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News Archive - 2007
December
- Medical Reserve Corps Discusses Training Programs, Plans Membership Drive
December 13, 2007
Members of the Saline County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) held a brief business meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, in Buckner Wellness Center at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall.
- Medical Reserve Corps Seeks Volunteers
December 4, 2007
In a hurricane or pandemic flu, medical volunteers could play a key role providing emergency health care and first aid. Calcasieu Parish now has its own medical corps for such emergencies and they are looking for volunteers.
- Woman Works to Help to Keep Community Safe
December 2, 2007
In the Midwest we do not experience the hurricanes that cause such devastation in the Southern and Eastern coastal states or the terrible mudslides and fires that destroy homes, businesses and forests in California. Consequently, we may tend to be lulled into a false sense of security, thinking disasters don't happen here.
November
- HHS Launches Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention Initiative
November 27, 2007
First Lady Laura Bush today saluted the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ new Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention Initiative, announced today at the National Prevention Summit, which targets obesity prevention and the promotion of healthy weight for children.
- Medical Reserve Corps Seeks Veterinary Volunteers
November 1, 2007
The Medical Reserve Corps is looking for more veterinarians to join the ranks of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, and other health professionals who volunteer with community health teams.
October
- Mock Pandemic Tests Area Medical Volunteers
October 17, 2007
NORWOOD – In the event of a national or worldwide influenza epidemic, area hospitals expect to be overwhelmed by patients and plan to lean on volunteer Medical Reserve Corps in each town.
- Medical Reserve Corps Forms for Large-Scale Disasters
October 11, 2007
Airliner crashes, terror attacks, killer storms, large-scale industrial accidents, flu pandemics—imagine the worst.
- Double Duty; City Clinic will Protect Against Flu and Test Emergency Preparedness
October 8, 2007
WORCESTER – Roll up your sleeves for “community immunity,” Worcester health experts are urging, so you can help in more ways than one.
- Local Flu Clinics Set to go on the Road
October 2, 2007
While last year's mass influenza immunization clinic held at the Champaign County Fairgrounds was successful, the Champaign Health District leadership hope that smaller clinics over a week-long period at 13 locations throughout the county will reach more people, said Health Commissioner Shelia Hiddleson.
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September
- There When You Need Them
September 28, 2007
BELLINGHAM – Thanks to the increasing number of volunteers joining the Worcester Regional Medical Reserve Corps, the public can be more confident about safety in the event of a health emergency.
- No Shortage of Flu Vaccine This Year
September 25, 2007
After two straight years of flu vaccine shortages and production delays, health officials say record numbers of vaccines will be available this year.
- Public Health Wants Volunteers for Emergency Medical Corps
September 25, 2007
ALBANY – During September, National Emergency Preparedness, Southwest District Public Health is renewing its call for volunteers.
- Community Urged to be Prepared for Emergencies
September 23, 2007
September is National Preparedness Month, and members of the Pennyrile Regional Citizens Corps Council are using the occasion to re-emphasize the need to be prepared for emergencies at home, at work and at school.
- Volunteers Receive Response Training
September 19, 2007
Each year beginning June 1 and continuing through Nov. 30, hurricane season is here. As Massachusetts residents we are rarely exposed to the devastation that other parts of our country experience from hurricanes with frightening regularity.
- Volunteer Reserve Corps Face Overhaul
September 17, 2007
Bird flu may have fallen off most radar screens, and the only hurricanes are lurking far to our south. But the need for a coordinated, volunteer-based emergency response on Cape Cod is as imperative as ever, say local health officials.
- Town Wants to Beef up Medical Reserve Corps
September 11, 2007
WESTWOOD – The Board of Health is once again looking to bolster its volunteer Medical Reserve Corps, which joins with Caritas Norwood Hospital next month for a drill.
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July
- Tazwell Co. Organizing Medical Emergency Response Team
July 24, 2007
TREMONT – In a crisis, people want to know how they can help. Several Central Illinois health departments, in cooperation with emergency management agencies and the federal government, are giving people an opportunity to be trained volunteers to assist in emergencies.
- Community Encouraged to Attend Emergency Preparedness Meeting
July 19, 2007
An emergency preparedness meeting for all Lincoln County residents will be held Thursday, July 26, at 7 p.m. at The Lincoln Center.
- Medical Corps Need Volunteers
July 2, 2007
To sit back and wait does not sit well with Esther L. Seligman. "We need to take responsibility for our care," said Seligman, a respiratory therapist and Springfield Technical Community College professor.
June
- Disaster Preparedness Workers Sought
June 22, 2007
HOLYOKE – Board of Health Director Daniel B. Bresnahan is looking for more volunteer help to aid Holyoke and its citizens in the event of a natural or human-caused disaster.
- County of Orange Earns 7 NACo Achievement Awards
June 14, 2007
SANTA ANA – The County of Orange was selected for seven Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo). The awards will be presented at the NACo Annual Conference in Richmond, Virginia on July 15.
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April
- Public Learns Disaster First Aid
April 15, 2007
About 50 people gathered at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Saturday to prepare for disaster. “Our idea is to get volunteers trained and ready,” said Cori Green, a nurse and coordinator for Douglas County Medical Reserve Corps.
- Steinhaus Tours Emergency Response Center With NYS Health Commissioner
April 5, 2007
POUGHKEEPSIE – Dutchess County Executive William R. Steinhaus hosted New York State Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines on a tour of the Dutchess County Emergency Response Center today.
- Communications are Vital in Emergencies: Towns are Preparing—So Should Families
April 5, 2007
AMHERST – Western Massachusetts public health officials and hundreds of volunteers are taking part in a drill on Thursday, April 12 from 9 a.m.–noon, to assess the area’s readiness to respond to a public health emergency. The event, simulating a large-scale bacterial meningitis outbreak, is the largest and first of its kind in Massachusetts.
- Health Department Protects Local Firefighters
April 1, 2007
Marty Thone left a meeting at the Parkway Plaza in July 2005 and noticed smoke billowing from Poor Boys Steakhouse. "It was 100 degrees," said Thone, with the Casper-Natrona County Health Department.
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March
- Local Disaster Volunteers Sought
March 14, 2007
When disaster strikes, many of us feel an urgent need to help, as was demonstrated in the weeks following Hurricane Katrina. Volunteers play a critical role in ensuring a rapid and full response to an emergency.
- Medical Volunteers Sought
March 13, 2007
Looking to stay one step ahead in case a pandemic ever hits, the state Department of Health is seeking volunteers to join the Hawaii Medical Reserve Corps.
- No Winking at Underage Drinking
March 13, 2007
Entry into adulthood takes many forms, ranging from ceremonial to casual. But the US Surgeon General warns of a growing willingness by Americans to accept underage drinking as a youthful rite of passage, and one with dangerous consequences.
- Bird Flu Drill Held at Senior Center
March 11, 2007
BOSTON – Last November, 635 elderly people filed into the Worcester Senior Center to get their annual flu shots. They were done in less than four hours.
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February
January
- Nurses Needed: Interview With an Oklahoma MRC Volunteer
January 18, 2007
Tulsa television News Channel 6 KOTV interview with Cheryl Burks, Volunteer LPN, at McAlester Regional Health Center during the January 18 ice storm.
- Medical Volunteers Sought
January 3, 2007
One does not have to look far to find examples of the consequences of being caught unprepared: Hurricane Katrina, the Asian tsunami, and, of course, Sept. 11. Where would you turn if the unthinkable should happen here?
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