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Athens County Medical Reserve Corps Unit Profile
| Community/Jurisdiction Served: |
Ohio -
Athens County
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| Sponsoring Organization: |
Athens City-County Health Dept.
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| Date Established: |
10/4/2005
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| Unit Information: |
278 W. Union St.
Athens, OH 45701
http://www.health.athens.oh.us
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| Contact Information: |
Jeremy Phillips
278 W. Union St.
140 Grosvenot St.
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: (740) 592-4431 ext.236
Pager: (877) 559-3208
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| 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, County 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.
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| Volunteer Count: |
| Physicians |
18 |
| Physician Assistants |
0 |
| Nurse Practitioners |
5 |
| Nurses |
77 |
| Pharmacists |
2 |
| Dentists |
0 |
| Veterinarians |
0 |
| Mental Health Professionals |
0 |
| EMS Professionals |
2 |
| Respiratory Therapists |
0 |
| Other Public Health/Medical |
22 |
| Non-Public Health/Non-Medical |
0 |
| Total |
126 |
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| Recent Activities: |
12/29/2009
H1N1 Clinic at the Athens Community Center
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12/17/2009
H1N1 Clinic at Health Dept.
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12/16/2009
H1N1 Clinic at Health Dept.
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12/14/2009
H1N1 School Vaccination Clinic; Nelsonville Elementary Repeat for 9 & Under
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12/11/2009
H1N1 School Vaccination Clinic; Chauncey & East Elem. Schools Repeat for 9 & Under
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Last Updated on 12/10/2009
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