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Athens County Medical Reserve Corps Unit Profile

Community/Jurisdiction Served:

Ohio - Athens County

Sponsoring Organization:

Athens City-County Health Dept.

Date Established:

10/4/2005

Unit Information:

278 W. Union St.
Athens, OH 45701
http://www.health.athens.oh.us

Contact Information:

Jeremy Phillips
278 W. Union St.
140 Grosvenot St.
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: (740) 592-4431 ext.236
Pager: (877) 559-3208

Profile:

The Athens County Medical Reserve Corps, in collaboration with the Athens City-County Health Department, is designed to help Athens County with surge capacity in a local disaster, including assisting mass prophylaxis/vaccination clinics or other major public health needs. The unit is also assisting health education conduct outreach to the community through a public health educational campaign. The unit is partnered with the EMA, Red Cross, mental health services, hospitals, Citizen Corps, and other county resources to develop a coordinated response to a disaster. It is limiting recruitment to licensed health and medical personnel, including nurses, nurse practitioners, veterinarians, pharmacists, doctors, chiropractors, physician assistants, and dentists, and other community resources in the county. This unit is recruiting members for its MRC by making presentations and/or delivering brochures to libraries, meetings of professional organizations, mailings, health fairs, and other community gatherings. The unit has a core of about 125 volunteers and has developed a core curriculum based on the suggested MRC core competencies. These MRC volunteers will be included in exercises being planned by the Athens City-County Health Department. We encourage all prospective volunteers to register with the MRC by going to http://www.serveohio.org. Please contact the Athens County Coordinator shown in this listing for further information or assistance.

Volunteer Count:

Physicians	18
Physician Assistants	0
Nurse Practitioners	5
Nurses	77
Pharmacists	2
Dentists	2
Veterinarians	0
Mental Health Professionals	0
EMS Professionals	2
Respiratory Therapists	0
Other Public Health/Medical	22
Non-Public Health/Non-Medical	0
Total	128

Recent Activities:

4/6/2010
Vaccination Clinic (including H1N1) at Health Dept.

3/16/2010
Vaccination Clinic (including H1N1) at Health Dept.

3/2/2010
Vaccination Clinic (including H1N1) at Health Dept.

2/16/2010
Vaccination Clinic (including H1N1) at Health Dept.

2/2/2010
Vaccination Clinic (including H1N1) at Health Dept.

Last Updated on 7/28/2010