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As
coordinator of the DeKalb County Board of Health's Medical Reserve
Corps (MRC), it gives me great pleasure to introduce you to the
first edition of The Security Report, a bi-monthly e-newsletter
designed to keep MRC members prepared and informed of the latest
developments in local emergency preparedness. The MRC is busy
preparing for the unexpected, and so should you!
read more>>
Highlights
in this issue:
National Preparedness Month - Find
out More
"Building Safe Neighborhoods" Luncheon - Find
out More
DeKalb MRC receives National Award - Find
out More
I
encourage you to read our newsletter and complete the feedback
survey to let us know how The Security Report can better meet
your needs as a volunteer impacting local emergency preparedness.
If
you want to know how the MRC makes a difference in your community
and how you can become involved visit our website at http://www.dekalbhealth.net/community-collaborations/mrc.asp
or contact me directly.
Until
our next edition - Stay Informed! Stay Alert! Be Prepared!
Bilkisu
Danjaji
Medical Reserve Corps Coordinator
(404) 294-3796
bidanjaji@gdph.state.ga.us
It's
a parent's worst nightmare: Being at work when a disaster strikes
and not being able make provisions to care for your children.
You try to call the school, but no answer. You try to get home,
but the interstates are blocked. You try to call your neighbors
but the lines are down. That's what it will be like for any parents
who have failed to create a family emergency plan. Learn learn
what you can do to prepare. read
more>>
If
you would like to know more about family emergency planning, click
here to download the Family
Communication Plan from the US Department of Homeland
Security.
Quentin Fretwell (third from left) and Tom Fairis
(second from right) are pictured with, from left to right, Georgia
Bureau of Investigation Director Vernon Keenan, MRC Coordinator
Brandi Jessemy, Mr. Agel,
Public Relations Director Vickie Elisa and Dr. Brown.
Your
talents and skills were a tremendous asset to our volunteer team
in 2003. Throughout 2003 MRC volunteers individually and collectively
provided a broad range of expertise and perspectives that helped
create a multi talented and competent Medical Reserve Corps. Two
MRC volunteers, Quentin Frewell and Tom Fairris,
were recognized for their spirit of volunteerism at the DeKalb
County Board of Health's 22nd Annual Volunteer Recognition Reception.
Read more about the reception at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center.
read
more>>
- Emergency
Preparedness Across the Nation
- The 2nd Annual Medical Reserve Corps Leadership Conference
(Baltimore, MD; July 7-9) provided an opportunity for DeKalb
MRC leaders and other from across the country to network and
exchange best practices for MRC operations and future planning.
Click
here to view DeKalb MRC's presentation from the event.
- Considering
a Career in Health?
- The Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of
2004 will provide scholarships and a loan repayment program
for eligible students pursuing health profession degrees or
certificates. The program is aimed at alleviating the workforce
shortages in federal, state, and local governmental public health
agencies. For more information go to http://www.astho.org/newsletter/newsletters/9/index.html
- Hometown
Hospitals: The Weakest Link?
- Report released by The National Defense University describing
the challenges facing rural hospitals as they prepare for the
threat of bioterrorism. To view the report visit http://www.ndu.edu/ctnsp/RuralHospital-kd-wb-kd.pdf
- What
you need to know about your protective insurance policies
- The recent hurricane disasters in Florida remind us that disasters
can happen at any time. Whether your risk for flooding is mild
or extreme, get some valuable tips on evaluating your protective
insurance policies: http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=13524
- Medical
Reserve Corps Emergency Preparedness Master's Series (September
25 to October 23, 2004) -
5 week training series for community members interested in emergency
preparedness and current Medical Reserve Corp volunteers. Training
will cover how to treat injured victims, identify bioterroism
agents, and personal safety precautions. For more information
and to register, contact Bilkisu Danjaji at bidanjaji@gdph.state.ga.us
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"The Cost of Terror, The Price of
Protection: A Public Health Perspective" (September 9,
2004, 7:30-9:00 pm) - Free, public lecture featuring
Dr. Ruth L. Berkelman, Rollins School of Public Health Professor
and Director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness and
Research. Emory University Miller-Ward Alumni House, 815 Houston
Mill Rd. For further information, contact the Emory Center for
Lifelong Learning at 404-727-6000.
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First Things First: Defining Local
Public Health Practice for Safer, Healthier Communities (September
24, 2004; 2p.m.) - An informative webcast, sponsored by UNC-Chapel
Hill School of Public Health, for individuals interested in
increasing understanding of local public health practice. Register
to view the Webcast: http://www.publichealthgrandrounds.unc.edu/defining/about.htm
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