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The heavy snow and rains of late winter and early spring require families, homeowners and businesses to prepare for flooding, downed trees, downed power lines and power outages. Don't be unprepared...check the advice or suggestions we offer to keep you safe and PREPARED - Go Here Be sure to be vigilant about the presence of Carbon Monoxide in your home or office. Learn more about the "Quiet Killer" |
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****Volunteers Needed****
The Capital Area Medical Reserve Corps (CAPHN) is Recruiting Volunteers
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What Do Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers Do?
- MRC volunteers work with CAPHN and existing local emergency response programs
- MRC volunteers supplement existing local emergency response activities, such as:
− Shelter/alternate care facility staffing
− Hospital surge capacity support
− Mass prophylaxis clinic staffing
- MRC volunteers support community preparedness activities, such as:
− Dispensing clinic exercises
− Family first planning
− Personal preparedness education
- MRC volunteers supplement existing local public health initiatives, such as:
− Outreach and prevention (e.g., West Nile virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, smoking, substance abuse, diabetes detection, cardiac rehabilitation and screening, physical fitness, domestic violence, injury, vehicle safety, women’s health, and prostate and other cancers)
− Immunization programs (e.g., childhood diseases, influenza, smallpox)
− Blood drives
− Case management and care planning (for families, special needs populations, high-risk infants, adolescents, the elderly, women, and others)
− Pandemic influenza planning
NOTE: We're looking for many volunteers in addition to those with Medical or EMT certifications |
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It’s not easy to think about manmade or natural disasters which could affect you or your family. But your best defense against any hazard is pre-planning and making realistic decisions about what you might have to do. Always apply common sense to any emergency plan.
The Capital Area Public Health Network (CAPHN) is a community health and safety collaborative established in 2004 to identify and solve community health problems and improves local public health emergency preparedness. The CAPHN is based at Concord Hospital and is comprised of coalition community members, as well as organizations, involved in providing for the public's health and safety.
So take a few minutes to look around this website. There are a number of informational items, and more will be added, that are intended to help individuals and families prepare for an emergency. There are also a number of resources that should benefit parents in preparing children for emergencies. Check these out. |
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