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39 people are interested
Volunteer with the Metro East Medical Reserve Corps!
ORGANIZATION: Metro East Medical Reserve Corps
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39 people are interested
The Metro East Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is seeking volunteers from the following communities who would be able and willing to assist during a public health emergency: Arlington, Belmont, Braintree, Cambridge, Chelsea, Cohasset, Everett, Hanover, Hingham, Hull, Norwell, Quincy, Revere, Scituate, Somerville, Watertown, Weymouth, and Winthrop.
MRC volunteers include medical and public health professionals, as well as other community members without healthcare backgrounds. The Metro East MRC engages these volunteers to strengthen public health, improve emergency response capabilities, and build community resiliency. Volunteers prepare for and respond to a wide variety of public health emergencies, such as natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and acts of terrorism, and participate in a number of community-based events, such as flu clinics, parades, and health fairs.
If you are interested in learning more about the Metro East MRC, or want to know how you can sign-up, please contact Mia Nardini (the Metro East MRC Coordinator) at metroeastmrc@town.arlington.ma.us or call 781-316-3177.More opportunities with Metro East Medical Reserve Corps
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About Metro East Medical Reserve Corps
Location:
27 Maple Street, Arlington, MA 02476, US
Mission Statement
The goal of the Massachusetts Metro East Medical Reserve Corps is to provide a team of trained, credentialed volunteers that can be activated to support the response to a public health emergency in the Greater Boston area.
Description
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national network of volunteers focused on emergency preparedness.
The Metro East MRC Unit, which is hosted by the Arlington Health Department, covers 18 of the 27 communities within Massachusetts Emergency Preparedness Region 4B: Arlington, Belmont, Braintree, Cambridge, Chelsea, Cohasset, Everett, Hanover, Hingham, Hull, Norwell, Quincy, Revere, Scituate, Somerville, Watertown, Weymouth, and Winthrop. At the same time, the Metro East MRC Unit also functions as an umbrella organization serving the whole region. It was established to develop a regional volunteer corps, to support MRC activities in the 27 communities within Region 4B, and to organize collaboration among the region’s four federally recognized MRC Units: Brookline MRC, Newton MRC, Norfolk County 8 MRC, and Metro East MRC.
MRC volunteers include medical and public health professionals, as well as other community members without healthcare backgrounds. MRC units engage these volunteers to strengthen public health, improve emergency response capabilities, and build community resiliency. Volunteers prepare for and respond to a wide variety of public health emergencies, such as natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and acts of terrorism, and participate in a number of community-based events, such as flu clinics, parades, and health fairs.
For more information, please contact Mia Nardini (the Metro East MRC Coordinator) at metroeastmrc@town.arlington.ma.us or call 781-316-3177.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Greater Boston AreaArlington, MA 02476
DATE POSTED
December 23, 2021
SKILLS
- First Aid / CPR
- Nursing
- EMT
- Disaster Response
- Counseling / Mental Health
- Disaster Relief Care & Shelters
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- There is no pre-set time commitment for our MRC volunteers. We will send out a request when volunteers are needed, and it is up to you whether or not to respond.
- For information on how you can sign-up for the Metro East MRC, please contact Mia Nardini (the Metro East MRC Coordinator) at metroeastmrc@town.arlington.ma.us or call 781-316-3177.