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Volunteers who want join the Medical Reserve Corps will benefit from special emergency response training. If you're a health professional and you'd like to serve our communities in this very special effort, this is where to find out about MRC training opportunities.
Oct. 3 Glucose and cholesterol screenings, health evaluations & behavioral health information at the Bi-national Health Fair. Sept. 26 Providing physicals at the Youth Health Extravaganza Sept. 26 First Aid at the River City Roundup Parade Sept. 13 Blood pressure screenings at the Sarpy County Disaster Preparedness Day. April 4: Psychological First Aid for Paramedics, EMTs and Firefighters April 25-26: MRC Decontamination Team training March 28: Black Family Health and Wellness Fair April 15: Soul Red Dress Dinner and Seminar Omaha Police and Fire Safety Expo - blood pressure checks and first aid tips for kids May 5: STD screenings, Meningitis Vaccination Clinics, and first aid duty at the Cinco de Mayo parade! May 30/31: MS Bike Ride between Omaha and Lincoln June 6: "National Alliance for the Mentally Ill" Walk June 13-23/24: College World Series - First Aid Stations July 10/11: MRC @ Mission of Mercy free dental fair in Papillion. July 17: Blood pressure screenings at the Nebraska Behavioral Health Conference in Omaha. July 18: First aid assistance at Bellevue’s "RiverFest: Red, White and Q" at Haworth Park. Aug. 15: OFFUTT MARE community drill (Check out video of the drill by clicking here!) Aug. 29/30: MRC provides first aid at the Offutt Air Show
CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)CERT training is a FEMA ( Federal Emergency Management Agency) program that educates citizens about the hazards they face in their community and trains them in lifesaving skills. If needed following a disaster, these citizen responders use their training as part of a neighborhood or workplace team to help others when professional responders are overwhelmed or not immediately available. What is taught?
If you would like to volunteer, contact the Medical Reserve Corps, Jamie Moore, 522-7930, fax 522-7991, or jmoore@uwmidlands.org. Applications are also available at all Hy-Vee Stores and Great Western Banks. The skills of health professionals help our communities every day, but you can serve in a very special capacity in times of public health emergency or crisis.
Working together, we will strengthen our community and in turn, our nation.
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