The Larimer County Medical Reserve Corps was established with a three year grant from the Office of the Surgeon General. The project began in 2002 as one of the original 42 grants awarded nationwide.
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units help local communities respond to public health emergencies, and improve the health and well-being of communities.
Larimer County Medical Reserve Corps is a volunteer organization of health and medical professionals organized to enhance the county's emergency response capacity and trained to respond to public health emergencies, and improve the community's health through participation in selected public health programs and campaigns.
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The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a project funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which began in November, 2002. Larimer County Medical Reserve Corps was the only local program in Colorado to be awarded funds in the first year.
Volunteers from a variety of health professions such as doctors, nurses, EMTs, pharmacists, mental health practitioners, health educators, social workers, health technicians and more are members of the Corps. They may be retired, part-time or full-time workers. In addition to responding to emergencies, volunteers help with local public health issues -- such as immunizations, safety, communicable disease outbreaks and other community health education programs.
For more information or to become a Medical Reserve Corps volunteer, please call Jane Viste at 498-6750.
See also: Medical Reserve Corps brochure [pdf].