October 5, 2009

1. Medical Reserve Corps: Enhancing Preparedness, Response and Resiliency Through Volunteerism Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Conference Call October 5, 2009

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4. U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Surgeon General Medical Reserve Corps: Enhancing Preparedness, Response and Resiliency Through Volunteerism Robert J. Tosatto, RPh, MPH, MBA CAPT, USPHS Director, Office of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve CorpsOffice of the Surgeon General

5. Objectives Upon conclusion to this presentation, the participant will be able to: • Discuss trends in volunteerism • Demonstrate an understanding of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) • Discuss ways in which MRC units are involved in public health, preparedness and response activities • Identify ways to join, partner with or find information about local MRC units

8. Volunteerism • ~ 61.8 million Americans (26.4% of the U.S. population) volunteered through an organization in 2008 • up 1M from the previous year • > 8 billion hours of service in 2008 • worth an estimated $162 billion • Generic vs. skill-based • The average hour of traditional volunteerism is valued at between $18-20 an hour. • Skills-based volunteerism is valued at $40-500 an hour depending on the market value of the time • Affiliated vs. non-affiliated • Planned vs. spontaneous • “The Health Benefits of Volunteering”

9. Resiliency “Resilience is the capacity of an individual, community or system to adapt in order to sustain an acceptable level of function, structure, and identity” - Resilient Nation

10. Resiliency • 4 R’s of Resiliency • Robustness • Redundancy • Resourcefulness • Rapidity - Bruneau et al

11. MRC “At A Glance” • National network • Mission: Engage volunteers to strengthen public health, emergency response and community resiliency • Key Points: • Organize/utilize locally • Affiliate/integrate with existing programs and resources • Volunteer management -- identify, screen/verify credentials, train

13. Community-based = No “typical” MRC All MRC units: Provide an organization structure for utilizing members Pre-identify members Verify professional licensure/certification Train/prepare Units vary by: Housing organizations Partner organizations Types/number of volunteers Local mission/activities MRC Models

14. Housing Organizations

15. Partner Organizations

16. Jurisdiction Type

17. Leader Type/% Time

18. MRC Volunteers • Medical and public health professionals • in training • active practice • inactive • retired • Other interested individuals • can help with communications, administration, logistics, etc…

19. MRC Volunteers

20. MRC Activities • FYO9 – 6,468 activities • Administrative - 921 • Preparedness – 1,576 • Public Health – 1,121 • Response - 774 • Training – 2,076 • FY08 – 5,346 activities • FY07 – 2,832 activities

21. MRC Activities

22. Planned MRC Activities (Public Health)

23. Planned MRC Activities (Preparedness)

24. Current MRC – H1N1 Activities (~past 6 months)

25. 9/11 Event HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius receives her seasonal flu shot from an Alexandria MRC volunteer

26. Expected MRC – H1N1 Activities

27. Rhode Island MRC • RI Department of Health asked RI DMAT/RI MRC to vaccinate all school children in RI (~158,000) • Expect compliance rate to be ~30-50% • 35 School districts • Funding from RI Department of Health • Expect >1,000 volunteers to participate • Many different categories (EMTs, RNs, LPNs, MDs, RPhs) • Training ongoing • Six 3-4 hour sessions completed; 8 more expected • ICS basics • Demonstrate IM injection competencies (adult, pediatric)

28. Barriers

29. Finding MRC Units www.medicalreservecorps.gov

30. Finding MRC Units

32. Call to Action www.flu.gov/psa/

33. For More Information • OCVMRC • MRCcontact@hhs.gov • (301) 443-4951 • MRC website • www.medicalreservecorps.gov • MRC Regional Coordinators • http://www.medicalreservecorps.gov/Coordinators/Regional • MRC State Coordinators • http://www.medicalreservecorps.gov/Coordinators/State • Contact existing MRC units

34. Objectives Upon conclusion to this presentation, the participant will be able to: • Discuss trends in volunteerism • Demonstrate an understanding of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) • Discuss ways in which MRC units are involved in public health, preparedness and response activities • Identify ways to join, partner with or find information about local MRC units

35. Thank you! www.medicalreservecorps.gov

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