MRC sttrong - the purpose of the application by the minnesota department of health, division of emergency preparedness and response for MRC-ststrong award funding is to support project collaboration…

MRC sttrong - the purpose of the application by the minnesota department of health, division of emergency preparedness and response for MRC-ststrong award funding is to support project collaboration with our county, regional, state, and university medical reserve corp (MRC) units. The goal of this 2-year project is to advance the readiness of minnesota's MRC units to support individuals and communities impacted by public health emergencies and disasters. The approach is to expand the disaster response and recovery capability and capacity of minnesota MRC units, and the volunteer management system (mnresponds) used by all MRC units. The objectives are to: 1) increase technological support through enhancements to the state's esar-VHP (MN responds) to include volunteer background checks, training plans, and deployment management 2), update existing training materials and develop new training materials to support mnresponds enhancements and administrative and operational needs of MRC units, and 3) provide funding MRC units for the purpose of unit administration, recruitment, training, exercises, and supplies. The expected outcomes of this project are: 1) increased MRC unit operational readiness, 2) enhanced intra-state deployment capabilities, 3) uniform minimum training standards and security checks to increase responder and community safety, and 4) an infrastructure to maintain the improvements established during the project period for years to come. The products from this project are: 1) final project report, 2) training materials, 3) volunteer recruitment materials, 4) training and exercise evaluation results, 5) mnresponds system usage reports, and 6) mrctrain volunteer training plan reports.