By Madison Ferraro, NACCHO Senior Program Assistant Each September, as part of National Preparedness Month, preparedness efforts across the country are celebrated and highlighted. This year, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) chose the…
By Katherine Deffer, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) program was created to provide trained medical and non-medical volunteers as support to local public health agencies, emergency preparedness initiatives, and emergency…
By Porschea Lewis, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst Last month NACCHO, joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and thousands of other public health organizations in the promotion of National Preparedness Month, aimed…
NACCHO invites you to view the Medical Reserve Corps Challenge Awards webinar to explore the 2015-2016 awards season. The 2015-2016 NACCHO MRC Challenge Awards aim to focus innovation towards areas that are aligned with national health…
By Nora Marino, Health Policy Scholar at NACCHO and current Master in Public Health candidate at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health The importance of incorporating the mental health needs of a community…
On November 2, NACCHO released the 2015 Network Profile of the Medical Reserve Corps report, a comprehensive look at the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) network. The Medical Reserve Corps is a national network of more…
This post originally ran on the ASPR Blog. For more information from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response visit http://www.phe.gov/ASPRBlog/Pages/default.aspx. By Grace Middleton, Communications Coordinator, Medical Reserve Corps Program (MRC), Office of Emergency Management…
The Washington, DC Department of Health selected Children’s National Health System to establish the first pediatric Medical Reserve Corps unit (DC-PMRC) in the country. The Washington, DC, Pediatric Medical Reserve Corps is primarily focused on…
Like many organizations, the volunteers of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) are taking action in their communities during National Preparedness Month. The MRC is a national group of local volunteers whose mission is to improve…
Note: This post was updated on September 18, 2015 to reflect updated data from the original post on August 5, 2015. Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) partnerships with state and local officials provide key support to…