CEDAR COUNTY MRC

The Cedar County MRC is a countywide resource of health professionals and other volunteers who strengthen our community by preparing for and responding to local public health emergencies and assisting in ongoing public health initiatives.

The Cedar County MRC allows for volunteers to donate their time and expertise right here in Cedar County, making if easier for you to assist your own family, neighbors and community.

Our goal is to have pre-identified and trained, MRC volunteers ready to assist medical response professionals during a large scale emergency that threatens local public health – be it an outbreak of meningitis, SARS, influenza or an event of bioterrorism.

WHO CAN VOLUNTEER

• Healthcare professionals, such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, nursing assistants, respiratory therapists, medical assistants, veterinarians, EMTs, paramedics, etc.
• Public Health professionals, such as epidemiologists, health educators, biostatisticians, public health nurses, environmental health professionals, etc.
• Those with essential emergency response skills, such as social workers, counselors, interpreters, chaplains, support staff, etc.
• Others who just want to help

Volunteers may be practicing, retired or otherwise employed.

WHEN MIGHT THE MRC CALL ME TO HELP?

As a MRC volunteer, your community might need your skills:

• When local public health resources are stretched by an epidemic or infectious disease that requires mass immunization or dispensing.

• If education and prevention services are needed to improve the public health infrastructure of your community

• When other public health emergencies occur, such as floods, tornados or other natural disasters.

Health Care Professional Volunteers are needed to serve in a variety of functions including:

• Medical Screener
• Injector
• Injector Aide
• Health Educators
• Interpreter
• Mental Health Counseling
• First Aid
• Triage
• Medication Dispenser

Non-Health Care Professional Volunteers are also needed to serve in a variety of functions including:

• Greeter/Ushers
• Technical Support
• Event Set-up and Take-down
• Heavy Labor
• Child care
• Food Canteen worker
• Parking and Transportation Workers
• Data Entry