- Washoe County Health District
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- Medical Reserve Corps
- Contact Us
- Medical Reserve Corps FAQs
- Why should I become a member of the Medical Reserve Corps?
- How many people are expected to join the Washoe County Medical Reserve Corps? Must I be a healthcare professional to be a member of the Medical Reserve Corps?
- If I am deployed in response to an incident, what amount of time can I expect to commit as a member of the Medical Reserve Corps?
- Exclusive of my deployment in response to an incident, what amount of time can I expect to commit as a member of the Medical Reserve Corps?
- As a member of the Medical Reserve Corps, am I required to volunteer during an incident?
- How do I prepare my family for my possible Medical Reserve Corps deployment to assist in response efforts?
- What role can I expect to hold during a Medical Reserve Corps response effort?
- How do I protect myself from losing my job if I am deployed?
- Will I have the opportunity to volunteer for Medical Reserve Corps response efforts outside of the local area?
- How will I be contacted in the event of an incident?
- What does the term "just-in-time" training mean?
- What are the potential risks of working in Medical Reserve Corps incident response efforts?
- What are the vaccination requirements for Washoe County MRC members?
- Why must I submit to a background check?
- How to Better Prepare for a Disaster
- Point of Dispensing (POD) Education
- What is a POD?
- What Does a POD Look Like?
- Things to Know About PODs
- When Would a POD be Activated?
- Public POD Events and Exercises
- Important POD Notifications Found Here
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- MOU
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- Drive-through POD Example
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- Example POD Site Map
- Incident Command Chart
- Inventory Control Form
- Job Action Sheets
- POD Site Needs
- Sample Vaccine Consent Form
- Sample Medical Screening Form
- POD Trainings
- Category A Agent / Pan Flu Fact Sheets
- POD Org Chart
- Simple Private POD Organization Chart
- Public POD Drive Through Organization Chart
- Public POD Walk Through Organization Chart
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Emergency Preparedness
Washoe County Public Health Preparedness Program
Whether it be in response to severe weather, earthquakes or terrorist threats, immediate and adequate public health preparation is crucial to saving lives and protecting against future health-related issues. The Washoe County Health District Emergency Preparedness and Response Program is committed to providing our community with a wide variety of response elements which can be activated in any number of disaster scenarios we may experience in our area.
What do we do?
- Conduct disease surveillance and outbreak investigations
- Provide training for the healthcare community and other partners on topics related to public health emergencies, such as bioterrorism
- Provide accurate and up-to-date information to residents and visitors of our community through our website and local media
- Participate in drills and exercises to test our ability to respond to an emergency
- Write plans that will guide the Health District's response to a public health emergency
- Conduct training for our Washoe County Health District employees on department and county wide emergency plans
- Provide free online trainings to community partners and members of our community
Washoe County Health District
1001 E. 9th Street, Building B
Reno, NV 89512
Last modified on 11/01/2016