MRC Trainings and Resources

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Columbia’s Regional Learning Center offers online courses covering medical countermeasure dispensing, preparedness fundamentals, mass care, mental health, and more.

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The Texas A & M Engineering Extension Service offers online courses related to emergency medical services, health sciences, leadership and management, and others

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The Minnesota Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance at the University of Minnesota offers three free, e-learning training series: pH1N1 2009 Influenza, Avian Influenza, and General Influenza. More »

NACCHO and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services conducted a free webinar that brought together presenters from the MRC and the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP) to provide local and national perspectives on volunteer management. More »

This webinar provides a brief overview of the functioning of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), highlight collaborative efforts between health departments and FQHCs, and explore opportunities for future partnerships between public health and FQHCs.

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This webinar is designed to increase knowledge about the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasure Enterprise (PHEMCE) and its recently released 2012 PHEMCE Strategy and Implementation Plan.

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FEMA's Individual and Community Preparedness Division's webinar provides information on how to build inclusive emergency programs and foster an ongoing dialogue, interest and participation in disaster preparedness with Latino communities.

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This session of Grand Rounds explored ways that immunization efforts have served to reduce disparities in childhood infectious diseases, demonstrating an effective and cost-effective tool for advancing health equity.

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Viewers will learn about the link between childhood obesity and a sedentary lifestyle, the scientific basis for the physical and mental health benefits of nature, and how to connect children and families to nature sites for outdoor activity.

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The Advanced Practice Centers Program provides over 100 free public health preparedness resources that can be easily implemented by any local health official. More »

This document emphasizes the developing hazards that the public faces, and calls for collaboration among a variety of sectors to best serve the safety, security, and health of our communities. MRC units will benefit from the outline of major threats and can see the areas where their resources are best served based on the hazards addressed in this document.

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NACCHO has partnered with the American Medical Association to distribute a pocket guide entitled, "Planning for Transportation after Medical Services." This guide helps to enhance public health planning and encourages community medical professionals to connect ill patients with critical transportation services.
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This toolkit features public education materials and nearly 20 publications that MRC units can use in their disaster behavioral health response. Many of the sample materials have been used in previous disaster situations across the country and can be adapted for future use. More »

The SAMHSA Disaster Behavioral Health Information Series contains resource collections and toolkits pertinent to disaster behavioral health and has been developed as an MRC-specific tool. This resource guide targets specific populations, types of disasters, and other topics related to all-hazards disaster behavioral health preparedness and response.

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The guidance provides concise practical but mainly non-technical guidance on how to ensure appropriate infant and young child feeding in emergencies. More »

The Access to Emergency Alerts project unites emergency alert providers, local information resources, telecommunications industry and public broadcasting representatives, and consumers in a collaborative effort to research and disseminate replicable approaches to make emergency warnings accessible. More »

The National Resource Center on Diversity Preparedness is a clearinghouse of information on emergency preparedness in culturally diverse communities. More »

Published by NACCHO, MRC In Focus and MRC In Touch are resources to help link MRC units, partners, and communities. These newsletters serve as a conduit for information about what the MRC is doing at the national, regional, state, and local levels. More »

NACCHO's factsheet shares how local health departments can work with the MRC to augment existing public health infrastructure and response capabilities. More »

NACCHO's policy statement urges local health departments to sponsor or partner with an MRC unit and utilize the volunteer capacity for both emergency and day-to-day public health activities. More »

This issue brief provides emergency management personnel with practical information to build and strengthen partnerships prior to crises. The brief also features the Corpus Christi-Nueces County MRC's Intentional Food Contamination Tabletop Exercise as an example of developing effective early partnerships. More »

The MRC one-minute public service announcement can be shared with the public to recruit new volunteers. More »

This six-minute video can be used to educate political and business leaders, partners, stakeholders, and the public about the role of the MRC in communities nationwide. More »

NACCHO developed this GIS map to illustrate the relationship between local health departments and MRC units across the United States. More »

Learn how to help people cope during disasters and public health emergencies. More »

This resource offers MRC-specific information on conducting Psychological First Aid. More »

Use this toolkit to assess the effectiveness and impact of engaging volunteers in public health activities. More »

Learn how to get started using MRC-Train. More »

Learn the basics of starting with the MRC. More »