Each year, approximately 60,000 victims in the United States die from internal and/or external hemorrhaging. In some cases, it may take only five minutes for blood loss to take a life. Stop the Bleed and Until Help…
NACCHO is pleased to release the 2019 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Deployment Readiness Guide, which was developed to help MRC units manage volunteers, develop volunteer capabilities, and strengthen unit capabilities. The guide overviews the various…
Below is a press release published on March 29, 2019 by the Town of Westford Board of Health in Massachussetts. On Thursday March 28, Governor Baker issued a proclamation to designate Saturday, April 6, 2019…
The Tulsa County Medical Reserve Corps was recently featured in a news story highlighting their excellent animal rescue efforts. Below is an excerpt from the article. TULSA, Oklahoma – Out of a thousand emergency response teams…
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…