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What is MA Responds?

Volunteer registration system and website for registering as a public health volunteer in Massachusetts. Volunteers are a key part of many Emergency Operations Plans.

• Medical and non-medical volunteers are needed
• 6-8 non-medical volunteers needed for every 1 medical
• Opportunity to register for more than one organization
• Medical Reserve Corps (MRCs)
• State Unaffiliated Volunteers
• State of Massachusetts Animal Response Team (SMART)

maresponds.org

Volunteers Are Needed for:

• Assisting neighbors during natural disasters such as

floods, ice storms, hurricanes

• Improving community health by working to educate,

prevent, and prepare

• Supporting public health by helping in activities such

as vaccination clinics when resources are strained by an event like flu or other outbreak

Bristol South Area Medical Reserve Corps Local Units

• Greater Fall River
• Central Village
• Fall River
• Somerset
• South Swansea
• Swansea
• Westport
• Westport Point
• Middleborough
• Marion
• Mattapoisett
• Rochester
• Wareham
• Greater New Bedford
• Acushnet
• Dartmouth
• Fairhaven
• New Bedford
• Nonquit
• North Dartmouth
• South Dartmouth

Go to: www.mamedicalreservecorps.org to find your MRC unit by zip code!

• Disaster Shelter Operations
• Flu and immunizations clinics
• Substance Use program support
• Homeless Shelter Staffing
• Suicide Prevention
• Public Health Outreach
• Medical Reserve Corps Activities Include:

581 Health professionals and 176 Non-medical

Bristol South Area Medical Reserve Corps

www.mrcvolunteer.org

Local unit leaders listed on website

Volunteers in Action

Fall River Project Reconnect Plainville Shelter Mobilization Drill Norton Shelter Activation Drill Foxboro Emergency Dispensing Site Drill

Why MA Responds?

• Recent Events — Merrimack Valley Gas Explosions/Fires

Event, “Until Help Arrives” Trainings, Long Island Bridge Closure, Blizzard of 2015, Boston Marathon, Hurricane Sandy, Ice Storm, H1N1, Flooding, Tornadoes

• Strengthen communication
• Mobilize volunteers from outside communities
• Develop profile of the types of volunteers statewide
• Goal: Rapid identification and utilization of volunteers in

emergencies

Volunteers in MA Responds

• More than 10,000 volunteers in MA Responds

System

• Over 75 medical professions represented
• Over 100 non-medical professions represented
• Over 50 languages represented

MA Responds Principles

• Participation is voluntary
• Choose when and where you want to volunteer
• All volunteers must undergo MA Responds CORI

checks and national VSOS background checks

Secure Volunteer Information

• 128/256-bit SSL Browser Encryption
• Dedicated Servers
• Encrypted Databases
• SAS-70 Certified Secure Data Centers

Registration

Background Checks

Hepatitis A / H1N1 Clinics Deployment - Otis AFB Katrina Sheltering Nemo 2013 Sheltering Merrimack Valley Sheltering and BH Support Fitchburg Shelter 2008 Revere and Springfield Tornados Sheltering

Volunteers in Action

Volunteer Drills and Training

Disaster Sheltering Drill Emergency Dispensing Site Drill Disaster Sheltering Drill CPR-AED

Available Resources for Volunteers

• MA Responds online volunteer orientation course

www.massmed.org/intro/maresponds

• Social media sites; Facebook and Twitter

Facebook.com/MAResponds Twitter.com/MAResponds

• Trainings and community opportunities offered by

individual MRC units

Bristol South Area MRC Information & Resources for Volunteers

Social media sites; Facebook and Twitter

Facebook.com/mrcvolunteer.org Twitter.com/LiisaJacksonmrc

• Training opportunities

www.mrcvolunteer.org/mrc-training---drills.html

https://MAResponds.org

maresponds@state.ma.us

Darryen Anderson Program Coordinator 617-624-5712

www.mrcvolunteer.org

LiisaJackson@mrcvolunteer.org

Liisa Jackson MRC Coordinator/Director 774-278-0059