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The mission of the Ky. River Medical Reserve Corps is to provide support medically and non-medically during emergencies, disasters, and public health practice initiatives.<\/p>\n
What is the Medical Reserve Corps?<\/strong> About the Medical Reserve Corps<\/strong> The Preparedness Program at the Kentucky River District Health Department strives to build agency and community preparedness through trainings, exercises, and outreach. KRDHD regularly participates in drills which test our regular and alternative communication systems such as: regional and state-wide satellite communications testing and quarterly Health Alert Network (HAN) drills. The Kentucky River District Health Department has plans in place to protect its citizens in the event of a natural disaster or a bioterrorism attack. Public health and personal preparedness are crucial in the face of any disaster and special emphasis has been placed on training our staff on how to react in the event of a disaster.<\/p>\n While the circumstances may differ, there\u2019s one tip that every person needs to take from all disaster situations: how to pack a \u201cgo bag.\u201d Recommendations include:<\/strong><\/p>\n Basic electronics<\/strong><\/em> Personal needs<\/strong><\/em> Clothing<\/strong><\/em> Your meds<\/strong><\/em> The perfect bag<\/strong><\/em> Paperwork<\/strong><\/em> Food and drink<\/strong><\/em> Cash<\/strong><\/em> Ky. River Medical Reserve Corp The mission of the Ky. River Medical Reserve Corps is to provide support medically and non-medically during emergencies, disasters, and public health practice initiatives. What is the Medical Reserve Corps? MRC Units are community- based and function as a way to locally organize and utilize volunteers \u2013medical professionals and others […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":312,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-383","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.krdhd.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.krdhd.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.krdhd.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.krdhd.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.krdhd.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.krdhd.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":417,"href":"https:\/\/www.krdhd.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/383\/revisions\/417"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.krdhd.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.krdhd.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nMRC Units are community- based and function as a way to locally organize and utilize volunteers \u2013medical professionals and others \u2013who want to donate their time and expertise to promote healthy living throughout the year and to prepare for and respond to emergencies.\u00a0 MRC volunteers supplement existing local emergency and public health resources.<\/p>\n
\nThe Kentucky River Medical Reserve Corps was established in 2004. The Ky. River District Health Department recruits and trains medical and non-medical volunteers.\u00a0 Medically, this would include current or retired physicians, dentists, veterinarians, pharmacists, nurses, and others with relevant skills. ANYONE can volunteer.<\/p>\nDisaster\/Emergency Preparedness<\/h1>\n
Go Bag<\/h1>\n
\nA go bag is a packed case that you grab on your way out the door, and that will help keep you safe and comfortable in the coming hours and days. Stopping to hunt for your medications or other important needs can cost you critical seconds in an evacuation. Pack a separate go bag for yourself and every member of your household, and keep them stored in the same location.<\/p>\n
\nPack an extra phone charger in case you\u2019re fortunate enough to have electricity, and a portable battery pack in case you\u2019re not. Also stash a long-lasting LED flashlight. Pack a small hand-cranked or battery-operated AM\/FM radio (with extra batteries).<\/p>\n
\nWhile getting ready for a typical day, list every toiletry you use, then buy a travel-size version of each. Pack backup eyeglasses, as well as a first-aid kit, baby wipes and a multipurpose tool with a knife and can opener.<\/p>\n
\nPack a few days\u2019 worth. Include layers you can add or remove, plus lightweight rain gear and waterproof boots.<\/p>\n
\nPack about three days\u2019 worth of each of your prescriptions, which should last until you can get to a pharmacy that\u2019s open. If you need larger items, such as an oxygen tank, make sure you have a portable version.<\/p>\n
\nThink small and portable. A backpack is ideal, but a lightweight suitcase with wheels will also do. Just remember, you may literally be running with it.<\/p>\n
\nFill a zip-top waterproof bag with photocopies of your birth certificate; driver\u2019s license; Social Security and Medicare cards; power of attorney and will; any marriage, adoption or naturalization certificates; proof of address; insurance, medical and immunization records; and information about your credit and ATM cards.<\/p>\n
\nBottled water is essential. Granola or energy bars are great because they are small and filling, and they come in a variety of flavors.<\/p>\n
\nIn addition to enough money for a few days, include small bills and a roll of quarters. If you need to buy something out of a vending machine, you don\u2019t want to start asking equally desperate strangers for change.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"