling and accountability of
volunteers Communication limitations Local planning integration Creating partners – known and newly discovered Identification of population, languages, culture Necessary trainings, volunteer follow up (debriefs)
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Thank You!Jennifer Frenette
Regional Coordinator, USDHHS Region I (New England)Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps
76 Portland St. Lancaster, NH 03584603-631-0464 (primary)
617-947-6496 (blackberry) PIN:331F8E75603-788-2769 (secondary)[email protected]
www.medicalreservecorps.gov
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