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The Douglas County MRC is a group of volunteers who assist our community during a public health emergency, such as an influenza epidemic, communicable disease outbreak or an act of terrorism. Medical Reserve Corps volunteers also work together to improve the overall health and well being for our community by supporting health education initiatives in Douglas County.

Some of the jobs MRC volunteers perform include:json
• Staffing a mass dispensing site
• Providing vaccinations
• Educating, counseling and working with the public
• Assisting with infectious disease outbreak investigations

Douglas County MRC volunteers can be active or inactive health professionals, retired health professionals and others with relevant health-related skills.

The Douglas County Medical Reserve Corps is looking for:

  • Nurses
  • Physicians
  • Pharmacists
  • Veterinarians
  • Mental Health Professionals
  • Interpreters
  • Medical Technicians
  • Health Educators
  • Epidemiologists
  • Patient Records Specialists
  • Non-medical volunteers for basic support
  • Other health care workers

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For more information or to volunteer, call (785) 843-3060 and ask for the MRC Planner or e-mail mrc@ldchealth.org.
To apply to become a volunteer, please fill out an application located under Forms

To get an inside look at what's happening in MRC, read the latest newsletters:

2009
July
April
January

2008
September/October
July/August
May/June
March/April
January/February

2007
November/December
September/October
May/June
March/April

UPCOMING EVENTS

MEETINGS
Quarterly meeting scheduled from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3 in the first floor meeting room, Community Health Facility, 200 Maine St., Lawrence. Light snacks will be served.
Topic:  H1N1 Influenza update.

trainings
Psychological First Aid, 3:30 to 7 p.m., Sept. 9 and 15, second floor meeting room C, Community Health Facility, 200 Maine St., Lawrence. Nicole Rials from the Kansas All-Hazards Behavioral Health Team will be the course instructor.  Please RSVP to Kim at (785) 843-3060.

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training, Tuesday evenings, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 8 through Oct. 27, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds Building #1, 2120 Harper St., Lawrence.
Call Douglas County Emergency Management at (785) 832-5259 to register.