MRC- state, territory and tribal nations, representative organizations for next generation (MRC-sttrong) - new york state department of health (nysdoh) and health research, INC. (HRI) will…

MRC- state, territory and tribal nations, representative organizations for next generation (MRC-sttrong) - new york state department of health (nysdoh) and health research, INC. (HRI) will facilitate the use of MRC-sttrong funds over a two (2) year project period. The goals of this project are: 1) to enhance the state's existing emergency system for advance registration of volunteer health professionals (esar-VHP) capabilities; 2) assist NYS MRC units in rebuilding their organizations from the foundation up. The two (2) principal objectives: 1) to use lessons learned from the NYS response to covid-19 to develop the servny esar-VHP into a comprehensive volunteer management system (VMS) platform; 2) to provide the thirty (30) existing NYS MRC units with the necessary tools and associated funding required to provide for centralized background checks, uniform and badging, spontaneous volunteer capacity, and promotional campaigns for long-term MRC grown and sustainability. The expected outcomes of this project are: 1) an esar-VHP that continues to exceed federal requirements and enhance MRC grown by enabling MRC units to track volunteer training, assignments, and incident management; 2) MRC units will have updated unit handbooks, background check policies, and spontaneous unaffiliated volunteer policies incorporating current industry best practices and lessons learned from covid-19. The products from this project are: 1) a final report documenting the achievement of all contractor performance measures supporting the modernization of NYS' esar-VHP with a summary of updated features; 2) thirty (30) finalized MRC unit handbooks, spontaneous unaffiliated volunteer policy and criminal background check policy for medical and non-medical volunteers.